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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — West Indies Cricket Board President Dave Cameron has renewed his commitment to making the embattled regional body profitable, even as he announced a name-change of the organisation to Cricket West Indies.
While no formal announcement of the name-change has been made, Cameron told the Guardian newspaper that the WICB would now be known as Cricket West Indies and that an entity named Windies had also been created to deal with the commercial aspect of the operation.
The controversial Jamaica administrator, who has come under fire over the last two years for his leadership of the WICB, said rebranding was a necessary move if the institution was to remain commercially viable.
“At this point in time we are no longer called the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) but Cricket West Indies and we have also formed a company to deal with the commercial matters of West Indies cricket and this is called Windies,” Cameron said.

Reported by Jamaica Observer

It would have been nicer if he had stated MORE PROFITABLE . But then to be More Profitable would entail Our
Players being competitive , especially in the longer versions of the game .

OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD NECESSITATE THAT

THE WICBC IS A MODEL OF GOOD

GOVERNANCE & HAVING AN AMICABLE

RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL OF ITS

EMPLOYEES .

Sadly , the Big Idiots in the WICBC
to this very day , because of their
perpetual Arrogance & Egotistical behaviour are utterly unable to fully
understand , & realize the fact that

THEY ARE THEIR OWN WORST ENEMY .

This is precisely why prospective
Financial Sponsors view them as Lepers ; and refuse to have anything
to do with them .

This is why Big International Financial Sponsors are scarce . The
very fact that prior to International
Matches the People in the WICBC stir
up Controversies , that are not only
very unhelpful to its already Tarnished Image , it affects the mental state of Our Players .

IN ESSENCE THE PEOPLE IN THE WICBC

ARE ASSISTING OUR PLAYERS OPPONENTS

BEFORE OUR PLAYERS START PLAYING

INTERNATIONAL CRICKET .

Unfortunately the Sycophants of the
Big Idiots in the Media & in this Forum ; seem to gloss over this fact . Like Ostrich they bury their brains
in the sand .

In reply to Slipfeeler

One again Crooked Cameron doing a slick willy to bamboozle the fans.
This is old news brother.

In reply to CricSham

I came to that realization a long time
ago . Thanks for the Link . The fact is many are seduced by Cameron's

SMOKE & MIRRORS MODUS OPERANDI .

Cameron & Co need to explain to the General Public why before International matches they are always
fighting with their Employees .

If that is their motivational tool
it has never ever worked , yet the
Big Idiots persist in this Asinine Strategy .

This alone in my opinion, is cause for the complete removal of the

ARROGANT; EGOTISTICAL BIG IDIOTS IN

WICBC .

In reply to POINT

so the board finally change something

In reply to methodic

IF YOU PUT LIPSTICK ON A PIG , THAT

DOES NOT TRANSFORM THE PIG ; IT STILL

REMAINS A FREAKING PIG .

The Big Idiots in the WICBC believe
that changing the name will garner
Financial Sponsors . That aint going to happen . Why ?????

TIGERS CANNOT CHANGE THEIR STRIPES ;

CAMERON & CO CANNOT CHANGE THEIR

COLOSSAL INCOMPETENCE , AND I DOUBT

THAT THEY WANT TO DO THAT .

The Big Idiots apparently believe that the answer to their Problems is to change the name . It is asinine
to change the name , and they have
utterly refused to change their 1929
Structure ; or vowed to adhere to all
the Principles of Good Governance .

THEY WILL ALWAYS BE KNOWN AS THE

WORST INTERNATIONAL CRICKET BOARD IN

THE COMMONWEALTH , THE WICBC , WHICH

THEY CALLED THE ENTITY IN 1929 .

Personally when they restructure the
their 87 years old Structure , and
treat the Players as Partners I will
forever call them the WICBC .

POURING OLD WINE IN A NEW BOTTLE AINT

GOING TO WORK . NEW WINE MUST ONLY

BE POURED IN A NEW BOTTLE .

In reply to POINT
Unlike some, I welcome your constant, incessant reminders of the dastardly deeds of the Waste ICB. As West Indians, descendants of former indentured servants and slaves, perhaps it's an inconvenient truth for some of us to be reminded, constantly, that one of us has risen up against us.
Why, in the past when those from foreign lands came to our shores to enslave us we called them interlopers; and when one of us, our very own, rise up against us, we must have the will to call him a traitor.

In reply to CricSham

"Company formed name Cricket West Indies to deal with commercial matters of WI cricket". I guess if the stands are not been filled then revenue or profitability has to be derived from commercials and marketing of other products.

In reply to CricSham

Dude if MLK or Nelson Mandela acted like Point, blacks would still be second class citizen and Mr. Mandela would still be in jail.
You cannot fight, sitting at home and writing the same redundant bs.

In reply to CricSham

Thanks for Your Support ; It is heartening that WE are both on the Same Page regarding the Colossal Incompetence of those in the governance of Cricket in the Region .

My disgust is about the fact that the
International Cricket Crooks ,
BLUNTLY refuse to admonish its Member Boards to adhere to the Principles of
GOOD GOVERNANCE .

In my opinion , both the ICC & the
WICBC need to appear in Court , and answer charges of Dereliction of Duty
.
THE ICC FOR REFUSING TO DEMAND THAT

ITS MEMBERS EXERCISE GOOD GOVERNANCE .

THE WICBC FOR FAILING TO EXERCISE

GOOD GOVERNANCE .


The International Cricket Crooks to use local phrase " Aint no Sweet Bread " . It allowed 3 of its Members
, namely Australia ; England & India to collude in deciding that THEY must
get the Majority of the ICC Profits .

In reply to POINT

International Cricket Crooks

In reply to openning

The pen if not mightier than the sword is always a counterpart in struggle...

So shut yu sknt bout Mandela and struggle and shyte which you obviously know very little about.

If you don't like what POINT says tell him..pen your own piece. IT'S A MESSAGE BOARD.


Stop it.

In reply to Tagwa1

One has to be involve in a struggle to understand, Mandela when to prison fighting against apartheid, this is a subject that was taught to me and many of my school mates, by the late J. O Morris, and I was only 12-13 years.

In reply to openning

So Mr.Morris should have told you too about the army of writers that made a huge difference.

Whatever the battle it first has to be fought in the realm of ideas.

In reply to Tagwa1

Dude, people lose their lives fighting the SA regime, what did writing do?
Point not even on the ground with his writings, he is not even protesting, its like shouting from a bunker

Why don't you help him out, if you live in one of the Islands, by starting a movement, instead of attacking me.

In reply to openning

Well besides making the world recognise the horror of apartheid, turning world public opinion and starting boycotts among other things, I guess writing didn't do shyte.

You win.

In reply to openning

So you wasn't involved in any damn struggle..you lived it by hearing it from Mr.Morris.

Openeing is a classic

In reply to Tagwa1

Was apartheid worse than selling your own as slaves?

In reply to CricSham

Well when YOU allow 3 of your Members to collude and hijack most of the ICC's Profits , then they are collectively , the International Cricket Crooks .

When You have an Entity that utterly

FAILS TO DEMAND THAT ITS MEMBERS

EXERCISE GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THEIR

RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES ; IT MUST BE

CALLED THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

CROOKS .

For decades that Institution has been riddled with Intrigue & Plots , to those who doubt what I have stated ,
Please find out which Team had the Fastest Bowlers in the World , when it was decided to introduce

THE ONE BOUNCER PER OVER RULE .

In reply to Tagwa1

Why are you responding to him , his
main goal is to pack the West Indies Team with Bajans .

I have continuously stated , that

THE BEST PROMISING PLAYERS IN THE

REGION MUST ATTEND THE BEST CRICKET

ACADEMIES IN THE REGION .

The fact of the matter is that as a
whole , the Standard of Cricket in the Region is below what is required in the longer versions of the game at
the International Level .

The fact is that KEEN Competition will ultimately raise the standard of
Cricket Regionally & Internationally .

YEAR AFTER YEAR THE SAME 2 OR 3 TEAMS

ARE WINNING THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS

I DO NOT CONSIDER THAT AS PROGRESS .

My perspective is that WE need to look at Cricket in the Region from a holistic perspective . The gist of what I am saying is this :

WE NEED TO LOOK AT CRICKET THROUGH

REGIONAL LENS ; AS OPPOSED TO LOOKING

THROUGH A TERRITORIAL LENS .

I am on record in this Forum applauding the Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board for taking the promising youngster from Grenada on a
Tour so that he could gain further
experience .

Openning would be totally against something like that , the more Bajans that get on the Team the happier he
will be .

In reply to WestDem

... yes.

In reply to WestDem

people DID NOT sell their own as slaves, they sold people they conquered ,the same happened in Europe .

In reply to WestDem

both were committed against African people, u will never understand the destruction cuse by slavery and the apartheid system.


you cannot blame the seller and free the buyer of all moral convictions, the seller do not know that product would be enslaved by the buyer.

In reply to POINT

u only big up players from St Vincent, the Windward and then Leeward.

What stop the Grenadian or the vince or the Windward cricket board from sending a group of youngsters to Aussie land?

In reply to tc1

YOU have missed the point I made , so
let me try again . Let me start by saying this :

" A CHAIN IS AS STRONG AS ITS WEAKEST

LINK " .

My perspective is that this means in Regional Cricket that WE need to have
ALL the Regional Teams more or less at the same level of competitiveness ; that obviously will ultimately raise the Standard of Cricket in the
Region .and also the performances of our Players in the International Cricket Arena .

IN ESSENCE WHEN THE SAME 2 OR 3 TEAMS

ARE WINNING THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS

THAT AINT RAISING THE STANDARD OF

CRICKET IN THE REGION & ULTIMATELY

THE COMPETITIVENESS OF OUR PLAYERS .

Now to counteract this , my opinion is this :

THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE REGION , MUST

HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ACCEPTED IN

THE BEST CRICKET ACADEMIES IN THE

REGION TO SHARPEN THEIR SKILLS .

Now if this is done , I have absolutely no doubt that the standard
& competitiveness of Our Players would improve .

There is absolutely no doubt that
the standard of Cricket in the Region
in comparison to most International
Cricket Teams . This is precisely why
currently in the longer versions of the game , in the International Cricket Arena our Players & Teams are
wallowing at or near the bottom .

Now this is a fact , it surely aint fiction . My perspective is that WE
need to raise the competitive level
of Regional Cricket Now this is my
solution to the problem .

I invite YOU to state what is yours .
The gist of what I am stating is that WE need to look at Cricket from a Holistic perspective , rather than pushing out our Chest , because this
Team or that Team won Tournaments .

What the hell does that do when in the International Cricket Arena , Bangladesh is going to England , and our Players aint going there .

WE NEED TO STOP THIS TRIBALISM

MADNESS , WHICH AINT HELPING OUR

PLAYERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

ARENA . " UNITY IS STRENGTH " is not
some idle slogan .

In reply to POINT

I am a Barbadian first, and will alway be.
Having played cricket with many guys from the region, tells me you live still in the 50's
A number of guys from Windward, Leewards, Barbados, T&T, Jamaica and Guyana plays in different Islands and travel with teams
Sir Gary tournament for years had tems from the Windwards, with some of these guys playing cricket in Barbados and T&T, you would not know this, because that don't follow cricket.
Currency and Sabastian played most of their adult cricket in the BCA for Cave Hill and CCC.
Do you know why young Stewart was taken on tour with the team from T&T? Do you know why youths from the Windwards go to England and South Africa with the Franklyn Stevenson Academy?
I follow cricket in the region and believe Darren Bravo to be the best young batsman, and I pick player from what I see, even though they are not Barbadians.

In reply to openning

Your very first sentence , reveals
my sentiments regarding your point of view . My perspective is that I simply want the West Indies Teams to be fully competitive in the International Cricket Arena .

I am of the belief that to successfully achieve that goal means
that the Standard of Cricket in the Region in all the Territorial Teams
must be raised .

Because it is my belief that only by having keen competitive Cricket at
all levels in the Region , can the standard of Our Cricketers improve at
the International Level .

It is this point of view that fuels
my belief that the best Players in the Region should attend the Best Cricket Academies in the Region .

My thinking is buttressed by the fact
that the Current Standard of Cricket
in the Region is Piss Poor at the
International Level .

That being the case , it is imperative that the standard of Cricket in the Regional level be improved , so that our Players can
be fully competitive Internationally .
This apparently is anathema to your
perspective . Since as You have stated " You are Barbadian First ,and
will always be ". Now that remark speaks for itself , and in my opinion is akin to the Crabs in a Barrel Mentality .

I am of the opinion that Cricket in the Region must be looked at from

A UNITED PERSPECTIVE , RATHER THAN A

DIVIDED PERSPECTIVE , WHICH I GATHER

IS YOUR BELIEF .

In reply to openning

All the Countries in the Region do not
have the same Resources ; Financially ; Cricket Grounds ; Clubs etc .

Now that being the case ; it would be
in my opinion far better for the Countries in the Region to help each other in Cricket , to achieve the Collective Goal; of ultimately restoring the Greatness of West Indies Cricket .

Sadly your utterings suggest that aint in your agenda , as YOU have already stated in essence Barbados
First .

Evidently the fact that the
Standard of Cricket particularly in the longer versions of the Game aint
up to the level of the International
Standard , does not give you pause .

My perspective is that Your point of view , and others who share your point of view reminds me of the Character in Alice in Wonderland , who was running very fast , but staying in the same Place .

As I have stated many times in this
Forum , having a united Front regarding Cricket in this Region , in my opinion is a hell of a lot better than each individual Country , doing their own thing .

In reply to POINT

It is obvious you did not listened to the Antiguan minister this evening, on the Mason show.
Antigua is about to spend money on cricket, in order to produce players like the four knights.
They will soon have three world class grounds, Stanford ground, ARS and Vivian Richards stadium
The first order is a CPL team and contracted Antiguan players.

In reply to openning

So explain to me what that has to do
with the competitiveness of the
West Indies Team , which currently is
Piss Poor in the International Cricket
Arena ; particularly in the longer versions of the game .

In my opinion in these formats of the game Bangladesh is ahead of Us in those formats of the game .The gist
of what I am saying is that while WE
have regressed , Bangladesh has progressed . Now this is an undeniable fact .

I have presented what I believe must
be done to make Our Players fully competitive . What is Your solution to make our Players fully competitive
in the International Cricket Arena .

Recently the WICBC has decided to have a 2 weeks Camp in the Country
that our Players are Touring . I am on record in this Forum advocating that the WICBC do this years ago .

I recently applauded the WICBC in this Forum for doing that , but then
this apparently escaped your attention . I have always applauded
the WICBC when it does what needs to be done . Unfortunately it is rare that the WICBC does the Right things .

In reply to POINT

In order for all cricketers in the region to become equal or just as good as the Lloyd and Viv team, all Island must have professional contracted players, with academies and facilities.
Every player should have some kind of adequate facility to practice his skill daily, why should a guy from SVG go to Barbados, T&T or Guyana, when SVG should be able to provide him with training.
Lets look at the present situation, Antigua will now have the training academy for players, the players that will benefit from this are the West Indies contracted players or players recommended by coaches.
What will happen to the players that are not contracted by CWI?
That's why every cricket region should have additional local contracted players with Satellite academies.

In reply to openning

So what happens it the standard of Cricket in say SVG is below the standard , in Jamaica ; Barbados ; Guyana ; Trinidad & Tobago ??????

What happens when some Boards have more money than other Boards ????

What happens to Countries where Players are mandated to play 4 innings in 2 days ?????

What happens when Countries due to
topography , do not have large tracts
of flatlands ????

I cite the above to graphically illustrate that Cricket in the Region
aint on a level Playing Field for ALL Players .

Now YOU cannot refute what I have stated , You have already stated emphatically , that You are for Barbados .

My take on that statement is that YOU
do not give a Rats Ass about what happens in other Countries in the Region , which in my opinion is a Selfish perspective .

I prefer a Holistic perspective , which I honestly believe is much better than the current Every Jack Man for himself .

In reply to openning

If WE are going to call the Team in
International Matches the WEST INDIES
TEAM , then I expect ALL PLAYERS regardless of their Country must be at
the same competitive level .

Currently what is happening in Regional Cricket , is exactly what
YOU agree with . Unfortunately, it
aint working at the International Level .

This is illustrated by the fact that
Our Players in the longer formats of the Game are currently wallowing at
or near the Bottom of International
Cricket .

So I get the impression from what You
have stated , is that the Status Quo
is just find , because what is currently happening has your approval .. I cannot and will not subscribe to that B.S .

In reply to POINT

SVG has a stadium, that where the academy can be house, only last year they hosted a tournament, so cricket is played there.
Point, every Island since the start of time, produced players to the CWI, when the Leeward were winning, where being help by other Islands?
I am not going to sit 4000 miles away and tell the Windwards what to do, if they believe two days is good enough, some discussion must had been done, to reduce the days.
But I do know an Academy of some sort is needed so that youngsters from 13-24 years can improve their skill.
Cricket is no longer bat and ball, and the geographic location of the Islands, cannot be compared to countries.
The Antiguan government is understand what is needed to produce cricketers and is going about it.
You may want to sit in Florida and think people in Jamaica, think of developing cricketers from other Islands, they don't, Jamaicans like all the Islands, look at local cricket first, then regional, then International.
The reason why T&T has more T20 cricketers than other Islands, they created an environment for twenty overs cricket.
QPCC has one of the best training facility in the region, that where the TTCB can train and develop players.

Cricket is now a professional sport, any one that cannot practice it 24/7 will fall behind, some cricket boards realize this