Shillingford Blasts 'Damaging' CMC Report

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) rushed to issue a sharp denial to reports in the Caribbean media that CEO Gregory Shillingford was quitting the post.

In a statement, the board said it "has neither received a letter of resignation from Shillingford nor is there a separation agreement in place." The denial was issued after a CMC report was published by the Guyana Chronicle claiming Shillingford had resigned.

Shillingford, who is based at the board's base in Antigua, told the Barbados Nation the rport was "grossly erroneous and damaging."

"I have not resigned and I have not arrived at any mutually agreed position to end my stint with the WICB," said Shillingford, who took over the CEO post two years. The story about his resignation was believable because Shillingford was entangled in last year?s contentious issue that led to the resignation of WICB president Pat Rousseau and his deputy Clarvis Joseph and there were questions over his retention.

The CMC report noted that the three had presided over a decision to sack West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt, but that verdict was overturned at a June 2 board meeting last year in Barbados -- a reversal Rousseau and Joseph deemed untenable for them.

The WICB also confirmed that its marketing chief Laurie-Ann Holding, the wife of fast bowler-turned commentator Mikey Holding, had resigned with effect from August 30.