The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
In the end, the vote wasn't nearly as close as everyone was predicting.
Teddy Griffith, the 67-year-old Barbadian businessman, was elected president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in a 9-4 vote Tuesday that signalled a closing of ranks in the board's executive committee.
West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) directors will huddle in Antigua on Tuesday to elect a new president -- either Clarvis Joseph or Teddy Griffith -- in what could be one of the closest races in recent history.
On the eve of the election, based on public statements by member boards, the frontrunner to win the presidency is Griffith -- by a single vote -- but there is word the former Barbados and Jamaica all-rounder will withdraw at the last minute and hand victory to his close friend Clarvis Joseph.
Chris Dehring, the man in charge of putting all plans in place for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies has a very stern warning for Caribbean countries that plan to bid to host games: There are serious consequences for contractual failures.
"I don't want to frighten people, but you need to understand what you are getting into...This is big business. There are very serious contractual arrangements and if you fall down on them, we fall down on them, the ICC falls down on them and the world of cricket could be in serious jeopardy," Dehring declared at a Venue Summit in St Lucia.
Former West Indies wicketkeeping great Jeff Dujon has issued a public call for Ridley Jacobs to retire and make way for a younger successor.
In an interview with the Barbados Nation, Dujon says Jacobs days as the number one wicket-keeper in the senior side "are numbered" and called on the 36-year-old Jacobs to step aside to allow for the grooming of a younger player.
The Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) will be carrying live televised coverage of the semis and finals of this year's Red Stripe Bowl competition as part of a contract with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
In a published report, CMC says it will produce and distribute the international feed of the Red Stripe Bowl semis on October 16 and 17, and the final on October 19. CMC and Television Jamaica (TVJ) will collaborate on the production - for the second year in a row - on the three games at the Kaiser Sports Club on Jamaica's north coast.