Tony Marshall's
overly keen interest in the presidency of the West Indies
Cricket Board (WICB) is troubling on many counts.
We are always wary when a potential candidate -- even if he's
Clive Lloyd -- seems to be begging for a
job described as a "poisoned chalice" and, in this case, that
worry is compounded by the fact that Marshall is a member of the
WICB's marketing committee. Yes, that committee that is
under review to determine whether it acted appropriately in the
negotiations and conclusion of the sponsorship arrangement with
Digicel.
Two weeks ago in my address at the West Indies Player Awards
Dinner in Jamaica, I unwittingly
suggested that the administration of the West Indies Cricket
Board (WICB) Board should consist of knowledgeable personnel with
international cricket experience and bona fides.
That statement was prompted by my painful observation of the
futility of the leadership of WestIndies cricket in the recent
past.
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) plans to announce on
Tuesday that Daren Ganga will captain the 'A' team on its
one-month tour to Sri Lanka.
The Trinidadian right-hander, who also captained the last 'A'
team tour to the U.K. and Canada, will be joined on the management
team by Ian Allen (coach) and Lyndel Wright (manager).
The upcoming West Indies 'A' team tour to Sri Lanka came close
to being cancelled after the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)
originally balked at paying match/tour fees to the players.
The one-month tour, scheduled to start on June 19 in the western
village of Moratuwa, finally got the green light this week after a
pact between the WICB and the players' association set up a
three-tiered pay structure for the 'A' team squad.
The Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) plans to nominate Tony
Marshall for the presidency of the West Indies Cricket Board
(WICB).
Marshall, stonewalled by the same BCA during previous attempts
to land the job, is expected to emerge as a serious candidate if
the BCA can find another territorial board to second its
nomination.
