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2007 News Archive

Two for the show

Mon, Jul 16, '07

by VANEISA BAKSH

You might think that the position is so blighted that no one wants it, or you may think it just odd that only one name apiece was tossed into the circle for the posts of president and vice-president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

Either way, given that nominations have been declared closed, it seems the annual general meeting scheduled for July 29 in Trinidad will deliver up Julian Hunte and Dave Cameron . . . unless of course, the election is deferred because of some unforeseen circumstance.

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'A new departure is urgent'

Sat, Jul 14, '07

This is the full text of 'aide memoire' submitted by the WICB governance committee chaired by former Jamaica prime minister PJ Patterson:

West Indies cricket does not belong to the WICB. West Indies cricket belongs to the people of the West Indies.

That fact must guide us not only in settling how best cricket in the West Indies is to be governed but also in recommending how the various deficiencies which exist in regional cricket and appear currently to be worsening, might be repaired.

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Powell to Hampshire; Ravi to Glamorgan?

Wed, Jul 11, '07

Hampshire have beaten Glamorgan to the signing of West Indies pacer Daren Powell as a replacement for Stuart Clark.

Glamorgan were keen to sign Powell but Hampshire are understood to have offered a more lucrative package, according to reports out of the U.K. After losing out on Powell, Glamorgan is now talking to Trinidad & Tobago quick Ravi Rampaul and is "hopeful" of signing him.

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The mark of the man

Mon, Jul 9, '07

by IAN BISHOP

It is pleasing that the West Indies finished the tour a lot better than they started. Their performances in the Twenty20 games and the victory in the NatWest Series mean they leave England with their heads held high.

I thought Chris Gayle did an excellent job as stand-in captain. The first thing that you look for is whether the players are behind their captain, and the West Indies squad showed through their commitment and energy and enjoyment that they were.

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Playing cricket with politicos

Mon, Jul 9, '07

by VANEISA BAKSH

When Grenada's prime minister Keith Mitchell announced that investment by CARICOM governments for staging the Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 entitled them to greater say in the running of West Indies cricket, he was signalling more overt participation, rather than the more discreet interventions of the past.

Taxpayers' investments have been enormous, an estimated US$800 million, and although CWC managing director Chris Dehring points to projected ticket revenues of US$32 million as the highest ever, it is hardly a proportionate return. CARICOM heads, mindful of looming elections, are moving in and even deepening their financial investments.

2007 News Archive

Two for the show

'A new departure is urgent'

Powell to Hampshire; Ravi to Glamorgan?

The mark of the man

Playing cricket with politicos

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