2009 News Archive

Wavell Hinds News Topic

Wavell Hinds: The players have had enough

Former West Indies international Wavell Hinds has added his voice to those critical of the way the West Indies board (WICB) has handled dealings with its players.

"I am very disappointed in the statements I have seen coming from the WICB which certainly do not represent the issues as I know them to be," Hinds, who is currently playing for Derbyshire, said [cricinfo.com]. "They've attempted to paint our players in a particular light while I know that there are a number of fundamental issues that the WICB have failed to address repeatedly that go to the core of any contractual relationship.

0 comments Read full article →
WICB Under Scrutiny News Topic

WICB continues to flail wildly

Keeping the standard suitably low in the puerile exchanges between the WICB and the WIPA, the board is now trumpeting the fact that it has issued letters to all the players taking part in the current "strike action" informing them that they are in breach of its Code of Conduct.

The section in question states that "players and team officials must not at any time engage in behaviour unbecoming that could bring the game of cricket into disrepute or be harmful to the interests of cricket" and presumably it does not apply to the board itself.

 

0 comments Read full article →
Media Watch News Topic

Martin Williamson: 'Hurtling down an old precipice'

Cricinfo boss Martin Williamson offers a scathing review of the West Indies Cricket Board in the context of their latest bungling with a look back at previous bungling. One particularly shiny gem is "the reality is, this is not a standoff about pay, but about terms and conditions, and one that had been resolved before the WICB not so much moved the goalposts as rewrote the rule book. The timing of the row might well be connected to board elections on August 11 and pre-election posturing by key men".

Is there anyone anywhere who thinks the board is doing the right thing?

WICB Under Scrutiny News Topic

Windies players: We 'apologise'

The following is a statement sent to the press by WIPA on behalf of its members. It is in response to the WICB's demand for an apology that was published earlier this week:

On behalf of all our members, we wish to apologize to the West Indies Cricket Board for our “unreasonable” behaviour in respect of the following: