Mitchell, the chairman of Caricom’s Cricket Governance Committee, stopped short of issuing an ultimatum to the WICB but urged Cameron to rethink his decision not to accommodate a meeting with regional Heads before the Board of Directors meeting on December 12 in St Lucia.
Cameron has been adamant about the WICB’s inability to accommodate the Caribbean leaders prior to the already scheduled meeting and reiterated this position in written communication to Caricom Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday.
“It is quite amazing the level of disrespect. The level of lack of understanding of the importance of this is quite frightening and I don’t think I should hold back any words,” Mitchell said bluntly, as he spoke on the last day of the OECS Summit here.
Head coach of the Leeward Islands Hurricanes Reginald Benjamin has identified a lack of development as a major problem affecting cricket within the sub-region. Speaking after his team’s innings and 35 runs defeat at the hands of Guyana Jaguars last week, Benjamin said more work is needed at the grassroots level in the various territories if better players are to be available to the Leeward Islands.
Trinidad &Tobago selectors have named all-rounder Yannick Ottley to replace Rayad Emrit as captain of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force for their Third Round game of the Regional First Class Championship which bowls off today.
The 24-year-old, who has played 19 First Class games since making his debut three years ago, will lead a 13-man squad which sees three forced changes from the drawn last game against Barbados Pride.
Fast bowler Marlon Richards, opener Jeremy Solozano and all-rounder Uthman Mohammed replace the trio of Emrit, Evin Lewis and Shannon Gabriel.
The Bajan Franchise are without seven of their players who were selected for the Australia tour which starts with the first Test on December 10. Kraigg & Carlos Braithwaite, Shane Dowrich, Shai Hope, Jason Holder, Kemar Roach and Jamal Warrican are all missing leaving the visitors a depleted unit.
Guyana will be without Rajendra Chandrika, who scored his maiden ton in the first round and Devendra Bishoo due to the Australia tour and will fancy their chances of beating the Bajans in Guyana for the first time on home soil since they won by nine wickets at Bourda in 1984 when Andy Jackman made 100. Guyana and Barbados played the very first First-Class game against each at the Garrison Savannah in Barbados in 1865. In 84 encounters since the Shell Shield began in 1966, Barbados have won 34 times and Guyana 14.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board confirmed today that Shannon Gabriel and Jomel Warrican have been penalised under the Code of Conduct following the second round of the Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament which ended on Monday.
Gabriel and Warrican were reported by umpires Gregory Brathwaite, Verdayne Smith and Troy Tudor during the match between Barbados Pride and Trinidad & Tobago Red Force at Kensington Oval for Level 1 breaches of the Code for showing dissent at an umpire’s decision.
When an appeal for an lbw verdict was unsuccessful on the third ball of the 95th over of the Barbados first innings, Gabriel shouted an obscenity, after throwing his hands wide open, which was considered a show of dissent to the umpire’s decision.
It was reported by the umpires as a Level 1 breach of the Code, but the charge was upgraded to Level 2, due to it being a repetition of the same offence which Gabriel had committed within the last 12 months. The Red Force fast bowler was fined 70 per cent of his match fee.
Warrican was fined 10 per cent of his match fee, after he too, admitted to his offence and accepted the imposition of the proposed sanction.
The Pride left-arm spinner was penalised, after he stood at the crease, opened his arms and delayed leaving the wicket in a show of dissent at the umpire’s decision, when he was given out lbw on the final delivery of the 111th over.
