A ruling by the Supreme Court in India aimed at shaking-up the administration of cricket there should give fresh momentum to moves for radical changes to the operations of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Charles Wilkin, former chairman of the governance committee for West Indies Cricket has said.
The Supreme Court has suspended two franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for two years over a corruption scandal and had recommended changes to make the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) more transparent.
In an article circulated across the Caribbean, Wilkin has accused WICB administrators of deliberately refusing to introduce the changes needed in the region for personal reasons.
“The same changes are badly needed in this region. The WICB has itself recognized that, but does not like the consequences for its clique of administrators hence has backed away,” said Wilkins in his article.
COUVA, Trinidad (CMC) – The battle for supremacy in the WICB Regional Women’s Super-50 tournament reaches a crucial point with the fifth and final round of matches to be contested in Trinidad today.The three teams at the top of the table heading into the final round are in a tussle to secure their place in the final of the competition to be contested on Sunday.
COUVA, Trinidad, CMC - Barbados have surpassed Trinidad and Tobago as leaders ahead of Friday’s fifth and final round of matches in the Regional Women’s Super-50 Tournament underway in Couva Trinidad.
Barbados demolished North Windwards by 181 runs at Macaulay Park to move to the top of the table while Trinidad and Tobago relinquished their lead after losing to Jamaica by 19 runs at The National Cricket Centre in fourth round action on Wednesday.
Meantime, at Gilbert Park, South Windward defeated Guyana by seven wickets to register their first win of the tournament.
Guyana; 158 for 7 (50 overs) South Windward Islands; 159 for 3 (47 overs)
Result: South Windwards Women won by 7 wickets
Points: South Windwards Women 4, Guyana Women 0
JAMAICA vs TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Jamaica; 181 for 4 (50 overs) Trinidad & Tobago; 162 all out (46.1 overs)
Result: Jamaica Women won by 19 runs
Points: Jamaica Women 4, T&T Women 0
BARBADOS vs NORTH WINDWARD ISLANDS
Barbados; 201 all out (44.2 overs) North Windward Islands; 20 all out (12.1 overs)
Result: Barbados Women won by 181 runs
Points: Barbados Women 5 (4 for victory + 1 bonus point for achieving victory with a run rate 1.25 or more times that of the opposition), North Windwards Women 0
Soon, the Committee appointed by Caricom to examine the structure of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will complete its mission and deliver its report and recommendations to the Prime Ministers’ Sub-Committee on Cricket.
Will the WICB welcome this report and embrace its recommendations, or will it treat it like the Patterson and Wilkins reports? Who knows? Only time will tell. One wonders if the WICB really understands the impact of design and structure on organisational performance.
No matter how good people are they will not perform well if the organisation in which they are working is badly designed. Organisations usually get the behaviour that they design. If an organisation is not doing well its leaders should look closely at its processes, systems and structure. If people in the organisation repeatedly resist change, they are working in an environment that undervalues learning, growth and development. And if members are not good team players, they are working in a structure designed for individual performance.
