WICB Under Scrutiny News Topic

WICB/WIPA ceasefire threatened by distrust

Tue, Mar 11, '08

by RYAN NARAINE

On the day the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is expected to release the squad for the home series against Sri Lanka, there are rumblings that the board's tenuous alliance with WIPA is hanging by a string.

The two sides have not yet reached an agreement over sponsorship splits for the recent tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa and even as a WICB/WICB meeting later this week is slated to discuss terms for the upcoming series, players are already complaining about being given contracts before terms are even negotiated.

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Chris Gayle News Topic

Gayle slams Carib Beer Cup umpires

Mon, Mar 10, '08

Jamaica's captain Chris Gayle is not a happy camper and Carib Beer Cup umpires Terrance Birbal and Dalton Holder are feeling the wrath of his words.

Immediately after his side crashed to a 17-run defeat against Barbados, Gayle lashed out at the umpiring in the game, arguing that some "blatant" mistakes helped to undermine his side in the game. "If you look at some of the decisions that went against us, it was really terrible for sports and the game, and it was just blatant," Gayle said.

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Brian Lara News Topic

CARICOM honour for Lara

Sun, Mar 9, '08

Retired West Indies batting great Brian Lara is among four regional stalwarts to receive the Order of the Caribbean Community, according to a CMC Sports report.
 
Lara, who holds the batting world record for the highest individual scores Test (400 not out) and First-Class (501 not out), was named for the honour, along with Professor Rex Nettleford, Dr Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool and the Honourable George Lamming.

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