The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
Mike Findlay has lost his job as manager of the West Indies team.
At a meeting of its board of directors, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) today chose Clive Lloyd to replace Findlay for the upcoming tours to Zimbabwe and South Africa. The board also named opener Chris Gayle as the captain in place of the injured Ramnaresh Sarwan.
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by IAN McDONALD
(Republished from the Jamaica Gleaner)
It has been a lifetime highlight to serve, along with Sir Alister McIntyre, on the governance committee on West Indies cricket chaired by former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson. It was a privilege, a revelation, a shock and a challenge.
I have loved West Indies cricket since I was a small boy and now to be near the centre of things for a while was an unforgettable experience. Very memorable was the eager and overwhelming desire expressed throughout the region to restore West Indian pride, superior performance and international impact in this greatest game of them all.
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Teenage Barbados fast bowler Kemar Roach has been included in a 23-man West Indies training squad to prepare for the upcoming tour to Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Roach, 19, is a highly rated righ-arm fast bowler who has played in only three List-A matches for Barbados in the 2006/07 KFC Cup competiton.
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Sarwan and Gayle will join left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul in the new Twenty20 league which starts next April. The latest signings takes the list of international players to 49.
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The West Indies will tour Zimbabwe from November 27 to December 10, 2007 for five One-Day matches to be immediately followed by a tour of South Africa from December 10, 2007 to February 3, 2008 including three Tests, five ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals.
The decision to proceed with the series in Zimbabwe was based on a favourable report from an independent security firm. The West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) and West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have agreed that the tour should proceed but will continually monitor the situation in Zimbabwe from the perspective of safety, security and food integrity.
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