The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
Remind me to avoid catching a 6:00 am flight. I'm just not a morning person. I did try to get it changed, but despite the West Indies cricket team's media Officer Imran Khan's best efforts, that was not to be.
So the clock was set for 3:15 am, I heard the alarm (two Fridays ago I didn't!) and was at the airport by 5:00 am. Another day in the life of a frequent traveller throughout the Caribbean.
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) publicly welcomed the Stanford 20/20 initiative and now extends congratulations on the success of the recently concluded series. We have noted with regret the recent public statement from Mr. Allen Stanford which suggests that the WICB has been less than supportive.
It is therefore necessary to correct this misleading impression.
Clive Lloyd has severed ties with Stanford 20/20 board of directors because of concerns over how the future of the tournament affects West Indies cricket.
Lloyd confirmed his resignation in an e-mail to CaribbeanCricket.com but did not provide reasons for his decision. It comes after lengthy discussions with R Allen Stanford, the Texan billionaire who spent $41 million to bankroll the recent tournament.
Three days after an epic Stanford 20/20 final between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, the euphoria still saturates the atmosphere in the Caribbean.
Yet the stain of economic deprivation which has left a legacy of under?development and a number of social ills cannot be cured by a one?off 20/20 tournament.
Former West Indies opening batsman Stuart Williams has been elected chairman of selectors for the Leeward Islands senior cricket team.
Williams, a Nevisian right-handed batsman who played in 31 Test matches for the West Indies, will head up a three-man panel that includes Antiguan Ralston Otto and Kittitian Percy Daniel.