The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has reintroduced the
controversial
Clause 5 into the match/tour contracts for the upcoming senior
team tour of Sri Lanka, leading to yet another major disagreement
with the players? association.
Both sides have agreed to an adjudication process to determine
whether the individual player contracts with Cable & Wireless
were private in nature but there are major disagreements on the
terms of reference from the arbitration process.
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has pushed back its annual
general meeting to August 7 to allow regional directors more time
to nominate a presidential candidate.
The meeting, originally scheduled for July 16 in St Maarten, was
postponed by a unanimous resolution of the members. The
constitution of the WICB provides for nominations to be submitted
not less than 30 days before the date of the AGM.
Tony Marshall's
overly keen interest in the presidency of the West Indies
Cricket Board (WICB) is troubling on many counts.
We are always wary when a potential candidate -- even if he's
Clive Lloyd -- seems to be begging for a
job described as a "poisoned chalice" and, in this case, that
worry is compounded by the fact that Marshall is a member of the
WICB's marketing committee. Yes, that committee that is
under review to determine whether it acted appropriately in the
negotiations and conclusion of the sponsorship arrangement with
Digicel.
Two weeks ago in my address at the West Indies Player Awards
Dinner in Jamaica, I unwittingly
suggested that the administration of the West Indies Cricket
Board (WICB) Board should consist of knowledgeable personnel with
international cricket experience and bona fides.
That statement was prompted by my painful observation of the
futility of the leadership of WestIndies cricket in the recent
past.
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) plans to announce on
Tuesday that Daren Ganga will captain the 'A' team on its
one-month tour to Sri Lanka.
The Trinidadian right-hander, who also captained the last 'A'
team tour to the U.K. and Canada, will be joined on the management
team by Ian Allen (coach) and Lyndel Wright (manager).
