Tue, Jul 22, '03
JOHN AARON reports on the Ed Ahmad New York Caribbean Cricket
Cup
Cricket in New York was given a shot in the arm this summer,
when New York businessman Ed Ahmad agreed to sponsor the former
Guinness/Red Stripe cricket tournament in the Big Apple. After a
rain-delayed start to the inaugural Ed Ahmad New York Caribbean
Cricket Cup, the friendly rivalry between the six representative
territories of the Caribbean got off to a sunny start on July 12th
at three New York venues.
Mon, Jul 21, '03 by KEN WALTERS
The WICB governance caravan departed Dominica a week ago in very
much the same way as it arrived; nonstop controversy covered in a
veil of secrecy without giving the local and regional media an
opportunity of a post meeting press conference. Local media houses
in Roseau reported that they were informed by the Fort Young Hotel
authorities that the WICB did not want any reporters on the
premises during and after the meeting.
These circumstances contrasted significantly with the pomp and
ceremony of the inauguration type post meeting press conference
when Reverend Wes Hall and E Valentine Banks were installed as
President and Vice President two years ago in Barbados.
Sun, Jul 20, '03
Former CEO of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Stephen
Camacho has been appointed a director of the 15-member board of the
Cricket World Cup 2007, joining a group that includes former WICB
vice president Julian Hunte.
The WICB announced the composition of the full board -- which is
being chaired by Rawle Brancker with Owen Melhado and deputy --
that features one representative each from CARICOM and the
Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO).
Thu, Jul 17, '03 by RYAN NARAINE
Former Antigua and West Indies fast bowler Kenny Benjamin has
dismissed talk that he was bypassed for the job as bowling coach at
the Shell Academy because of a failure to communicate with director
Dr Rudi Webster.
Instead, Benjamin told CaribbeanCricket.com his request
for a detailed job description was ignored by Webster who "never
wanted me there in the first place."
Thu, Jul 17, '03 by JOHN AARON
Nineteen cricket Umpires from the USA and members of the United
States of America Cricket Umpires Association (USACA) are scheduled
to leave on July 19 for St. Kitts to attend the 21st conference of
the West Indies Cricket Umpires Association (WICUA), scheduled for
July 20-25.