As we all know, Gus Logie has been appointed to coach Canada at
the upcoming World Cup, replacing long standing and successful
national coach Jeff Thomas, for reasons that still remain obscure.
It is understood however that the WICB offered the Canadian Cricket
Association Logie's services free of charge, with the WICB covering
Logie's salary.
On the face of it, the WICB's generous offer might be construed
as doing their part to aid cricket development in the Americas. A
closer examination of Gus Logie's schedule reveals perhaps a
clearer view of their motives.
West Indies batting legend Viv Richards is strongly urging
England and Australia not to boycott their World Cup matches in
Zimbabwe.
According to reports out of the U.K., Richards wants the England
and Wales Cricket Board to stand up to political pressure and go
ahead with their match in Zimbabwe on February 13 against the
hosts.
A
report in the Barbados Nation newspaper on Friday quoted West
Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President Wes Hall taking a swipe at
CaribbeanCricket.com for publishing "an erroneous rumour"
related to Nixon McLean and his place in the World Cup team.
What the Barbados Nation report failed to mention was that it
lifted the so-called "news story" from a posting on our message
board and decided it was worth pursuing. Simply put, this is a rare
bit of irresponsible journalism from a respected news outlet that
really should know better.
Thu, Jan 2, '03 by VIJAY LOKAPALLY (<A HREF="HTTP://WWW.TSSONNET.COM">THE SPORTSTAR</A>)
Cricket in England played a major role in the rise of cricket in
the Caribbean. So, it was easy to understand the reasons for West
Indies attaining the status of invincibles in world cricket for
almost a decade. The team, led by Clive Lloyd, may not have matched
the deeds of Don Bradman's all-conquering combination but there was
never any doubt that this West Indies side was a sight for the
gods, with a collection of some magnificent all-time great
cricketers.
The evolving nature of international cricket calls for a radical
exploration of new forms of structure and organization that may be
appropriate to the times and the ever changing dimensions of modern
cricket.
In this discussion, Frank Subaran suggests an overall
structure which may be appropriate to meet the new challenges. It
attempts to examine the totality of the structure and organization
that would be efficient and effective, without going too deeply
into the detail. However, on some matters, and as the occasion
warrants, an amount of detail, sufficient unto the task at hand, is
included...
