Presidential decision day for 12 West Indies directors
Cameron vs Skerritt
In 2013 when Dave Cameron assumed the role of president of Cricket West Indies (CWI) he beat the incumbent Julien Hunte by a 7-5 margin and if all goes well for him at the presidential elections he could walk away by the same margin.
As the Jamaican faces a challenge from former Windies manager Ricky Skerritt at the elections at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, today, he will be hoping to add to his six sure votes. He goes in with the advantage because he is assured of six of the 12 possible votes. He has the support of Barbados, Guyana, and the Windward Islands.
However, he was nominated by those three countries, as well as Jamaica.
Skerritt is assured of four votes as he has the support of the Leeward Islands and T&T. If Cameron can get one of the votes from Jamaica he will win 7-5. If he can't then the count will be 6-6 and the parties will recess for a month before another vote is taken. So at the moment, Cameron finds himself in a better position to retain his position. His running mate is Emmanual Nanton, while Skerritt has as his running mate Kishore Shallow who is a director on the West Indies board.
Each territory has two votes at the elections and the two men representing T&T will be Tobago's Kerwyn John who is a vice-president of the TTCB and Sukesh Maniam who is the treasurer of the TTCB.
Cameron says that moving forward he wants to better relations with players and continue to build an impressive business model for the board. When he assumed the presidency the board was in the red and he was able to take it into the black. He has been credited with the formation of the Professional Cricket League (PCL).
Skerritt wants better funding of the territorial boards and plans to invest heavily into youth development at the grassroots level. He also wants to give more power to the individual territories.
Guardian Media Sports take a closer look at both candidates.
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Presidential decision day for 12 West Indies directors
2019-03-24 11:38:32
2019-03-24 11:39:28
DAVE CAMERON
Cameron, 48, has served as the vice president of the St. Ann Parish Association, Team Manager and President of Kensington Cricket Club. He was also Treasurer for the Jamaica Cricket Association.
He attended Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston, Jamaica and has a first-class honours BSc in Hotel Management from the University of the West Indies.
A WICB director since 2002, Cameron served as vice-president during Julian Hunte's tenure as president, 2007-13. In the 2013 election, Cameron beat the incumbent Hunte 7-5. His running mate, Emmanuel Nanthan of Dominica, became the new vice-president, beating Barbados Cricket Association president Joel Garner.
His term has been marked by a deliberate business-like and distant relationship with players, but with an open door. He played against Chris Gayle in club cricket.
Although he's usually referred to by his nickname 'Dave', his given name is Whycliffe, named after Jamaica's famous late media personality, Wycliffe Bennett.
He was a Sunlight and Tappin Cup player in the 1980s and is remembered as a destructive middle order batsman and fearless off-spinner, but his first time representing Jamaica in a sport was not in cricket, but at the World championships in pistol shooting in South Africa in 2002.
Fiercely competitive since "retiring" from cricket and competitive shooting, he has turned his attention to squash and golf, where he currently is a 12 handicap.
He's known in financial industry circles for over 15 years of consistent and successful investment management performance. His second job out of university, where he earned a first-class honours BSc in Hotel Management from UWI, was as manager of the Dunn's River Falls attraction in Ocho Rios.
He considers his wife Connie, of 13 years, and his four children ages 11 to 21 the centre of his world. In fact, he defines happiness as "having the family happy".
Described as the complete sportsman, he excels at almost every sport he's ever played, but deep down, really wishes he'd been born with a talent for singing.
His favourite words, personal mantra, and guiding philosophy are: All men are created equal.
Cameron's quote after the firing of former coach Phil Simmons.
I think we made a bad decision when we hired Phil and we had to get out of that situation otherwise we would not be where we are today. If you look at the performances, the utterances
He attended Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston, Jamaica and has a first-class honours BSc in Hotel Management from the University of the West Indies.
A WICB director since 2002, Cameron served as vice-president during Julian Hunte's tenure as president, 2007-13. In the 2013 election, Cameron beat the incumbent Hunte 7-5. His running mate, Emmanuel Nanthan of Dominica, became the new vice-president, beating Barbados Cricket Association president Joel Garner.
His term has been marked by a deliberate business-like and distant relationship with players, but with an open door. He played against Chris Gayle in club cricket.
Although he's usually referred to by his nickname 'Dave', his given name is Whycliffe, named after Jamaica's famous late media personality, Wycliffe Bennett.
He was a Sunlight and Tappin Cup player in the 1980s and is remembered as a destructive middle order batsman and fearless off-spinner, but his first time representing Jamaica in a sport was not in cricket, but at the World championships in pistol shooting in South Africa in 2002.
Fiercely competitive since "retiring" from cricket and competitive shooting, he has turned his attention to squash and golf, where he currently is a 12 handicap.
He's known in financial industry circles for over 15 years of consistent and successful investment management performance. His second job out of university, where he earned a first-class honours BSc in Hotel Management from UWI, was as manager of the Dunn's River Falls attraction in Ocho Rios.
He considers his wife Connie, of 13 years, and his four children ages 11 to 21 the centre of his world. In fact, he defines happiness as "having the family happy".
Described as the complete sportsman, he excels at almost every sport he's ever played, but deep down, really wishes he'd been born with a talent for singing.
His favourite words, personal mantra, and guiding philosophy are: All men are created equal.
Cameron's quote after the firing of former coach Phil Simmons.
I think we made a bad decision when we hired Phil and we had to get out of that situation otherwise we would not be where we are today. If you look at the performances, the utterances
2019-03-24 11:40:34
RICHARD SKERRITT
Richard "Ricky" Skerritt, 62, is a politician and former Cabinet Minister in St. Kitts and Nevis. He holds a Bachelors Degree from the University of the Virgin Islands and an M.Sc. Degree from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
He first served as Minister of State for Tourism, Sports & Culture from November 2004. He was then appointed Minister of Tourism & International Transport following the 2010 elections. In February 2013, International Trade, Industry, Commerce& Consumer Affairs were added to his responsibilities.
Skerritt has significant experience in private enterprise, economic development, community service, and professional sports. Over the years, he has spearheaded St. Kitts growth in air service and pioneered the islands cruise sector which has been developed into a leading economic driver.
Skerritt is a former Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), where he initiated significant reforms. Criticized for his performance was Windies manager back in the day, some say that this has disqualified him as a candidate to lead the region's governing body.
Back in 2000, Skerrit resigned as Windies manager following a post-game incident involving members of his squad after a 10-wicket loss to England in the First Test at Sabina Park.
Skerritt's resignation quote as Windies Team manager on March 22, 2004, after four years in the position.
In his resignation letter to Teddy Griffith, president of the then West Indies Cricket Board, Skerritt wrote, I regret that, despite my best efforts, I have been unable to instil in the entire team the fullest understanding of their obligations on and off the field to the people of the West Indies.
He first served as Minister of State for Tourism, Sports & Culture from November 2004. He was then appointed Minister of Tourism & International Transport following the 2010 elections. In February 2013, International Trade, Industry, Commerce& Consumer Affairs were added to his responsibilities.
Skerritt has significant experience in private enterprise, economic development, community service, and professional sports. Over the years, he has spearheaded St. Kitts growth in air service and pioneered the islands cruise sector which has been developed into a leading economic driver.
Skerritt is a former Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), where he initiated significant reforms. Criticized for his performance was Windies manager back in the day, some say that this has disqualified him as a candidate to lead the region's governing body.
Back in 2000, Skerrit resigned as Windies manager following a post-game incident involving members of his squad after a 10-wicket loss to England in the First Test at Sabina Park.
Skerritt's resignation quote as Windies Team manager on March 22, 2004, after four years in the position.
In his resignation letter to Teddy Griffith, president of the then West Indies Cricket Board, Skerritt wrote, I regret that, despite my best efforts, I have been unable to instil in the entire team the fullest understanding of their obligations on and off the field to the people of the West Indies.
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