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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):

Cricket West Indies (CWI) ­president Ricky Skerritt has defended the decision to use the facilities at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus to host a two-week training camp for the regional side.

The move came under heavy criticism from president of the Barbados Cricket Association Conde Riley, who accused CWI of spending unnecessary money to host the camp there instead of at Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG) in Antigua, which is owned by CWI.

However, in a recent interview, Skerritt contended that holding the camp at UWI was, in fact, a considerably cheaper option.

He said this was because the majority of persons attending the camp were from Barbados.


“He (Riley), unfortunately, did no homework on that. The use of the UWI facilities at this point in time for what was needed cost us no more than what they would have cost at CCG, and in fact, the ­majority of the team selected for the camp were ­actually from Barbados, so it saved us a ­tremendous amount of airfare,” Skerritt said.

“Additionally, some of the support staff, three or four of the support staff are from Barbados, so I think what you had was a very angry man ranting without really being too clear on the details.”

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In reply to Slipfeeler

In reply to Chrissy

I heard this guy Riley for the first time in VOB interview recently, I will surprised if a man with his considerable ego is able to restrain himself from responding to this without a diatribe.

Cameron and Browne influence is intact in Barbados.

Conde still toating......but then again, he always looks angry

There’s a larger issue here