KINGSTON, Jamaica- Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) president Wilford “Billy” Heaven has announced he has withdrawn from the race to become head of Cricket West Indies (CWI).
“I have decided not to express any further interest in the presidential contest of Cricket West Indies,” the Jamaican stated in a media release on Friday.
Both Heaven and CWI vice-president, Kishore Shallow, had been nominated as presidential candidates ahead of the election, which is to coincide with the CWI annual general meeting in Antigua on March 25.
With Heaven stepping back, the Vincentian Shallow is expected to walk into the role as president, replacing Kittitian Ricky Skerritt, who had declared his intention to leave the post at the end of consecutive two-year terms.
Heaven, who had been nominated by the JCA and the Guyana Cricket Board, did not detail the reason for withdrawing his candidacy, but indicated dissatisfaction with the CWI governance structure.
“My objective is to serve the greater good of West Indies cricket, but unfortunately, this is not likely to be achieved if some fundamental changes are not made to the constitution and the existing rule of governance,” the release said.
Heaven, CWI board director, said he remains “fully committed to the development of regional cricket and will continue to serve this purpose”.
Source: Jamaica-gleaner.com
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Billie Heaven withdraws from CWI Prez Race
In reply to Slipfeeler
is this different from a pull out? 
Which means that we might see the return of the player Ambris, whom many Vincentians feel has been treated unfairly.
In reply to doosra
He saw the writing on the wall…
So given that the choice was between worse and worst …what are we left with? 
In reply to Slipfeeler
“My objective is to serve the greater good of West Indies cricket, but unfortunately, this is not likely to be achieved if some fundamental changes are not made to the constitution and the existing rule of governance,” the release said.
Obvious question for Hill Billy
When did you first become dissatisfied with the CWI governance structure??
Answer: When he realized he was going to lose the race.
In reply to FanAttick
I know that you, being a thoughtful, careful and highly intelligent man who carefully appraised Mr. Shallow in terms of his intellectual capacity as evidenced by his qualifications and taking into account his experience and after dissecting his manifesto with a fine tooth comb and came to the conclusion that he is clearly ill-suited for the job,I would ask that you explain to us why you came to such a conclusion.
In reply to Dukes
Record of Abject Failure
Or as one wise man described it ..”A record of modest successes and devastating failures”
Here are a couple examples:
Verdict: FAILED
Verdict: FAILED
In reply to FanAttick
Anyone I hear use that phrase “fit for purpose “ I want to shoot.
WTF does it mean?
In reply to sudden
Your guess is as good as mine
In reply to sudden
juss like from strength to strength
they all talk about governance structure but none a dem touching it
we know why
I hope this thread gains currency.
Given this development, is it safe to say that Guyana is not a Shallow supporter?
In reply to Slipfeeler
this is interesting
if you are dissatisfied then run for the post and change it...but i don't think that is what he meant
Skerritt failed not Shallow
In reply to Dukes
Really?
In reply to FanAttick
Root (Captain) Stokes (Vice-Captain)
Root is sacked so by your logic Stokes can not be made captain since he was part of the leadership team and since that leadership team failed he should be ineligible for the captaincy.
In reply to Dukes
but going that route means you're saying VP was just an object there with no agency?
In reply to doosra
How is the Vice-President position different from the Vice-Captain position???
In reply to Dukes
i would imagine that they both provide input to the captain's decision making, and general overall direction
any success or failure would be partially on them...
if failure is overwhelming it would make sense to not promote the vc, success the opposite if the captain steps down or out
the case you provided is not a good one in this context because a player can contribute in 2 ways - as a leader and as a player...in the case of Root he was more successful individually as captain than not...he has some success as captain - 27 wins, 26 losses from 64 matches as captain and surely Stokes was a contributor
i would not be inclined to make generalizations on this one
In reply to Dukes
Stokes was promoted based on the overwhelming record of his own tangible individual performances as VC
Show me the evidence of Shallow’s individual accomplishments as VP
In reply to FanAttick
we are saying the same thing basically...
thanks for amplifying what i said above your post
In reply to doosra
Indeed
In reply to FanAttick
Here is the difference between you and I.
You merely state something as fact whereas I give examples
Stokes ,if my memory serves me correctly captained the England team once against the West Indies and managed to lose IN ENGLAND whilst Root captained 2 matches in the series IMMEDIATELY AFTER and won both matches.
In reply to FanAttick
According to Mr.Shallow.
I await your treatise on Stokes " tangible individual performances as VC" One can only assume that these performances were not or could not be made as an ordinary member of the team.
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