Hope: “There are others who bid and don't pay on time but yet get all the cricket."

President of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA), Calvin Hope, has recommitted to his criticism of Cricket West Indies' (CWI) decision to overlook the Kensington Oval as a host venue for the 2026 first-class and international seasons. 

Hope, who was speaking on Mason and Guest, voiced his apprehension regarding the “fairness” of a selection criterion that favours indebted countries, labelling it "flawed."

“I am on record consistently raising concerns about the allocation of matches to territories that owe CWI several million dollars and tend to get all the cricket,” he began.

Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana are set to accommodate Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Pakistan across all three formats for the international home season beginning in June.

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the last part of this statement suggests that Mr Hope is just speculating that other territories may not have paid up their dues. He does not address why Barbados has not hosted a regional series as has been done in Trinidad for example over many recent years and is now being done in Antigua. I would love to hear him about that rather than merely speculating about whether other countries are paying their dues

@PalsofMine

Agree, you got to make accusations with proof ...

While Hope was quick to add that “Barbados is not one of those territories,” he doubted whether the confirmed 2026 hosts had cleared their debts with the regional board. 

Nonsense, name names ....