KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Former Test star Jeff Dujon believes Clive Lloyd’s failed nomination for the post of West Indies Cricket Board president could have resulted from his involvement in the controversial Interim Management Committee in Guyana.
Lloyd, the legendary West Indies captain who piloted the regional side to two successive World Cup titles, was forced out of the race last week after he could not attract support from outside of his native Guyana.
The presidency will now be contested between the incumbent Julian Hunte and Jamaican Dave Cameron, who is a current WICB vice-president.
“Its unfortunate from the point of view of the stance that he took regarding the Guyana Cricket Board and the Interim Management Committee situation, as we need people of his stature in West Indies cricket,” said Dujon, the outstanding Jamaican who played 81 Tests and 169 One-Day Internationals between 1981 and 1991.
“But life is about choices and we have to live with the consequences.”
Last year, Lloyd assumed chairmanship of the IMC, a government run entity that took over control of the administration for the sport in Guyana, following a High Court ruling against the Guyana Cricket Board.
The GCB has been accused of mismanaging the affairs of the game by government.
The move was condemned by the WICB and cricket’s governing body, the International Cricket Council, and subsequently, all international and regional games were pulled from Guyana’s National Stadium.
Dujon, now a respected international television analyst, said despite the latest disappointment, he hoped Lloyd would seek to involve himself in the regional game in the future.
“What will happen going forward is anybody’s guess, but if he still feels a commitment to West Indies cricket, which I hope he does, I am hoping that this will not be the last of him,” Dujon told the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper.
The WICB elections are scheduled for later this month in Barbados.
