In addition to seeking a way forward in the impasse with the Guyana Government which has seen West Indies matches being pulled from this country, President of the WICB, Dave Cameron, on Wednesday evening addressed several other problematic issues.
Issues such as school cricket, pitches, selectors, the High Performance Centre (HPC) among others were brought to the forefront at the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) Town Hall-styled meeting at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Pavilion. The discussions also featured WICB Vice-President Emmanuel Nanthan and local stakeholders of cricket.
Issues raised by some of the stakeholders
Concerning the Guyana cricket situation, Roger Harper, the former West Indies all-rounder suggested meetings be held with the WICB, the respective cricket boards and clubs as opposed to meetings between the government and the WICB. On the other hand, although ex-WICB Director and Chairman of National Selectors Claude Raphael endorsed the statements made by Cameron and Nanthan, he said a free and fair election process is the