President of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Ricky Skerritt says the recent report by the three-member tribunal brings promise and direction for regional cricket. CWI had commissioned the report in the wake of the regional team’s disastrous showing at last year’s Two World Cup competition in Australia which saw the West Indies being eliminated from the Qualifiers losing to minnows Scotland and Ireland but beating Zimbabwe.
“The quality of this report lends itself to becoming the foundation of the learning and planning culture that we have envisaged for the sustainable improvement of all our cricket teams,” Skerritt was quoted as saying on the CWI website. “It brings great promise and direction after the grave disappointment of our T20 World Cup results. I am extremely grateful for the panel’s commitment to lend so much of their valuable time to this important review project, including carefully interviewing more than 30 players, coaches, administrators, directors, and other stakeholders who I am told spoke so willingly and frankly to the panel,” he added. According to Skerritt, the report had been circulated to its Board of Directors.
“The independent group’s report has been circulated to CWI’s Board of Directors and I look forward to the Board agreeing to implement the 34 recommendations as soon as possible.”
The review related to the performance of the West Indies Men’s team and its early exit from at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia last year was done by an independent three-member group appointed by CWI.
The group was chaired by Justice Patrick Thompson Jr., a High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, and included Brian Lara, the West Indies batting legend and current IPL T20 Head Coach, and South African international cricket coach, Mickey Arthur.
