BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Executive Committee of the West Indies Cricket Board recently gathered for a Regular Meeting here.
The following were the key reports received and decisions taken:
Cricket Schedule
The ExCo noted the working schedule of tours, tournaments and cricket-related events for the remainder of the year.
Members of the Committee looked forward to the International Home Series which comprises the upcoming Tri-Nation Series between West Indies, Australia and South Africa next month to be hosted in Guyana, St. Kitts and Barbados, and the much-anticipated India Tour of the West Indies scheduled to start in July.
WICB will shortly release dates of the India Tour following inspection of the proposed match venues.
The ExCo commended the Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board for the annual hosting of a regional Under-19 tournament for girls. It was decided that the WICB would contribute financially to the tournament and it would form a part of the WICB’s calendar of events from this year onwards.
The Committee also hailed the staging of a skills training camp for 15 emerging female players next month in Barbados in a bid to develop the talent base available for selection to the West Indies Women’s team.
The ExCo welcomed the staging of two key coaching courses over the next month in Barbados for a group of around 25 coaches from around the Caribbean.
The first is a Level 3 coaching course to be conducted in two parts from May 1 to 6 and May 30 to June 6 in collaboration with the England & Wales Cricket Board, as well as an Illegal Bowling Action course for coaches from May 7 to 8.
The Committee directed the Cricket Operations department to examine the feasibility of staging day/night Tests in the Caribbean in light of the ICC, the sport’s World governing body, having recently ruled that this was an acceptable form of the game.
It also agreed that discussions should be held with stakeholders about playing a number of day/night matches during the next Regional 4-Day Tournament, scheduled to begin in November.
Financial Update
The ExCo received a report on the current financial situation of the WICB and approved a number of key disbursements including a total payment of US $3.2 million to members of the West Indies Men’s and Women’s teams following their successful participation in the ICC World Twenty20 Tournament in India.
The disbursement included US $1.25 million in match and sponsorship fees, US $1.78 million in prize money, another US $100,000 in Provident Fund payments, as well as injury settlement payments.
The Executive Committee of the WICB comprises the nominated representative of each of the six Full Members. The meeting is chaired by WICB President Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron.
| President | Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron |
| Vice President | Emmanuel Nanthan |
| Chief Executive Officer | Michael Muirhead* |
| Corporate Secretary | Verlyn Faustin |
| Barbados | Joel Garner |
| Guyana | Anand Saenasie |
| Jamaica | Wilford “Billy” Heaven* |
| Leeward Islands | Enoch Lewis |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Azim Bassarath |
| Windward Islands | Elson Crick |
Also in attendance were:
| Chief Financial Officer | Barry Thomas |
| Chief Cricket Operations Officer | Roland Holder |
| Senior Communications Officer | Adriel Richard |