WICB Dumps "Legends" From The Cricket Committee

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has dumped Andy Roberts, Courtney Walsh, Desmond Haynes and Ian Bishop from its cricket committee, citing a need to move "towards a committee-based governance structure".

According to a report by Tony Cozier, the four legends -- who all serve as directors of the Stanford 20/20 board -- were notified of their removal from the committee by an e-mailed letter from WICB president Julian Hunte last week.

Perhaps his method may be questioned, but the reasons for the move by Hunte cannot be challenged. These players are never available for meetings. You cannot hold meeting at the whims and fancy of the membership. I recall that Mikey Holding was a member of the Committee in in 2001, 2002 and 2003. He was never available to attend these meeting (yet he avails himself for the Stanford 20/20). Repeated attempts to get Courtney and Ian Bishop involved in development went unanswered. The attendance record of these gentlement would be useful to see. As for Cozier continued lamentations that the "legends" are being ignored, this is far from the truth and, unless you are paying these guys, they are unwilling to make any form of contribution. Believe me, I know.

The so-called "legends" have made very little, if any contribution, to cricket development in the West Indies. I challenge anyone to tell me otherwise.

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