The Insult to Women's Cricket Continues

It was with some disgust that I learnt of the surreptitious appointment of a junior employee of the WICB as the Manager of the West Indies Women Cricket Team which leaves these shores in a few weeks for the Women's Cricket World Cup. This has nothing to do with the appointee herself whom I consider a friend and whom I had recruited. It is with the process and the continued insult to Women's Cricket, Women Cricketers and those who struggled over the years for the development of Women's Cricket. One would have thought that an event of this nature would require the appointment of someone with experience and expertise in Women's cricket matters.

The unceremonial dumping of the former President of the Women's Cricket Federation as Manager without explanation adds insult to injury; it is my understanding that the Board was unaware of the decision taken by the Secretariat management. This on top of the fact that the WICB ignored the Federation's recommendation for Coach and Physio. The entire management team now consists of persons with little or no background in women's cricket!

There was a song on the radio this morning which speaks to this situation: "no one want to plant the corn, everybody want to raid the barn". This is exactly what is happening and women's cricket can only suffer!

The WICB's Women Committee, if it still exists, should resign en bloc.

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