The perpetual state of discord that has taken over West Indies cricket and is aiding its continuing downfall has, at least, kept some of the region’s sharpest minds active long after they might have looked forward to a relaxed retirement.

A retired Barbados Chief Justice, a past Commonwealth Secretary-General, ex-Caricom prime ministers and former High Court judges are all on the extensive list of those summoned over the last 30 years or so to settle the several quarrels between organisations specifically charged with promoting West  Indies cricket at various levels.

Even the Court of International Arbitration in …..