ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron says his record in office will be the sole determinant of whether he stands for re-election next year.
Pointing to his achievements and objectives over the next year, the Jamaican said his record would be judged by territorial boards who would then decide if he deserved the chance to continue.
“My own view on things is, would the shareholders – the territorial boards – want me to continue to lead West Indies cricket [considering] where we are at today?” the Observer newspaper quoted Cameron as saying.
“We will be publishing our accounts in the next couple of weeks and soon we have our AGM and our accounts are published, but for the first time in recent West Indies [history] – outside of the World Cup – we actually made a substantial surplus.”
Cameron has had a troubled tenure over the last 18 months. He was widely criticised for his handling of the controversial abandoned tour of India in 2014 – an incident which resulted in the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) demanding the WICB pay damages to the tune of US$42 million.
The BCCI also temporarily suspended bilateral relations with the WICB over the matter. Cameron has also faced fire from CARICOM with a recent Governance Review Report calling for the disbanding of the WICB as an entity.
Long-serving St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has also criticised Cameron’s leadership as “poor” and “embarrassing”, and last year called for his resignation.
However, Cameron said his focus was on ensuring a turnaround in West Indies cricket at all levels, and not on earning re-election.“My objective is that by 2017 we would have a Test team to be proud of and that’s what we are working towards,” he pointed out.
“We have the World T20 (women) here in 2018 and so my job is to ensure that I put the West Indies Cricket Board in a firm and a very strong position for the future that’s sustainable.
“If the shareholders decide they would like me to continue next year, then so be it, but I am [not] doing this thing to be re-elected.”
West Indies are currently ranked number eight in Tests and number nine in One-Day Internationals – the latter ranking causing them to miss out on qualification for next year’s Champions League in England.
They currently top the Twenty20 world rankings.
