Guyana’s cricket: At the crossroads

Whycliffe Cameron

It might be too early to make a judgement but it does appear that the only change recently in West Indies cricket has been the replacement of Julian Hunte by his former deputy Whycliffe Cameron as president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

Those who rejoiced that Hunte is no longer in charge of the region’s most popular sport might now be doing a double take, wondering if those tasked with the responsibility of electing the head of West Indies Cricket simply chose a younger version of Hunte.

In the context of the Guyana situation it was felt that Hunte supported the embattled Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) against the Guyana government in return for their two votes at the all important Annual General Meeting held March 27.
The associations and county boards that were not involved in the GCB elections, held in January, where Drubahadur was elected president,