WICB to meet with new gov’t to resolve cricket impasse

A section of the audience at last evening’s Town hall meeting at the GCC pavilion. (Orlando Charles photo)

President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Wycliffe “Dave” Cameron revealed that new government of Guyana yesterday confirmed their support and willingness to sit with the WICB as well as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in order to resolve the current state of cricket in the country.

This ground-breaking address was delivered last evening at the WICB’s Town Hall Meeting held at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) pavilion, as Cameron, WICB Vice-President Emmanuel Nanthan and GCB Secretary/WICB Director Anand Sanasie engaged in a tense session of questions and answers with local stakeholders of cricket, as to seek a better way forward for the rejuvenation of cricket locally and inevitably, West indies cricket.

Cameron confirmed that recent talks with the Minister of Sport Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine saw a pact being made by the respective entities who agreed that a way forward will be forged. The WICB head also pointed out that while many areas of concern were aired by some of the stakeholders, in the