A group calling itself “Majority Stakeholders” says that it is rejecting the appointment of Steven Lewis as Cricket Ombudsman, referring to the appointment by Minister of Social Cohesion, George Norton, as unethical.
At a press conference held at the Malteenoes Sports Club yesterday, President of the Georgetown Cricket Association, Roger Harper along with Rabindranauth Saywack of the Berbice Cricket Board, President of the East Coast Cricket Board, Bissondyal Singh and others shared their views on Lewis’ appointment.
Minister Norton recently appointed Lewis as the Cricket Ombudsman (under Article 17 of the Cricket Administration Act) and he also had identified a date for the hosting of the first Guyana Cricket Board elections as stated in Article 7.
Article 17 of the Act states: “The Minister, after meaningful consultation with West Indies Cricket Board, shall (a) be responsible for the appointment of the Cricket
