Although Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt and Chief Executive Officer, Jonny Grave have concluded their two-day trip to Guyana without any meaningful engagement with the media, sources told Stabroek Sports that nothing definitive has come out of the meetings throughout the visit.
According to information reaching this daily, a faction describing themselves as “Stakeholders of Guyana Cricket” which includes the Berbice Cricket Board representative, Rabindranuath Saywack, former West Indies player and Georgetown Cricket Association President, Roger Harper met Skerritt while meetings were held with the ‘Anand Sanasie faction’, both of whom represent the interest of cricket administration in Guyana.
“The CWI President listened to the concerns relating to the general governance [of cricket]. What was the impact of the court rulings, the hosting of India and the Regional Under-19 tournament,” the source said.
According to the source, CWI was not aware of the extent of the issues in Guyana.
They have however, received information which they will now process in an effort to find a way forward. While no discussions were held relating to the installation of an Interim Management Committee, there was a suggestion of CWI running the events directly. Skerritt’s visit saw him meeting with Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr George Norton and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo where both parties pledged the government’s support to resolving the issues.
It was pointed out that the position of the current climate of Guyana’s cricket was quite interesting with the court ruling that the executives of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) were illegal leaving the sport without any immediate authority.
The immediate challenge posed was the participation of the Guyana female Under-19 and Guyana Under-15 teams in regional tournaments.
Also of some concern is the appointment of the Cricket Ombudsman.Norton had appointed Stephen Lewis as the Ombudsman but that appointment Lewis has been challenged in court.
The GCB executives had previously appointed Lewis in the same capacity but that appointment was also challenged on the grounds of the body not having the authority to do so.
