Cricket Report
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE OF WEST INDIES CRICKET
FINAL REPORT
October 2007
Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, ON, PC, QC: Chairman Sir Alister McIntyre, OM, OCC Dr. Ian McDonald.
Kingston, Jamaica
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Edited by Carol Collins
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CONTENTS
Preface..........................................................................................5 Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………………. 6 Foreword.………………………………..……………………………………………………………..…8 Overview………………………………………………………………………………………………….12 Introduction…………………………….……………………………………………………………….25 Process of Consultation………..………………………………………………………………..27 PART 1 ...................................................................................... 30 STRUCTURE OF WEST INDIES CRICKET AND ITS INSTITUTIONS............ 30 1.West Indies Cricket Board........................................................... 30 2.WICB and its Committees ........................................................... 33 3.The Role, Functions, Contributions ofTerritorial Boards ................... 34 4. Regional and National Institutions............................................... 37 5. West Indies Women’s Cricket Federation ..................................... 40 6. Former Players— The Link With Past Stalwarts ............................. 41 7. International Cricket Council Relations ........................................ 42 PART 2 ...................................................................................... 47 THE CRISIS .................................................................................. 47 8. Cricket In The Caribbean ......................................................... 47 9.The Crisis In West Indies Cricket
FINAL REPORT
October 2007
Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, ON, PC, QC: Chairman Sir Alister McIntyre, OM, OCC Dr. Ian McDonald.
Kingston, Jamaica
1
Copyright © 2007
Committee on Governance of West Indies Cricket
All rights reserved. Permission is granted to copy or reprint portions for any noncommercial use, except they may not be posted online without permission.
Edited by Carol Collins
Cover Design by Debra Hamilton Printed by Lithographic Printers, Kingston, Jamaica
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CONTENTS
Preface..........................................................................................5 Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………………. 6 Foreword.………………………………..……………………………………………………………..…8 Overview………………………………………………………………………………………………….12 Introduction…………………………….……………………………………………………………….25 Process of Consultation………..………………………………………………………………..27 PART 1 ...................................................................................... 30 STRUCTURE OF WEST INDIES CRICKET AND ITS INSTITUTIONS............ 30 1.West Indies Cricket Board........................................................... 30 2.WICB and its Committees ........................................................... 33 3.The Role, Functions, Contributions ofTerritorial Boards ................... 34 4. Regional and National Institutions............................................... 37 5. West Indies Women’s Cricket Federation ..................................... 40 6. Former Players— The Link With Past Stalwarts ............................. 41 7. International Cricket Council Relations ........................................ 42 PART 2 ...................................................................................... 47 THE CRISIS .................................................................................. 47 8. Cricket In The Caribbean ......................................................... 47 9.The Crisis In West Indies Cricket
References: Wilkin, Charles. Recommendations to WICB Governance Committee. [Basseterre, 2007] 129 Brief history of the WICB. [n.p., n.d.] Caribbean Community Secretariat. [Georgetown: CCS, 2007. The development of West Indies Cricket.