PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board met in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2014. The Board deliberated on a number of matters including cricketing, governance, developmental, commercial and scheduling.
Notably the Board received the Task Force and was briefed on the vision for selection by Selection Panel member Courtney Browne who represented Chairman of Selectors Clive Lloyd who is on tour with the West Indies Test squad in South Africa.
TASK FORCE REPORT
The Board received the report of the Task Force, which was commissioned to review the matters relating to the premature end to the tour of India.
Chairman Michael Gordon QC presented the report and responded to questions and clarification from members of the Board. Attached are the conclusions and recommendations of the Task Force Report. The Board is currently studying the full report and will make a subsequent announcement.
The other members of the Task Force were Sir Wes Hall and Sir Richard Cheltenham QC.
GOVERNANCE
The Board of Directors has reviewed the various governance reports and will set a date to further discuss the various recommendations with a view to implementing best practice in corporate governance.
AUSTRALIA TOUR OF THE WEST INDIES 2015
The Board received a recommendation from management for the venues for the Australia tour of the West Indies 2015. This recommendation was made following the bidding process.
West Indies vs Australia Test Series schedule
May 30-June 1: Warm up match – Antigua (Australia vs Team To Be Confirmed)
June 5-9: First Test — Windsor Park, Dominica
June 13-17: Second Test – Sabina Park, Jamaica
BRIEFING BY SELECTION PANEL
Mr. Courtney Browne briefed the Board of Directors on the vision of the Selection Panel for selection to the West Indies teams. Mr. Browne outlined the background and history of West Indies Team Selection in recent years and the vision and thinking of the Selection Panel with regard to selection of the West Indies Men’s Team in the three international formats – Test, One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals.
BRIEFING BY DIRECTOR OF CRICKET
Director of Cricket Richard Pybus briefed the Board of Directors on a number of matters including WICB and West Indies Players relationship, West Indies Team Culture, Elite Player Education Programme for all West Indies Players, Coaching Programme and Regional Curator Programme.
WOMEN’S AND AGE GROUP REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS
The Board approved a recommendation from management to institute a formal rotational system for the hosting of the WICB Women and Age Group tournaments.
Regional Women’s Tournament Host Venues*
2015 – Trinidad and Tobago
2016 – Guyana
2017 – Windward Islands
2018 – Barbados
2019 – Jamaica
Regional Under 15 Tournament Host Venues*
2015 – Guyana
2016 – Windward Islands
2017 – Barbados
2018 – Jamaica
2019 – Leeward Islands
Regional Under 19 Tournament Host Venues*
2015 – Jamaica
2016 – Windward Islands
2017 – Leeward Islands
2018 – Barbados
2019 – Trinidad and Tobago
*Subject to the Territorial Board’s willingness to host within the agreed tournament budget.
The Board approved a recommendation from management that all territories must have on-going women’s cricket league tournaments in order to be allowed to participate in the WICB Regional Tournament.
The Board recommended that Windward Islands should host their women’s tournament between four teams in order to select two teams from the Windward Islands.