President Hall bows out

BRIDGETOWN: Reverend Wes Hall is expected to step down as president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) because of health reasons. Rev Hall, who took over the job when Pat Rousseau resigned two years ago, will not be seeking re-election when the WICB hold their next annual general meeting in Dominica next month. The former West Indies fast bowler, team manager and selector, should be issuing a statement early this week about his plans. The mid-July annual general meeting is expected to have elections on the agenda, since the two-year term of the present executive ends. Hall became WICB president and Val Banks vice-president in July 2001 after the dramatic resignation of Rousseau and vice-president Clarvis Joseph the previous month, over the firing of West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt. Rousseau and Joseph resigned from their positions when the board voted to overturn their decision to fire Skerritt.