Lequay says Murray is being misguided

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB), Alloy Lequay charged in a press release yesterday that Deryck Murray is being misguided.

Murray is challenging for the post of president at the TTCB’s 47th annual general meeting at Couva on October 25. Lequay the out-going president who would remain as the CEO is in support of continuity as far as the presidential election is concerned. He has openly come out in support for his deputy, first vice-president Ellis Lewis. Lequay stated in the release yesterday: ”Unfortunately Murray has been misguided by his guardians.”

The veteran administrator stated that he did not want to get into any war of words with Murray but in fact was open to a debate of facts to correct the misinformation circulated by sections of the media whose agenda seems to be to destabilise the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board. “Let me re-state that when Mr Murray joined us in January 2002 as our first Director of Cricket Development it was on a three-year contract in the first instance with every opportunity to plan a development path and design a curriculum for the improvement of our cricket and our young cricketers. “We made every effort to ensure his comfort and financial security within our limited resources. He was earning two and half times more than our CEO to whom he was responsible. He voided the contract after one year, with our consent and without penalty to seek greener pastures.

“Mr Murray had the opportunity to contribute to our Constitution Review and our cricket retreat which helped to inform our Fifth Strategic plan which vice-president Ellis Lewis has since circulated to our executive for comments. “Mr Murray was offered a nominated position, so that he could come on the Board and give his experience, expertise and voluntary service and let his performance influence his upward mobility as others have done — he has refused. “He now expects, after the abandoning of his original mission, to be voted to the Board’s highest office above others who have toiled for years to make cricket the best organised and administered sport in Trinidad and Tobago. “If Mr Murray was in the political arena his conduct would have qualified him for another title. But in sports and indeed cricket we do not use such degrading terms,” stated Lequay. ”I am confident that all the delegates at our 47th annual general meeting will support our values and virtues of successorship, integrity and stability,” stated Lequay.