Queen’s Park CEO aware of tyre-slashing incident

Mowser was speaking concerning an incident where the car tyres of a Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TT CB) team official was hampered with at the Queen’s Park Oval car park during a recent practice match involving the national cricket team. There was one slashed tyre, while there was an attempt to deflate two more tyres.

Mowser, speaking with Newsday yesterday said, “We feel that it was an isolated incident of vandalism. After our investigations we could not prove where the blame lies.

“We feel that Queen’s Park is still a secure place to come and watch cricket and we certainly don’t prevent people from coming and watching practice matches with Queen’s Park and Trinidad and Tobago.

We did have our reports and we did speak to the gentleman (team official named), and we hope that this was an isolated incident of vandalism which won’t happen again.” Earlier this week, president of the TT CB Azim Bassarath said the recent developments have caused grave concern and does not augur well for the future of the sport.

Mowser’s statements are in contrast to Parkites president Deryck Murray who had earlier told Newsday he was unaware of any tyre-slashing at the popular cricket venue. Murray had also attended the day-night practice match between his club and the Red Force who were preparing for the Regional Super50 competition.

Bassarath caused shock waves at the recent prize distribution function of the East Zone of the TT CB, when he questioned whether the targeting of top elected officials of the national governing body were part of “a larger, sinister scenario”.

An unconfirmed report said that the car of a senior cricket official was also shot at while parked at his home.