Alloy supports Guyanese for WICB presidency

THE Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board of Control will be supporting Chaitram Singh of Guyana to fill the post of president of the West Indies Cricket Board and not Trinidadian Willie Rodriguez.

But TTCBC president Alloy Lequay explained yesterday, this was only by a quirk of fate, since they saw Singh as the most senior WICB representative and the one most likely to pursue continuity in existing strategies. He pointed out up to the present time, Queen’s Park Cricket Club president Rodriguez had not spoken to his board on the subject matter. Lequay made it abundantly clear there is no rift between Rodriguez and the TTCBC. He said the TTCBC had been contacted by Singh since the announcement of incumbent president Rev Wes Hall that he will be surrendering the position.

The TTCBC boss said it was Jamaica Cricket Association president and ex-West Indies wicketkeeper Jackie Hendriks who called him to indicate the JCA had nominated Rodriguez. Lequay said at the time when Hendriks called, he had already committed to Singh and was now morally obligated to support him at the July 13 election at the WICB’s annual general meeting in Dominica. Rev Hall, who was president since 2001, confirmed on Tuesday he will not be seeking re-election to the WICB presidency because of health reasons. Others seeking to be WICB president are Barbadians Tony Marshall and Stephen Alleyne.