Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron, President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) recently made a presentation at the Annual Awards for the Cayman Cricket Association.
During his presentation Cameron explained what has been done for the Americas Region which includes Bermuda.
Cameron told the audience, “We have taken an active part in the affairs of the Americas of which WICB is the full member responsible.
“We have been in discussions with the Commonwealth Games Committee and the Pan Am Games with a long term view to making cricket an Olympic Sport. We at WICB wholeheartedly support cricket as an Olympic sport. The format we will have to decide and yes all countries will have to play as independent nations. The benefits to countries would be huge – funding, playing opportunities. However we have been reminded by the persons in this region that any government interference will render this a no-ball.
The Americas are part of our huge fan base, potential player base as well
We are pursuing age group competitions – Under 15, Under 17 for the Americas. We already have Under 19 and we now have a combine team participating in our NAGICO Super50. This we hope will be the future as we attempt to add 2 new franchises from North America.”
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