Cameron on CWI’s agenda

CRICKET West Indies (CWI) CEO Johnny Grave said the CWI board will discuss former president Dave Cameron’s request for a copy of the financial review at the board’s teleconference on Thursday.

In a Whatsapp message to Newsday on Tuesday, Grave said, “He has asked for a copy of our financial review that was presented to our board in December 2019. Our board will consider his request on Thursday at our next scheduled teleconference.”

An unconfirmed report on the Mason and Guest Show in Barbados, on Tuesday, said Cameron had acted on his initial threat to take CWI to court if he did not receive a copy of the audit.

Asked about any court action from the former CWI boss, Grave said, “Not to my knowledge.”

Last week, Cameron issued a legal letter to CWI demanding a copy of the Parnell Kerr Foster (PKF) audit. The audit highlighted financial mismanagement during the past administration.

Cameron wanted CWI to make the audit available to him within 48 hours or he would take legal action.

Cameron said he wanted the opportunity to comment within 21 days on all the issues raised in the audit, comments made by West Indies fast bowling great Michael Holding and current president Ricky Skerritt.

Holding raised another concern on his Youtube programme Mikey – Holding Nothing Back earlier this month. He said between 2013 and 2014, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) gave CWI US$500,000 for the benefit of past West Indies players.

Concerning the BCCI gift, Holding said, “I am a past player. I am not saying I want any of it, but I know a lot of past players. I’ve never heard of one cent out of that half a million US dollars going to any past player and I am absolutely sure if they had done that, they would have made a hullabaloo about it, a big press conference (to say), ‘Look what we are doing for the former players.’ Half a million dollars – where is that half a million dollars?”

West Indies Retired Players Foundation committee member Dr Nigel Camacho told Newsday on May 19 he knew nothing of the US$500,000 donation.

Camacho, who has been on the committee since inception, said the foundation has no knowledge that any former players ever benefited from a US$500,000 donation. He said the foundation has struggled for funding.

Skerritt has said he would consider making the audit public in light of it being leaked.