Roberts

Cameron

Former West Indies fast bowler Andy Roberts says one should not be surprised if it should turn out that the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control (WICBC) cast their two votes for Dr Julian Hunte and Joel Garner during the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) elections.

The former speedster, who in an earlier interview with The Star that he was not in support of any of the candidates, as Clive Lloyd would have been his choice, raised the issue given media reports, which seems to have placed the votes of the WICBC in the column of incumbent vice-president, Whycliffe 'Dave' Cameron.

The 42-year-old Cameron was nominated by the WICBC along with the Jamaica Cricket Association, however, according to Roberts it should be noted that the WICBC has had its greatest period of cricket growth under the current regime, and that an about-turn vote for Hunte should not be ruled out of the equation.

"When you look at it Windwards cricket has benefited in more than one ways since Julian Hunte became president," outlined Roberts.

"A point in case is the West Indies team. You never had so many people from the Windward Islands playing for West Indies before, and this has been as a result of strides made by the Windwards cricket since Hunte has been president.

"Also, Windward Islands cricket has also had the enviable distinction of having the West Indies captain, board CEO and board president all hailing from the territory at the same point in time.

"So don't overlook these facts as what you could see is the Windwards doing one thing during nominations process, and a complete opposite thing during the elections."

The elections will see Cameron going up against Dr Hunte, who was nominated by the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) and the Leeward Islands Cricket Association.

The two other territories which are eligible to cast votes during the event will be the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) and the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

Both territories are yet to declare their hands after refusing to back either Cameron or Hunte during the nomination process.

The TTCB choose to remain neutral, while the GCB saw their candidate for the post, Clive Lloyd, missing out on nomination due to the lack of the seconded vote.

The election will be held on March 27 in Barbados and will see both candidates also having a vice-presidential running mate.

Cameron and WICBC president Emmanuel Nanthan will run on one ticket, while Hunte and BCA president, Joel Garner, will run on the other.