WICB MEDIA RELEASE: WICB PRESIDENT VISITS WITH NYC CRICKET GROUP

WICB MEDIA RELEASE: WICB PRESIDENT VISITS WITH NYC CRICKET GROUP


Carole Beckford This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. via googlegroups.com

For immediate release
January 16, 2017

WICB PRESIDENT VISITED WITH NEW YORK CRICKET

BROOKLYN, New York – President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Dave Cameron was the special guest at the New York Metropolitan District Cricket Association (NYMDCA) last Wednesday (January 11). The occasion was the professional business networking session.

In the President’s remarks, Cameron noted that the visit to New York was to meet with local cricket organizers and players, as well as with city government officials to explore ways of further developing the growth and popularity of cricket in the Diaspora.
It was pointed out that securing a stadium for cricket in New York City is one of the goals of the NY Metropolitan District Cricket Association, which the WICB encourages and supports.

Cameron also highlighted that in managing the WICB as a business, there are some key priorities which includes meeting players’ needs to facilitate best performances on and off the field. “The team I am a part of now has helped the organisation to move from a deficit to having a surplus of funds," Cameron noted.

Additionally, he mentioned that currently all West Indian cricketers registered with the WICB are enjoying improved salary arrangements with reasonable wages, which ensure that they can give cricket full-time attention, without the need for a second job.
Currently, compared to four years ago, where there were only 15 full-time players employed by the WICB, there are now 120, with entry-level players getting at least $30,000 (USD) per year.

The event was organised by After Networking Wednesdays (ANW) Coordinating Cohost Gerry Hopkin and Primary Cohost, Edmund Sadio. The meeting was also addressed by Cliff Roye, the president of the New York Metropolitan District Cricket Association, who expressed optimism for the future of cricket in New York.

Michael Roberts of Commonsense Strategies, who along with James Archibald, worked with the leadership of NYMDCA and Charles Simpson in planning the media and other government engagements of Cameron's Itinerary.

Other planned events on Cameron's three-day itinerary, included visits to various cricket playing fields, a press conference on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan with NYC officials on Thursday and a Meet & Greet reception at Brooklyn's Borough Hall, hosted by Borough President Eric Adams, on Friday.

-ENDS-

Caption
Group Picture – (l-r) James Archibald, Dave Cameron, Charles Simpson, John Melbourne (93.5 FM/formerly of WLIB) and Gerry Hopkin.
Cameron and NYC – Cameron with Edmund Sadio of the ANW



Carole Beckford
Manager, Communications and Marketing
West Indies Cricket Board Inc.
T. 268.481.2464 | F. 268.481.2498
Windiescricket.com

P.O. Box 616W
Factory Road, St John’s, Antigua W.I.

WICB MEDIA RELEASE: CORPORATE ANTIGUA MEETS WITH WICB
Carole Beckford This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. via googlegroups.com

For immediate release
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

CORPORATE ANTIGUA MEETS WITH WICB

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Sections of the corporate community in Antigua met with the Commercial, Marketing and Operation teams of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) at its head office in St John’s earlier today.

With the Regional Super50 competition two weeks away the corporate entities were given final details on packages on offer which will include access to commercial properties for the rest of the calendar year. The meeting also highlighted how to acquire commercial relationships with the Coolidge Cricket Ground (Sticky Wicket).

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda and the WICB have entered into an agreement to co-own and manage the facility and the WICB’s outgoing CEO, Michael Muirhead, spoke about the “exciting opportunities to be available with the acquisition of the property and how both the island and cricket will benefit as a result.”

The Sticky Wicket facility will be redeveloped into a full-service space which will cater to a range of services including cricket matches, camps, entertainment and an exquisite dining experience. “The transition will take place in phases over a three-year period,” noted Muirhead.

Coolidge Cricket Ground along with the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium will share Zone A matches of the Super50.  Teams are Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, Windward Islands Volcanoes, West Indies Under 19 and Kent Spitfires.

The next meeting is set for Thursday, January 12.

-ENDS-

Caption: Michael Muirhead speaks with (l-r) Cindy Grant, Dion Francis and Kevinia Francis of Kennedy’s Club Limited. Kennedy’s is a distributor of beverages and liquor.



Carole Beckford
Manager, Communications and Marketing
West Indies Cricket Board Inc.
T. 268.481.2464 | F. 268.481.2498
Windiescricket.com

P.O. Box 616W
Factory Road, St John’s, Antigua W.I.

Gibberish man timmyj was there BUT did not get a photo op ? 

Surprised the LIAR was not at the meeting 

Giz wall to wall Rastas....to 'Mericans may as well have been held on the dark side of the moon.   

You were NOT in the pic with Alien ???  :-\