Barbados: Broomes Treated Unfairly By Cricket Association (25 Jul 1998)

25 July 1998

Broomes Treated Unfairly By Cricket Association

The Barbados Nation

Former treasurer of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA), Vernon Williams, has blasted membership for its treatment of former first vice-president Jeff Broomes.

In a hard-hitting statement yesterday, Williams, delivered a tongue-lashing after happenings at the 64th annual general meeting at Sherbourne Centre on Wednesday.

The BCA membership has been most unkind to Jeff, Williams said in a statement. When you consider his involvement in cricket development, the Combined Schools, the seeking of sponsorships and the arrangement of scholarships, the above statement is justified.

Williams, who stepped down from the post prior to Wednesdays meeting saying he was not happy with the runnings of the BCA, was speaking against the background of Broomes omission from the board.

In a close race to retain the post of first vice-president, Broomes lost by one vote to former government minister Keith Simmons. Broomes had earlier declared differences of opinion with re-elected president Tony Marshall and it was felt this weighed against him.

Williams, in his usual no-nonsense manner, backed Broomes credibility, mentioning that the former Barbados youth team manager worked tirelessly on behalf of the BCA, and played a major role in the securing of the financial package for the construction of the Media Centre and the Mitchie Hewitt Stand.

... The president should have been happy and grateful to Jeff and his team for bringing home the bacon, Williams said.

He also had words of advise for the more than 1 600 members of the countrys largest sporting organisation.

The BCA membership must mature and must use the annual meetings more meaningfully, Williams said. They should look behind what is presented in the report and search further.

He also told members that the associations business was paramount and that he would be willing to lend any assistance necessary to new treasurer Patricia Greenidge, the first woman to be elected to the BCA board.

Source :: The Barbados Nation (https://www.nationnews.com/)