Dainty: USA cricket will explode into life
Gladstone Dainty, the USACA's president, has spoken to Martin Williamson and Will Luke in a comprehensive, wide-ranging interview
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
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Gladstone Dainty, the USACA's president, has spoken to Martin Williamson and Will Luke in a comprehensive, wide-ranging interview. Read what he told us at Cricinfo and leave your opinions or thoughts in the comments below.
Your critics claim that under your tenure, the USACA has lurched from crisis to crisis, culminating in your suspension from the ICC. How would you respond to those attacks?
The efforts of outstanding individuals have been undermined long before my time. Political forces in and out of the organization have made bad calculations about the financial rewards of cricket in the USA.There are those who believe that it takes a few dollars to make many millions. This belief has been around for many years; it has undermined the efforts of many and drained our limited resources.
What would you consider to be your achievements?
Over the last three-and-a-half years our achievements have been many .We have:
Over the last three-and-a-half years our achievements have been many .We have:
It should be noted that the ICC Americas WCLQ series included Canada and Bermuda and the average age of the team was reduced to 25.6 years.
Will Luke is assistant editor of ESPNcricinfo