West Indies board names candidates for presidency

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced two candidates who will contest the election to replace Wes Hall as president of the board. According to an Associated Press report, Teddy Griffith, a retired banker from Barbados, and Clarvis Joseph, who has served as vice-president of the WICB, will take part in the election, to be held on September 30. Hall had earlier decided not to offer himself for re-election due to ill health.

The announcement of these two candidates follows the controversial withdrawal of Chetram Singh from the race. Chetram, president of the Guyana Cricket Board, pulled out after controversy regarding his bookmaking business. That forced the WICB to issue notices inviting fresh nominees.

E Val Banks, an Anguillan banker who was elected vice president in Dominica, is currently filling in as president until the September 30 elections.