West Indies Cricketers Seeking More Say (8 November 1998)
West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Pat Rousseau, at the players' request, has arrived in England for all-important talks with the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) to settle the biggest labour dispute in regional cricket
08-Nov-1998
8 November 1998
West Indies Cricketers Seeking More Say
The Barbados Nation
West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Pat Rousseau, at the
players' request, has arrived in England for all-important talks
with the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) to settle the
biggest labour dispute in regional cricket.
The impasse over fees and conditions threatens the imminent tour
of South Africa.
Speaking from the Excelsior Hotel in London, former West Indies
cricket captain Courtney Walsh said the time was right for
players to have more say in the game they played and it would be
brought to bear in what could be an eventful and stormy meeting
today.
"We think the time is right for us to start doing things we
think can improve the image and standard of West Indies
cricket," he said. Walsh said the support for Brian Lara and
Carl Hooper had relaxed them a lot. "The support for Brian and
Carl has been very good. All of the players are behind them and
are very supportive."
Lara and Hooper were stripped of the captaincy and
vice-captaincy, respectively, and withdrawn from the tour to
South Africa, for refusing to go there as scheduled. The two
headed to London, seeking to have a meeting with the WICB.
During a brief stop-off in Barbados, Rousseau said he was hoping
to have the current impasse settled amicably.
Rousseau, chief marketing executive Chris Dehring and fellow
board members Richard DeSouza and Joel Garner, have invited WIPA
to meet with them at 1 p.m.
Source :: The Barbados Nation (https://www.nationnews.com/)