WI bowlers prevented from playing in English county (27 Oct 95)

WICBC CEO Steve Comacho announced in Port of Spain that WICBC was considering preventing West Indian fast bowlers from playing on the English county circuit. This move came as the result of injuries to leading West Indian bowlers such as Ian Bishop which are said to be the cause of West Indies` poor showing in the last year. The United Cricket Board of South Africa is also preparing to institute a similar ban. The WICBC ban may extend to batsmen as well as bowlers. Although, in Comacho`s views the players would be better used to develop cricket in the Caribbean, Capt Peter Short of the WICBC could not see any professional cricket contracts that could pay for these cricketers` services.