Does Clyde Butts know he’s on probation?

Clyde Butts is doing a lot of the WICB’s dirty work.   But, does Clyde Butts know that the majority of the WICB board of directors do not want him as chairman of selectors?  Does he know that they originally voted against retaining his panel?  Does he know he’s on probation?

The minutes of WICB board meetings provide all the answers.

The Chief Executive Officer tabled a document received from the Review Committee as to the background, process and recommendations with respect to the Selection Committee.

The Review Committee’s recommendations as to the persons to serve on the Selection Committee for the period 2010/2012 were as follows:

Selection Committee                Alternate Selectors
Clyde Butts (Chairman)            Lockhard Sebastien
Robert Haynes                    Stuart Williams
Courtney Browne                Nehemiah Perry

Disagreement was evinced at the retention of Messrs Butts and Haynes and there was some support for Lockhart Sebastien as a selector.

Mr. Mahabir stated that the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board would have nominated Mr. Jumadeen if it was known that the incumbent selectors would be retained. The Chief Executive Officer, however, pointed out that the recommendations of the Review Committee were made on the basis and assessment of impartial interviews. It was also his considered view that radical change of personnel in the past had failed to bring results.

He also reminded the meeting that the paper on West Indies Selection Policy has been adopted by the Board at the November meeting in 2009. At this point Mr. Campbell advised the meeting of his Association’s withdrawal of Mr. Perry’s nomination as an alternate selector and his name was consequently withdrawn.

Further discussion realized a considered division on the recommendations of the Review Committee. A motion was then moved to approve the Selection Committee as recommended. This was defeated by nine votes to seven. A second motion to appoint the Committee for the stipulated period of two years, with a review after one year was then put to the vote. This was carried by ten votes to five with one abstention. There was no vote on the recommendation for alternate selectors. In his closing remarks on this item the Chief Executive Officer emphasized the need for agreed targets and guidelines to be communicated to the Selection Committee.

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