Rousseau resigns as WICB boss - ...Vice-President Joseph goes too BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CANA: The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President, Pat Rousseau, and Vice-President, Clarvis Joseph, resigned late yesterday. At a press conference following the WICB's annual general meeting, Mr. Rousseau, a Jamaican, and Mr. Joseph announced they would not continue in their positions after their decision to remove team manager, Ricky Skerritt, was opposed by the WICB's board membership. "We are resigning from the West Indies Cricket Board, effective Monday June 4th 2001," Mr. Rousseau told the press conference at the Accra Beach Hotel. "It is based on the unacceptable position in which we find ourselves based on the termination of Mr. Ricky Skerritt, the manager of the West Indies," said Mr. Rousseau, who took over as the WICB president in 1996. "The board has taken a decision to reinstate Mr. Skerritt which brings into question our integrity and we are therefore unable to continue as president and vice-president. "Mr. Skerritt was evaluated by Joseph and myself during debriefing sessions after each tour and specifically after England, Australia, and the South Africa (losing) tours. We came to the conclusion based on those evaluations and the performance of the team, that he is not in our opinion a suitable person to manage the team at this time." The WICB is expected to hold an extra-ordinary meeting next week to elect a new president and vice-president.
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