The West Indies Cricket Board

6 Business View Caribbean 1900, with a match between teams from Great Britain and France. “All full members have to be in agreement,” he says. “We’re discussing the pros and the cons and how it might interfere with our own annual event. Will it dilute what we have? Then, there are conditions that the IOC has laid down that we have to evaluate as to whether or not it’s worthwhile going forward.” Meanwhile, there are several other, more local, items on the WIBC’s agenda. “Cricket is played during the day, traditionally,” Muirhead states. “We’re looking to play the longer form of the game: day/night. In other words, we would start in the evening and go to eight or nine at night. This is to facilitate our fans because the fan base is dwindling for the longer format of the game, although it’s increasing for the very short form of the game. So we are looking to introduce day/night cricket.”