anachronism
əˈnakrəˌnɪz(ə)m/Submit - noun
a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.
the action of attributing something to a period to which it does not belong.
I'm in full agreement when applying this to the current stand alone cricketing entity.
When speaking of a Federated West Indies with freedom of movement, free from inter island tariff chargess, coalesing around a single currency, unified judicial, legislative and executive branches and the like then I dont accept that term as applicable, such an entity I believe would have been wholly appropriate. Both then and today.
The understanding and definition of British West Indies/West Indies, before it metamorphosizes into what we presently know as the BWICBC, is where most peoples perceptions, mission statements and practical expectations clearly depart, and the confusion takes over. ( History repeating )
Answer in 2017 : Securing another contract, financial fredom = eating a food. This answer doesnt provide much detail but speaks directly to an important issue, money.
These caretakers may well be predispossed to a degree of self interest but : the problems one or more individuals create within a unit hinders its operation only when the unit they function within is unable - or unwilling - to reduce or eliminate their detrimental effects on the output of said collective. Or when and if that one, or more individual, holds absolute power.
NW openly stated his aim of Federation alongside his differences with Bustamante, Adams and Williams, in doing so he showed a willingness to engage each of their different perceptions and expectations, as I'm sure did Busta, Adams and Williams. He is also shown stating before talks began that achieving a predetermined goal is much more difficult to achieve if that goal is not of equal importance to each individual within the collective prior to commencement.
I share that sentiment, which I think brings, me at least, neatly upto the present day where the few remaining BWI cricket fans demand success on the field first and foremost but BWICBC administrators place greater emphasis on cashing ICC checks.
It didn't go unnoticed, by me at least, that these checks they collect, and the benefits that come with them, are not shared equally among the collective while they enjoy freedom of movement around the region, tariff charge waivers, tax exemptions and submit to no jurisdiction bar ICC. Further, over the last 80 odd years, before the Federations conception and long after its passing.
Far be it for me to cast my opinion onto the ideologies of these Honorable ancestors but, as the Federation never achieved anything close to what the BWICBC have managed and considering the struggles each Head of State must have been faced with from their respective constituents I'm almost certain Mr Adams, Williams, Manley & Bustamante would label todays CWI as buccaneers.
buccaneer
bʌkəˈnɪə
nounhistorical
plural noun: buccaneers
a pirate, originally one operating in the Caribbean.
"the marauding buccaneers who used to terrorize the Mediterranean coasts"
synonyms: pirate, marauder, raider, sea rover, freebooter, plunderer, cut-throat, privateer,
Viking, bandit, robber, desperado; More
a person who acts in a recklessly adventurous and often unscrupulous way, especially in business.
"the company might be a target for an individual buccaneer seeking power and prestige"
Now ask yourself, who would lose most from a federated region, not BWICBC....
Without a doubt we are now entering a new era in world cricket, the status quo has shifted, is cwi's antiquidated nature of operation able to recognise this or then make the necessary adjustsments to ensure Ireland and Afghanistans rise up the cricketing ladder over the last 10 years be checked.....
