Clarke Road Cricket Club president Baldath Mahabir is not happy with the explanation and response by the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) in granting permission to Central Sports Cricket Club to register a ‘fifth’ overseas player for the 2024 season.
As reported on Monday, Clarke Road wrote a formal protest to the TTCB citing that Central Sports registered and played a fifth overseas player when Barbadian opener Shayne Mosely played against Clarke Road in their Round Five meeting at Felicity on March 9 and 10.
However, Central Sports president Richard Ramkissoon expressed to Guardian Media Sport that they got permission from the TTCB and added that Mosely was a replacement for Guyanese Akshaya Persaud who was called up by Guyana Harpy Eagles for the ongoing Cricket West Indies Championship.
However, Mahabir said the club’s lawyers are looking into the matter. “A maximum of four doesn’t give you any right to five under any condition. It doesn’t have any conditionality for more than four,” Mahabir told Guardian Sport.
Mahabir added the matter would be pursued. “The replacement they talk about is a concussed player or a replacement during a game. If a player starts a match and is called for national, or West Indies duty. That’s how I interpret it, that’s how the club sees it.”
Article 5(A)ii of the regulations states: “Clubs will be allowed to register a maximum of four (4) registered players. Only three (3) can play per club, per round with a maximum of two (2) on either team (first team or reserve).
Central Sports currently hold a 22-point lead in the standings and seven points from this weekend’s match away to Powergen will guarantee them the title.