Whycliffe Cameron (born 8 April 1971) is the former president of the

West Indies Cricket Board Cricket West Indies (CWI) is the governing body for cricket in the West Indies (a sporting confederation of over a dozen mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that once formed the British West Indies). It was originally ...

(WICB) Inc. He was elected the 18th president of the WICB in March 2013.

Career

He has served as the vice president of the St. Ann Parish Association, Team Manager and President of

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. He was also Treasurer for the

Jamaica Cricket Association The Jamaica national cricket team or officially the Jamaica Scorpions, is the representative first-class cricket team representing Jamaica at the West Indies domestic competitions. History The team's history goes back to 1895, when they play ...

. Cameron attended Clan Carthy Primary School in

Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...

and has a first class honours BSc in

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from the

University of the West Indies The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 17 English-speaking countries and territories in th ...

President of the West Indies Cricket Board

A WICB director between 2002 and 2019, Cameron served as vice-president during

Julian Hunte Sir Julian Robert Hunte, SLC, KCMG, OBE, (born 14 March 1940 in Castries) was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Lucia from April 2001 to 26 October 2004, when he was succeeded by Petrus Compton. He is the Permanent Representative (or ...

's tenure as president, 2007-13. In the 2013 election Cameron beat the incumbent Hunte 7-5. His running mate, Emmanuel Nanthan of Dominica, became the new vice-president, beating

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president

Joel Garner Joel Garner (born 16 December 1952) is a former West Indian cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early 1980s West Indies cricket teams. Garner is the highest ranked One Day International bowler according to the ICC bes ...

. Cameron, 42, was nominated by the

and seconded by the Windward Cricket Board. His term has been marked by continuing controversy. He deliberately keeps a business-like and distant relationship with players, but with an open door. He played against

Chris Gayle Christopher Henry Gayle, OD (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who has been playing international cricket for the West Indies since 1999. A destructive batter, Gayle is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen to have play ...

in club cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Whycliffe Cricket administration in the West Indies 1971 births Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica Living people Jamaican cricketers University of the West Indies alumni