The Board of Directors of Cricket West Indies, meeting on Friday 30 June 2023 at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua, confirmed the appointment of Miles Bascombe, a Vincentian, as the new CWI Director of Cricket, on a three-year contract.
Bascombe, who is expected to take up his new role on August 01, 2023, will take over from Jimmy Adams, who had been in the role for the past six years.
CWI High Performance Manager, Graeme West will act as the Director of Cricket in the interim.
Bascombe, 37, played one T20 International for the West Indies in 2011 and played first-class cricket between 2007 and 2017, for both the Windward Islands and the Combined Campuses and Colleges. He is a graduate of the University of the West Indies with both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, and is a certified coach.
Bascombe was also a CWI Men’s Selector between 2019 and 2021, and served under the chairmanship of Roger Harper.
For the last two years, he has been the Technical Director at the Windward Islands Cricket Board, during which he is credited with having directed a significant turnaround of fortunes for both male and female cricket across different levels, including an unbeaten first-class season in 2023.
On his new appointment Bascombe commented: “West Indies Cricket is at a critical stage with an urgent need to improve performances. We have made significant progress with establishing a central High-Performance system that now needs to be rolled out across all of our Territories. I am looking forward to working as a member of the CWI senior leadership team and closely with the Territorial Boards to bring about the necessary improvements that I am confident will lead to more success by implementing a robust system based on achieving world-class standards and by driving a winning culture.”
THE VINCENTIAN congratulates Bascombe on his appointment as CWI Director of Cricket. We wish him all the best as he assumes a pivotal role at a time when the West Indies have slumped appreciably in ranking among cricketing nations. (Source: windiescricket.com)