A dispute over points awarded in a Two Day cricket fixture between defending champions PIC Liberta Blackhawks and WES Rising Sun Spartans has escalated into a public controversy, after the presidents of both clubs traded verbal barbs on a popular local radio programme.
According to Antigua Observer, the disagreement spilled into the public domain on Monday when the two club presidents appeared on the Good Morning Jojo sport show, where they clashed over the interpretation of the rules governing the disputed match.
The argument centres on which team should rightfully be awarded points for the contested fixture — a question that has clearly divided the two clubs at the leadership level. The public nature of the confrontation has drawn attention to what might otherwise have been an internal cricket administrative matter.
The involvement of both club presidents on a widely heard sports programme signals the depth of the disagreement and suggests that a resolution through quiet negotiation has, at least for now, proven elusive. With PIC Liberta Blackhawks holding defending champion status, the outcome of the points dispute could carry meaningful implications for the standings in the Two Day competition.
