If the Stanford Twenty20 had continued if it would have made a difference in WI cricket. There was a very different approach – truly professional, by the Stanford T20 board, and players had to comply with strict regulations and had to work hard and it showed. The players initially found it difficult, but it was take it or leave it. It gave the young players on the islands something to be excited about and what happened was a shame, but now we have to move forward and attract other investment.

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Richie Richardson was writing weekly for thewisdencricketer.com for the duration of the West Indies tour of England in association with the Antigua Tourist Board