KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — An incensed Julian Jack branded some members of his executive as “snakes”, after he was ousted as president of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association at a special meeting of the general body here Saturday.

Members voted overwhelmingly, 65-25, in favour of the no-confidence motion against Jack, ending the administrator’s nine-year tenure in charge of local cricket administration.

Kishore Shallow, the former assistant secretary in Jack’s executive who resigned on the floor on Saturday, was elected president of the association — in what sources with knowledge of the situation said was a well-orchestrated plan.

“The executive members, they are like snakes,” Jack told reporters at the Arnos Vale Sporting Complex shortly after he was removed.

“It’s only snakes that come around and (wrap) round you and don’t bite you, and when they see you coming, they sting you in your head, and you can’t see them.”

He added: “I think the problems started coming, I would say, in the last year when there (were) people on the executive vying for president and sabotaging some of the programmes.”

However, Jack said he had not sensed he was no longer wanted as president, but admitted he misread the situation.

“I think I didn’t have it right, in terms of my assessment but as it moved on — the process — we thought (we did),” Jack said.

Last month, Marvin Harry, captain of Smashers Club, brought the no-confidence motion against Jack, identifying 10 reasons why the president needed to be removed.

Among these were the failure of the national Under-15 team to win a game in three years in the sub-regional competition, conflicts of interest in the banking of the association’s money at the Teachers Co-operative Credit Union which Jack manages, and the sourcing of funds and equipment for Jack’s club Radcliffe.

However, even as Jack was booted out of office, he maintained that the reasons given for his ousting were “unjustified” and “trivial”, contending these issues could have been dealt with at the executive level.

Jack said despite the manner in which he was ousted, he held no ill feelings towards anyone and had accepted the will of the association.

“Well, the people… have spoken and whatever they say, I would abide by that.”

The new executive, headed by the 30-year-old Shallow, includes three other members of Jack’s executive, including second vice-president Denis Byam, committee member Deighton Butler, and first vice-president Elson Crick.

Butler also resigned from Jack’s executive on Saturday prior to the vote.