Skerritt, who is from St. Kitts and Nevis, won by eight to four in a ballot conducted in Jamaica’s capital Kingston.

His running mate Kishore Shallow, who challenged Emmanuel Nanthan for the vice-presidency, also won by the same margin.

"I am humbled and deeply honoured to be elected as President," Skerritt said.

"We pledge to work for improvement on and off the field for West Indies Cricket."

Shallow, President of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association, added: "I am grateful and humbled by the support of the members of the Territorial Board.

"This is a victory for West Indies Cricket."

The proceedings were carried out under the watchful eyes of international audit firm, KPMG.

Jamaican Cameron and the Dominican Republic's Nanthan served CWI, a multi-national organisation representing the Anglophone Caribbean region, for 17 and 15 years respectively.

Cameron was appointed as the President in 2013 and served two terms of three years each.

He had taken over from the then President Julian Hunte of Saint Lucia and continued to hold the post since then.

Before that, Cameron was the vice-president.

His six years as President were marked by a number of well-publicised rows with numerous senior players, including Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy.

The most notable player revolt against Cameron came in 2014, when Dwayne Bravo and his squad decided to abandon the tour of India over a pay dispute with CWI.

Cameron, 47, was also criticised for his part in the firing of Phil Simmons as head coach of the West Indies men's team in 2016.

Simmons, a former West Indies batsman and head coach of Afghanistan since 2017, is seeking damages for constructive dismissal.

Cameron and Nanthan defended their record in a joint statement.

"We were glad to be able to serve and proud of our achievements," they said.

"We are happy that we left 123 players under contract.

"West Indies Cricket now has a home owned by the board at Coolidge Cricket Grounds [in Antigua].

"The World Championships and bringing back the Wisden Trophy [which the men's team regained by beating England in a recent home Test series] are also other achievements that we are proud of.

"More than anything else we have a fit youthful team that is prepared to face the world.

"Under this team we made significant strides and you trusted us to safeguard the region’s most valuable asset.

"The tenure was rewarding and full of challenges and we feel proud we have managed to take the cricket to this level."