Guyana emerged triumphant from the recent Stanford 20/20 competition

Billionaire Allen Stanford's Super Star XI was due to take on South Africa in Antigua on 10 November.

But a scheduling conflict with the West Indies tour to Pakistan prompted him to abandon his plans.

Pakistan say, however, they would have been prepared to alter the tour dates to allow the game to take place.

That, according to Stanford, contradicts an assessment of the situation conveyed to him last month in a letter from WICB president Ken Gordon who said "absolutely nothing" could be done to change the itinerary.

"Subsequent to this, South Africa was informed, agreements with suppliers were cancelled, the Super Star squad training in Antigua were informed and the camp was discontinued because of the irresolvable issue with the Pakistan tour dates.

"At this stage, it would be unprofessional to reinstate all of this to accommodate what appears to be a lack of efficiency and miscommunication on the part of the WICB," said Stanford, who is ploughing $28m into Caribbean cricket.

He claims the date for the Super Star match was approved by the WICB and International Cricket Council in January.

His squad included Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Daren Ganga, but they are all likely to be chosen for the first Test against Pakistan in Lahore, which starts on 11 November.

Some players unlikely to be chosen for the tour have reacted angrily to missing out on the Antigua game as well.

"I wish things like this could be resolved amicably in future.

"Playing against South Africa would have been a great opportunity for the young players to establish themselves in world cricket," pace bowler Pedro Collins commented.