The president of Guyana’s embattled cricket board has resigned after police raided his home and those of other top officials in an escalating feud with the government.

Ramsay Alli said court officials seized financial documents and other papers at his office and home and at the homes of board secretary Anand Senasee, past president Chetram Singh and another trustee, Lionel Jaikarran.

Assistant Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud confirmed the raids, which occurred on Monday.

“Police were there only to ensure peace was kept,” he said.

Alli said ongoing pressure from the government in the last nine months had taken a toll on his private and professional life.

The dispute began with board elections in mid-2011. Bickering factions prompted the government, tired of the infighting and allegations of corruption, to appoint an interim management committee to take control of Guyana’s cricket affairs, backed by the Guyana High Court ruling the GCB a legal non-entity.

The government locked the board out of its offices in January but a court later ordered the locks removed.

Despite all that, the West Indies Cricket Board continues to recognise only the board, and last month the International Cricket Council warned Guyana faced serious consequences if the government remained in charge.

The WICB has already cancelled plans for Australia to play a Test against West Indies in Guyana in April, and has moved the Guyanese team to a new base in Dominica for the ongoing regional championship.