WICB announce new retainer contract recipients

Teenage Antiguan pacer Alzarri Joseph heads a list of newcomers to the retained list of male players by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)

The WICB now has 12 men and 15 women who have all signed central contracts for the West Indies for the period up to September 30, 2017.

The full men’s list is: Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Brathwaite, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Leon Johnson, Alzarri Joseph and Jomel Warrican.

Meanwhile, three male players have notified the selection panel they are declining the offer. They are top-order batsmen Marlon Samuels and Darren Bravo and all-rounder, Carlos Brathwaite. All three are currently in the test team playing against Pakistan. 

The female players retained are captain Stafanie taylor, Merissa Aguerilla, Shermaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Britney Cooper, Shanel Daley, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Kycia Knight, Kyshona Knight, Hayley Mathews, Anisa Mohammed, Shaquana Quintyne, Shakera Selman and Tremayne Smartt.

The central contracts for women range from US $12,000 to US $30,000 while the contracts for men range from US $100,000 to US $150,000. The contract for the period is based on performances from October 1, 2015 to September 2016.

The WICB also has 90 additional players on contract for the six franchises and their salaries range from US $15,600 to $30,000. Those players are part of the first-class set-up.

The 4-day Professional Cricket League (PCL) begins next Friday, November 11 with matches in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and St Kitts. The Super 50 is scheduled for January to February 2017.

Separate arrangements are on offer for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) the region’s Twenty20 domestic league and those packages range from US $5,000 to US $160,000.

West Indies will play in a tri-nation One Day International series with Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. The series, scheduled for Zimbabwe, is due to start Wednesday, November 16.