Guyana Times article.
Georgetown, Guyana - Majority of the fifteen contracted players attached to the Guyana Jaguars have signed their retainer first-class contract, and according to GCB Territorial Developmental Officer, who is now attached to Cricket Guy Inc, Colin Stuart, the response from the players regarding the contract is favorable.
Stuart insisted on Monday that apart from Devendra Bishoo, Assad Fudadin and Ronsford Beaton (West Indies ‘A’ team duties), the remaining contracts will be signed by Friday.
“As we speak the contracts were handed out to the twelve available players for them to pursue the document. A number of them have already signed, and I am confident those who are available here will do so by Friday,†Stuart stressed.
The former Guyana and West Indies fast bowler also noted that none of the players available have raised any issues about the contracts stating: “There has been no indication from anybody that they don’t want to sign or any issue was raise regarding the contractâ€.
The Professional Cricket League (PCL) guarantees a player an annual income of between US$15,600 and US$36,000. This is in addition to match fees and prize monies.
In addition to the annual income, players can earn up to US$13,000 in match fees if they play in all ten Regional four-day matches and up US$4,900 in fees for the full season of the NAGICO Super50 (seven matches).
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has roll out a full Professional First Class Franchise System in which a cadre of 90 players will be engaged in a professional cricket structure on a day-to-day basis, year round.
Each franchise has retained fifteen players who will work as a unit on a day-to-day basis in each territory under a Head Coach and support staff.
The six franchises will be based in Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and Windward Islands. Each franchise will receive a monthly stipend of US$45,000.
The contract players are: Veerasammy Permaul, Christopher Barnwell, Anthony Bramble, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Ronsford Beaton, Narsingh Deonarine, Trevon Griffith, Leon Johnson, Assad Fudadin, Devendra Bishoo, Keon Joseph, Rajendra Chandrika, Paul Wintz, Vishaul Singh and Raymod Reifer.
