St John’s, Antigua –The West Indies Cricket Board has offered contracts to 26 players for the year October 2011 – September 2012.
All players have signed their contracts.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul is returned as the only player with a Grade A contract as was the case in the previous contract year (October 2010 – September 2011).
Fidel Edwards, Ravi Rampaul and Marlon Samuels have received Grade B contracts for the first time. The other player with a Grade B contract is West Indies captain Darren Sammy who was at the same grade previously.
Players who are on Grade C central retainer contracts for the first time are Devendra Bishoo and Kirk Edwards. Both Bishoo on Edwards were on Development Contracts the previous year.
Following up on a commitment to expand the number of women players on contract, the WICB has added two women’s players to the contract list. They are the Guyanese duo of Tremayne Smartt and Shemaine Campbell, both West Indies players.
Anisa Mohammed has been elevated to an A Grade women’s contract.
The full list of contracted players for 2011-2012 is:
Grade A: Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Grade B: Fidel Edwards, Ravi Rampaul, Darren Sammy and Marlon Samuels
Grade C: Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh, Devendra Bishoo Darren Bravo, Kirk Edwards, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell and Shane Shillingford
Development Contracts: Kraigg Brathwaite, Shannon Gabriel, Nelon Pascal, Kieran Powell and Devon Thomas
Women’s Contracts
Grade A: Anisa Mohammed and Stafanie Taylor
Grade B: Merissa Aguilleira, Shemaine Campbell, Shanel Daley, Deandra Dottin, Stacy Ann King and Tremayne Smartt
The players who were offered contracts for the previous year (2010-2011) are:
Grade A: Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Grade B: Sulieman Benn and Darren Sammy
Grade C: Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh, Darren Bravo, Dave Bernard, Nikita Miller, Brendan Nash, Nelon Pascal, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Shane Shillingford and Devon Smith
Development Contracts: Devendra Bishoo, Kirk Edwards, Andre Fletcher, Assad Fudadin, Imran Khan, Kevin Stoute, Gavin Tonge and Chadwick Walton
Women’s Contracts
Grade A: Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin
Grade B: Merissa Aguilleira, Shanel Daley, Stacy Ann King and Anisa Mohammed
First they erect all kinds of blockages and fences against our top-rate players whose shoe laces they could never ever tie -JEALOUSY;
they lock second rate guys down with small money so-called contracts;
Then they pick losing sides so the contracted players are glad to travel and take what they get . . . obviously losers cannot ask for pay raises
They pre empt windies fans from participation for example naming Sammy captain of all squads the door to suggestions in effectively closed
then they laugh all the way to the bank with the players money
COMPARED TO THESE GUYS JACK WARNER IS AN ARCH-ANGEL
TO WHOM ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE? WE NEED AN ENQUIRY AS TO WHY THEY ARE NOT TAKING STEPS TO PUT OUR BEST PLAYERS FORWARD…
ALL OVER THE CARIBBEAN OLD MEN HAVE HAD HEART ATTACKS AS A RESULT OF THAT BOARD’S WILFUL CALCULATED MALICIOUS ACTIONS DESIGNED TO FILL THEIR POCKETS AT THE EXPENSE OF CARIBBEAN PRIDE
no contract for brendon nash? is he injured?
Can someone explain what is a grade A contract.
it has to do with your pay grade, with A being highest