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| August 11, 2006 | Friday | Rajab 15, 1427 |
WI board, union resolve dispute
BRIDGETOWN, Aug 10: West Indies cricket administrators and players settled a salary dispute and cleared the way for the Caribbean side to play in a limited-overs series with India and Australia next month.
The West Indies Cricket Board agreed to pay an extra total of US$100,000 (euro78,000) to the 14-man squad for the four preliminary matches in Malaysia and Singapore, and an extra US$50,000 (euro39,000) if the team made the final.
In all, the board will pay out US$600,000 (euro466,000) for the four round-robin matches, and US$300,000 (euro233,000) for getting to the final, representing 30 per cent of expected revenue.
Last week, the West Indies Players Association demanded fees ranging from US$40,000 to US$95,000 (euro31,000 to euro 74,000) per player, which was about 40 per cent of the revenue to be received by the board, which considered it unreasonable.
It then approached each player individually with a tour contract to sign by Thursday.
But the union and board announced a negotiated deal on Tuesday, and pledged to settle outstanding differences by the end of the month.
''The relationship in the past has been one of conflict and controversy — a situation which is inimical to West Indies cricket, particularly for the stability, growth, and development of the game in the Caribbean,'' said a joint statement signed by board president Ken Gordon and union president Dinanath Ramnarine.
The tri-series itinerary was yet to be finalized.—AP
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