CWI AWARDS NINE PLAYERS HISTORIC MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS ACROSS MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TEAMS
Cricket West Indies (CWI) for the first time has awarded multi-year contracts for several of its top Men’s and Women’s players for the next two years.
This historical achievement comes on the back of a new four-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in January 2024 between CWI and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA).
Fifteen (15) Senior Men’s players have been contracted, with six (6) of those players being offered multi-year contracts based on their performances during the 2023-2024 Evaluation Period. Of the fifteen (15) Senior Women’s players contracted, three (3) were awarded multi-year contracts.
The WI Men’s contracted pool of international players is relatively stable, with only two changes in the fifteen-member group. Kavem Hodge, who made his test debut this year against Australia receives his first ever international contract, along with Roston Chase.
Hodge played a pivotal role in the regional team’s first test win in Australia in 28 years in Brisbane and then followed that up with a maiden test century against England at Trent Bridge.
He was also the leading scorer in the series for the Caribbean Men.
Chase, averaged 60.25 with the bat for the year in T20 internationals at a strike rate of 141.76 in eight innings where he notched 241 runs.
He also bagged 12 wickets in the format with an economy rate of 6.43.
The all-rounder also averaged 32.85 with the bat in eight One Day Internationals for the last 12 months.
Tagenerine Chanderpaul will take up a franchise retainer contract with the Guyana Harpy Eagles for the upcoming year whilst Kemar Roach is in discussions regarding a new dual playing and mentorship/coaching role as he begins to plan and consider the next stage of his cricket career
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