St John’s, ANTIGUA - The West Indies Cricket Board (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. Alzarri Joseph heads a list of newcomers to the retained list of men; while the number of women increased from 11 to 15.

The full lists are:

Men
· Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Brathwaite
· Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich
· Shannon Gabriel,Jason Holder, Shai Hope
· Leon Johnson, Alzarri Joseph, Jomel Warrican

Women
· 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, Tremayne Smartt, Stafanie Taylor

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 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 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.

Why did the 3 players decline? In good faith?

In reply to Runs

Marlon know his decline was for his last offer...now he will get cut!

In reply to Runs

Option of playing club cricket, ahead of regional.

In reply to openning

We soon get a new T20 Cappo....

In reply to WestDem

Carlos must be getting lucrative T20 offers

In reply to sudden

Isn't that always the case?

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com... isn't that the full story displayed?

Ah making a case for de women. WICB could do better that this...take a lil 10 thou from each a de men and beef up de ladies.

But lemme thank de WICB for small mercies.

Little Bravo must be one confused dude. He turned down playing in the t20 side to focus on playing international cricket, now he turning down central contract

In reply to silver

You actually on de money here...At least you learning well from me!!!

In reply to Courtesy

Agree 100 %, the huge disparity is telling!

In reply to XDFIX

What % of TV money is generated by the womens game?

What % of gate receipts is generated by the womens game?

Does the womens game generate any revenue at all?

If Caribbean youngsters are not inspired to take up cricket now...they never will...3 to 6 million Guyanese could go a long way for a first class cricketer

How come Bravo was only offered a c contract....?

Can we say who got what offer? If bravo is only c and is the best batsman, maybe A and B contracts are pappyshow only , or only for Holder.?

CONGRATS to the West Indies in Pakistan for a good win.BIG-UP !!

In reply to WestDem

Marlon, like Lil Bravo and Carlos, is looking forward to playing the T20 leagues around the world....

That might explain Samuels' partially uninterested approach to the Test matches this series.

We have to acknowledge the elephant in the room. The players see the Test team as the 'C' team, not the pinnacle of West Indies cricket. From the Test team, some players can seek to graduate to the real prize...making money in T20 cricket.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

The message being sent is one day cricket is not impprtant. Very sad since we are good at it and even England is taking it very seriously. How could they not offer Johnson Charles a contract? Why is Lil Bravo not offered an A contract? I tell you these men are ruining our cricket

So, there are now only 12 players on central contracts, including non-performers Shai Hope, Leon Johnson and Miguel Cummins, so does that mean we can expect this trio to get more Test matches in 2017?

Why are men being paid more?

Sorry thats the question a caribbean school child will ask in about 50 years or so.