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Benefit year for veterans of regional cricket

 
doosra 2023-03-25 21:58:46 

i think it's past the time for wi to adopt a similar approach to what the English counties have for their longstanding players - the benefit year

for those not familiar, towards the end of a long career, English counties dedicate a 'benefit year' to players...i think it amounts to financial gains from organised events etc...but more than the finance, it's a mark of respect and recognition for service and commitment

a random list of players of the most recent past who could have benefitted from such include:

Devon Smith
Tamar Lambert
Nikita Miller

this year Leon Johnson

soon it could be guys like Imran Khan, Veerasammy Permaul, Jason Mohammed, etc

this would be especially nice for the guys who did not get the opp to play as much internationally...but again it should not solely be about the finance tho that would help....

and even if they get 1 dollar from the benefit year...the recognition and respect would go a long way...

just a thought

 
PalsofMine 2023-03-25 22:20:08 

In reply to doosra

a good thought and I would support it but it must come primarily from donations from grateful fans and from special functons as gate receipts from FC matches are negligible

 
imusic 2023-03-25 22:22:36 

In reply to doosra

Co sign. Thumbs up emoji

 
Chrissy 2023-03-25 22:36:55 

In reply to doosra
Great idea

 
openning 2023-03-25 23:04:32 

In reply to doosra
Your best post. lol

 
tops 2023-03-25 23:07:31 

In reply to PalsofMine
"gate receipts from FC matches?
I guess that is Y Doosra said even if it's a $ big grin smile

 
doosra 2023-03-25 23:07:35 

In reply to openning

it was post number 89,106 on this account...it didn't take me too long did it? big grin

 
doosra 2023-03-25 23:08:16 

In reply to openning

thanks for acknowledging big grin

 
tops 2023-03-25 23:08:22 

Very nice idea.

 
doosra 2023-03-25 23:09:34 

In reply to tops

i had gate receipts in mind big grin

 
doosra 2023-03-25 23:10:21 

In reply to PalsofMine

the details can be worked out...with access to things digital nowadays anything is possible man

 
openning 2023-03-25 23:44:28 

In reply to openning
Hope you know I was just teasing.

 
Chrissy 2023-03-25 23:46:43 

In reply to doosra

lol lol lol

 
doosra 2023-03-25 23:46:58 

In reply to openning

oh yes... big grin

 
Brerzerk 2023-03-26 04:48:15 

1st 1 could be for Tamar

 
brians_da_best 2023-03-26 05:28:33 

In reply to doosra

How much money do you think someone like devin smith who’s played over 40 tests and many ODIs has made? He probably doesn’t need a benefit year

Use the money to fund some grassroots coaching and give it to some needy first class players

 
TanteMerle 2023-03-26 10:39:53 

In reply to doosra

Best post in years.

surprised

 
doosra 2023-03-26 13:14:58 

In reply to brians_da_best

on the surface, what you are saying might appear to make sense in one context....those who earned / achieved more should not get (as much?) benefits as those who earned / achieved less

but let us for the sake of argument use a (counter) example and see where it takes us... i work in education so let me take a very simple example from HE

if say 2 young grads - grad 1, grad 2, commenced their career at the same time at Uni X. after 20 years, grad 1 progressed twice as much as grad 2 in academic status terms, for example grad 2 made it to senior lecturer / associate professor, and grad 1 made it to full professor....

would you consider it fair to not offer grad 1 a benefit year because grad 1 earned more due to a higher status earned than grad 2?

what do you think?

 
cumberland 2023-03-26 13:47:46 

In reply to doosra

Spoken as a true educator


lol lol lol

It shouldn't matter how much whoever gets. It's an appreciation of what fans, fickle as they are, have for the individual.

Great idea Doos.