St John’s, Antigua – Barbadian Jason Holder is the only player who received an all-format contract from Cricket West Indies (CWI), while Kyle Mayers joined those receiving red-ball contracts.
These were among the changes announced by CWI in the wake of news making the rounds that Roston Chase, Shamarh Brooks and Shane Dowrich did not make the grade for retainers.
“Contracts offered for the 2021-22 period sees 18 players being retained, a decrease of 4 from last year. Jason Holder is the only player to retain his all-format contract due to his strong Test and T20I performances during the evaluation period,” said chief selector Roger Harper.
“There are several new players offered red ball contracts earned by their strong performances during the last period. A number of players were not retained because they did not meet the minimum requirements.”
For the first time, Mayers, Nkrumah Bonner, Joshua Da Silva and Akeal Hosein were awarded International retainer contracts, while newly appointed Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Darren Bravo receive International contracts for red ball and white ball cricket, respectively.
The period runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
“I am happy for all the players who have been offered retainer contracts for the upcoming period. Especially pleasing was the number of players who were awarded first time contracts in recognition of their performances during the period under review,” said Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams.
“I know that the 11 players who have lost their International retainers will be striving and fighting hard to get back into the teams and earn their central contracts back next year. These players, along with our T20 specialists, will ensure that we have genuine competition for places that will push everyone to attain higher standards of performance.”
- All-Format Contracts: Jason Holder.
- Red Ball Contracts: Kraigg Brathwaite, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Kyle Mayers and Kemar Roach.
- White Ball Contracts: Kieron Pollard, Fabien Allen, Darren Bravo, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Evin Lewis, Alzarri Joseph, Nicholas Pooran and Hayden Walsh Jr.
Players who are no longer receiving international retainer contracts are: Chase (all formats), Shamarh Brooks, Shane Dowrich (red ball), Sunil Ambris, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd and Oshane Thomas (white ball).
All players who are no longer on International retainer contracts are offered an A grade Regional Franchise Contract for the following year.
The evaluation period for the 2021-22 contracts covered performances and statistics from April 1, 2020 to April 1, 2021 (this was also supported by statistics from the previous 2019-2020 evaluation period) and allows for all players to be appraised immediately after the evaluation period. (PR/SAT)
