Player remuneration and match fees

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http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-west-indies-2015-16/content/story/957013.html

Came across this article discussing the vast difference in pay between the the Australian players and the West Indies players. I used to think the WI Players were selfish for walking away from the India series recently, but now that I see their earnings were cut from US $17,500 to US $5,000 I take it all back.

Anyway it got me wondering what the other countries' pay the players. The article covered AUS, NZ and WI...

AUS: Contracted players earn Aus $250,000 (ZAR 2,9m) to Aus $1,500,000(ZAR 17m), with a home test fee of Aus $ 15,450 (ZAR 175k) and away test fee of Aus $ 21,631 (ZAR 245k).

WI: Contracted players between US $100,000 (ZAR 1,6m) and US $140,000 (ZAR 2,1m) and a flat fee of US $5,000 (ZAR 78k).

Its clear with that fee we will never see the best WI talent involved in Tests IMO. Does anyone know how much the Proteas earn? Only info published are who the contracted players are, not how much they are paid...
 
In line with this article and query, I add this:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/962221.html

Holder and de Villiers have warned us

Each man has expressed a troubling concern about the direction of the game that betrays the fact that their lot in cricket is not being defined by their ability but by the financial status and ideology of their board.
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They have each looked longingly towards the bright lights, huge crowds and ample money available in the BBL, even if de Villiers is already in possession of an IPL deal worth around US$1.5 million.
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Holder and de Villiers would love to live in Warner's world, where international cricket earns princely sums and T20 tournaments like the IPL are a bonus when time permits. But the fact of the matter is that cricket in 2016 is increasingly defined by a board's financial strength, a fact made manifest by the machinations of the Big Three. Players are increasingly aware of this, and straining for change.
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Unless they see it, de Villiers and Holder may have something else in common - an early retirement from Tests.
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It is worth noting that because of their international obligations, I cannot recall if any of the top Protea names played in our Ram Slam T20. I may be wrong. Yes, it is pajama cricket, but heck it grabs the attention of the public like no other. It is something we miss in our domestic season. Our big names seldom turn out for their franchises except when they need a bit of match practice.

Unless remuneration is taken care of across all playing nations in the ICC, we will inevitably lose players like Holder and AB to the lucrative call of game elsewhere. Pity.
 
McT said:
In line with this article and query, I add this:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/962221.html

Holder and de Villiers have warned us









It is worth noting that because of their international obligations, I cannot recall if any of the top Protea names played in our Ram Slam T20. I may be wrong. Yes, it is pajama cricket, but heck it grabs the attention of the public like no other. It is something we miss in our domestic season. Our big names seldom turn out for their franchises except when they need a bit of match practice.

Unless remuneration is taken care of across all playing nations in the ICC, we will inevitably lose players like Holder and AB to the lucrative call of game elsewhere. Pity.
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Yeah that is the end result. The big three have done more harm than good and IMO have crippled all other member nations. The best talent from WI and soon SA won't have any incentive other than pride in representing their Countries
 
McT said:
In line with this article and query, I add this:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/962221.html

Holder and de Villiers have warned us









It is worth noting that because of their international obligations, I cannot recall if any of the top Protea names played in our Ram Slam T20. I may be wrong. Yes, it is pajama cricket, but heck it grabs the attention of the public like no other. It is something we miss in our domestic season. Our big names seldom turn out for their franchises except when they need a bit of match practice.

Unless remuneration is taken care of across all playing nations in the ICC, we will inevitably lose players like Holder and AB to the lucrative call of game elsewhere. Pity.
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They didn't but none of the aussies who were involved in their test team haven turned out in the big bash either, so that is no excuse.
 
stefan9 said:
They didn't but none of the aussies who were involved in their test team haven turned out in the big bash either, so that is no excuse.
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That's because the Windies Tests were at the same time. However those not in the Test squad were playing BBL and many of them are now in the ODI squad playing against India.
 
stefan9 said:
They didn't but none of the aussies who were involved in their test team haven turned out in the big bash either, so that is no excuse.
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David Warner is on record to say that he wants to dominate Test Cricket, so is not available for their BBL.

However, there the some of links regarding their top players in the BBL:

1. http://www.cricket.com.au/news/test...th-burns-voges-khawaja-lyon-nevill/2015-11-24
2. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/12/1...-your-team-for-the-2015-2016-big-bash-league/
3. http://www.theroar.com.au/cricket/big-bash-league-teams/
4. http://www.cricket.com.au/news/aust...ll-faulkner-richardson-paris-bbl05/2016-01-04

I have been loosely following the BBL and enjoying the intensity of competition. 8 teams. Stadium after stadium humming with electric atmosphere. Top players and big names. I even said to my missus that it would be on my bucket list to watch one of their games live. Just to experience the buzz of the people.

The local version had its moments of buzz and excitement, but nothing like that. The tournament was virtually over before the December holidays began. The timing was pathetic. It just lacked the punch I was hoping to see. Our big name players were here through part of it, but were in no condition to play after their drubbing in India. Any who may have been keen were probably told not to play at the risk of injury.

It just feels like our cricket season is poorly scheduled and local franchises seldom enjoy the presence of the Proteas. Perhaps herein lies another reason why our domestic cricket lacks punch.
 
The fact is, de Villiers and Holder, for all their disparity of achievement, are paid not dissimilar amounts in terms of central contracts by their boards - something in the region of US$150,000 each.
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that's disturbing...
 
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