da dobrowin： From next season the West Indies cricket team will receive $100 000for each Test they win at home, instead of the $12 000 offered duringthe last three years
Haydn Gill22-Apr-2001From next season the West Indies cricket team will receive $100 000for each Test they win at home, instead of the $12 000 offered duringthe last three years.Additionally, they will earn $200 000 for a Test series win anincrease of $160 000.The deal will run from 2002 to 2004.Under the new $16.6 million three-year agreement between the WestIndies Cricket Board (WICB) and telecommunications giant Cable &Wireless, the team stands to benefit from $1.1 million annually inperformance incentives.A document, which outlines details of the sponsorship agreement, saidthe incentive scheme was designed to produce winning results.The main concern for Cable & Wireless remains the performance of theteam on and off the field, and Cable & Wireless made it very clear itwould not pay fees to the players on a non-performance related basis,it said.The team sponsorship has been made more performance-based, on and offthe field on the insistence of the sponsors.The upside of this, however, is that if the team perform, they willreceive more for the efforts.The WICB, however, reserves the right to adjust the performanceincentive scheme each year.West Indies have endured a very disappointing record in recentoverseas tours, but their performance at home remains satisfactory inspite of losing the current series against South Africa.Before this season, they won ten Tests against three defeats in 22Tests on home soil since 1997.From 2002 to 2004, the West Indies are scheduled to host two teams ineach season.Next year, India and New Zealand visit the Caribbean; Australia andSri Lanka follow the next season; and England and Bangladesh come in2004.