Muirhead signed off his reply by making it quite clear the WICB was not prepared to compromise.
"We are unable to move the deadline of 2pm ECT on 14 February 2016 for receipt of the signed player contracts for the WT20 2016."
Somebody going get a Valentine's Day present...but what?
Sammy's 2nd letter:
Thanks for the response, Michael.
Look, I do have some further comments and queries.
Firstly, as a group we don't accept that WIPA can represent us. WIPA became conflicted during its negotiations with you and compromised itself.
It could not and did not actively represent the best interests of all West Indies cricketers and is a major reason we are having this discussion.
The difference between the remuneration on offer from previous World Cups to this one is shocking and we cannot accept the terms on offer.
For instance, in the 2012 T20 World Cup the lowest paid player was guaranteed US$57,937. Thehighest was guaranteed US$137,045.
Figures were higher in 2014. Players were remunerated based on their experience as well.
You said that it was not possible to calculate a percentage to be paid to the players. Can you then inform us of the amount WICB received in the new payment structure from the ICC?
To now be offered just US$6,900 per match across the board irrespective of experience is totally unacceptable. Players are being asked to start providing services from nearly four weeks ahead of the World Cup and be guaranteed just US$27,600 if they play all the guaranteed matches (which) is a staggering reduction. We are looking, even on 2012 figures, (at) reductions of between 50-80%.
What happens if you do not make the playing XI?
If the team plays matches ahead of the tournament that are official T20 matches they should be remunerated as well. Since you have taken out the 25% share from ICC which was Guaranteed to the squad:
We suggest that 100% of prize money needs to be paid to the players as per previous tournaments. Twenty percent should not be retained by the WICB.
It is the players performing for the prize and further cuts are again completely unacceptable.
What is the sponsorship income that has been generated? We are being offered a percentage of what exactly? With the tournament a month away has the WICB locked in a sponsor? With the tournament happening in India we would expect that our squad has something of significant value to offer, or is the sponsorship income zero? We also suggest that the match fees be doubled from US$6,900.
In summary, we cannot accept the terms on offer. The players are not happy and understandably so with such big differences.
The previous structure worked and players were happy and understood it.
Please address this urgently.
Regards, Darren Sammy
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