Retired West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman, Shane Dowrich, has initiated authorized motion in opposition to Cricket West Indies (CWI), searching for roughly U.S. $172,000 in compensation for the lack of earnings.
The lawsuit, filed final month within the Excessive Court docket of Barbados, facilities round Dowrich’s ineligibility for choice in Exams between February 2021 and August 2022 resulting from what he believes was the wrongful utility of contract renewal standards.
Dowrich is pursuing particular damages associated to CWI’s determination to not renew his central retainer contract, which he had held for 5 years and was valued at roughly U.S. $150,000. He contends that his contract was not renewed on the grounds that he was deemed unfit, which he disputes.
Along with particular damages, Dowrich is searching for compensation for normal damages stemming from the lack of earnings ensuing from the alleged wrongful dedication of his standing. CWI was served with the lawsuit in Antigua final Friday, and the group has 28 days to acknowledge receipt of the lawsuit, adopted by a further 14 days to file a protection. A possible listening to date has been tentatively set for mid-April.
Sustained a finger damage and requested launch from the tour
Dowrich’s worldwide cricket profession concluded 4 years in the past in the course of the West Indies’ tour of New Zealand when he sustained a finger damage and requested launch from the tour for private causes. Following his absence from worldwide cricket, Dowrich was not supplied a brand new retainer contract the next 12 months, seemingly resulting from not assembly the required match standards.
Regardless of formally retiring from worldwide cricket, the 32-year-old Barbadian was not too long ago named within the 13-member Barbados Pleasure squad for the upcoming West Indies Championship. His determination to retire led to his withdrawal from the West Indies squad for the One-Day Worldwide sequence in opposition to England in December.
Over the course of his cricketing journey, Shane Dowrich represented the West Indies in 35 Take a look at matches and a single One-Day Worldwide, marking his worldwide debut in a Take a look at in opposition to Australia 9 years in the past in Dominica. Dowrich’s authorized motion in opposition to CWI highlights his dedication to addressing what he perceives as an unjust denial of contract renewal and the next influence on his profession and earnings.
