Martyn waits on $200,000 answer
Jon Pierik writes in the Herald Sun about Damien Martyn’s possible retirement bonus of $200,000 .
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
Jon Pierik writes in the Herald Sun about Damien Martyn’s possible retirement bonus of $200,000.
Martyn, who shocked the cricket world by retiring last Friday and fleeing to the United States, had around five months left to run on a contract believed to be worth around $460,000 per year.
The Australian Cricketers’ Association was hopeful the remaining $200,000 for the unfulfilled months of his contract would be paid to Martyn and several prominent CA board members saw merit in this. Its logic was that it wanted to send a message to the side's ageing generation of senior players not to let money keep them in the game longer than they wanted to.
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Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo