FRIDAY, 11.00AM:
THE United Cricket Board of SA announced a 15% pay rise on Thursday for the South African cricket side to play the 1997/1998 season.
Grade A players, including Hansie Cronje, Gary Kirsten, Brian McMillan, Daryll Cullinan, Dave Richardson, Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock, will get R15 200 per month, while players in Grades B and C will get lesser amounts.
The UCB also announced changes to their incentive scheme, alloting R200 000 more than the previous year in bonuses for each Series match won. The bonuses for Test matches will drop to R11 250.
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