ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board is excited to announce that the prize money pool for the 2015-16 Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament has received a significant boost, jumping from just over US $30,000 to more than US $120,000.
The R4Day opened last Friday and the first round concluded on Monday with Trinidad & Tobago Red Force, Barbados Pride and reigning champions Guyana Jaguars clinching conclusive victories.
In addition to the usual Player-of-the-Match and season-ending awards, teams in each round will now receive US $3,000 for each outright victory under the new pay structure for the Tournament.
“We are sure that the increase in prize money will encourage the players to play more purposefully and we hope will really help to build the competitive environment in the Tournament,” said Chief Executive Officer of the WICB, Michael Muirhead.
“We ultimately want as many players as possible fighting for the 11 starting spots in the West Indies Test team, and the WICB is committed to doing all that we can to encourage robust performances from our players and we believe this new cash prize incentive is one way to achieve this.”
Trophies and cash awards for the Tournament are as follows:
| Category | Trophy | Cash Prize |
| Champions | Headley/Weekes Trophy | US $15,000 |
| Runners-up | – | US $5,500 |
| Most Runs | Vivian Richards Award | US $1,500 |
| Most Wickets | Courtney Walsh Award | US $1,500 |
| Most Dismissals | Deryck Murray Award | US $1,500 |
| Most Catches | Clive Lloyd Award | US $1,500 |
| Top All-rounder | Malcolm Marshall Memorial Award | US $1,500 |
| Most Promising Fast Bowler | Andy Roberts Award | US $1,000 |
| Player-of-the-Match | – | US $150 |
| Match Winners | – | US $3,000 |
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RESULTS OF MATCHES
Round 1 – November 6 to 9
Jaguars beat Volcanoes by 104 runs – Guyana National Stadium
Hurricanes lost to Red Force by an innings and 23 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts
Pride beat Scorpions by 10 wickets – Kensington Oval, Barbados
REMAINING MATCHES
(Scheduled start 10 am daily, except where indicated)
Round 2 – November 13 to 16
Scorpions vs Volcanoes – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Pride vs Red Force – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Jaguars vs Hurricanes – Guyana National Stadium (9:30 am start)
Round 3 – November 20 to 23
Volcanoes vs Hurricanes – Windsor Park, Dominica
Jaguars vs Pride – Guyana National Stadium (9:30 am start)
Red Force vs Scorpions – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
***EARLY SEASON BREAK***
Round 4 – December 4 to 7
Volcanoes vs Pride – National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
Scorpions vs Hurricanes – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Red Force vs Jaguars – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
Round 5 – December 11 to 14
Scorpions vs Jaguars – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Volcanoes vs Red Force – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia
Pride vs Hurricanes – Kensington Oval, Barbados
***CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY BREAK***
Round 6 – February 11 to 14
Hurricanes vs Scorpions – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua
Round 6 – February 12 to 15
Pride vs Volcanoes – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Jaguars vs Red Force – Guyana National Stadium
Round 7 – February 19 to 22
Hurricanes vs Volcanoes – Cancryn Ground, St. Thomas
Pride vs Jaguars – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Scorpions vs Red Force – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Round 8 – February 26 to 29
Volcanoes vs Jaguars – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia
Red Force vs Hurricanes – National Cricket Centre, Trinidad
Scorpions vs Pride – Sabina Park, Jamaica
***LATE SEASON BREAK***
Round 9 – March 11 to 14
Volcanoes vs Scorpions – Arnos Vale Multiplex, St. Vincent
Red Force vs Pride – National Cricket Centre, Trinidad
Hurricanes vs Jaguars – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua
Round 10 – March 18 to 21
Red Force vs Volcanoes – National Cricket Centre, Trinidad
Jaguars vs Scorpions – Guyana National Stadium
Hurricanes vs Pride – Warner Park, St. Kitts