A Quote by Hilary Beckles

West Indian Test cricketers are among the top world cricketers in terms of pay and remuneration. They are not underpaid. They are easily in the elite of Caribbean skilled workers, earning millions of dollars after, let's say, a five-year period of regional representation.

Hilary Beckles

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Hilary Beckles
Barbadian - Historian
Born: August 11, 1955

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