West Indies Central Contracts 2026-27: 15 Men And 15 Women

The West Indies central contracts for 2026-27 are confirmed, and the list runs to 33 players. Cricket West Indies has handed retainers to fifteen senior men and fifteen senior women. Three more men sit on development deals. The term began on 1 October 2026 and closes on 30 September 2027.

John Campbell is back on the men's list. It is his first retainer since 2019. Matthew Forde, Amir Jangoo and Mandy Mangru have earned maiden international contracts.

Even split across the senior lists

The senior men and senior women are contracted in equal number. Fifteen each. Shai Hope holds the ODI and T20I captaincy, Roston Chase leads in Tests, and Hayley Matthews captains the women's side.

Four men are in the final year of two-year deals: Keacy Carty, Chase, Justin Greaves and Jomel Warrican. Deandra Dottin and Chinelle Henry are in the same position on the women's list.

Campbell returns to the list

Campbell last held a retainer in 2019. He scored a maiden Test hundred this year, 115 against India in Delhi. He followed it with 101 off 68 balls in an ODI at Guwahati.

The senior men's list reads:

• John Campbell
• Keacy Carty
• Roston Chase (Test captain)
• Matthew Forde
• Justin Greaves
• Shai Hope (ODI and T20I captain)
• Akeal Hosein
• Amir Jangoo
• Alzarri Joseph
• Shamar Joseph
• Gudakesh Motie
• Rovman Powell
• Sherfane Rutherford
• Jayden Seales
• Jomel Warrican

Three maiden retainers

Forde was the leading West Indies powerplay wicket-taker across both white-ball formats. Jangoo made a career-best 233 against Sri Lanka in Antigua. Mangru was part of the squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup.

Jewel Andrew, Ackeem Auguste and Vitel Lawes take the three development contracts. All three have played for West Indies. For Auguste and Lawes these are first international deals.

Assignments behind the deals

The contract year is built around two assignments. The men go to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February. The women play Pakistan in a three-match ODI series in December, under interim head coach Andre Coley. Automatic qualification for the next Women's Cricket World Cup is in play.

"Every one of these contracts is tied to a job in front of us," CWI Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe said.

Both results land inside the retainer term. A board that contracts equal numbers of men and women is also betting on both squads qualifying. The next twelve months will settle it.