Cricket_Hacker Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 FORMER Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill has launched a $2.6 million legal action against Cricket Australia for injury payments he claims to be owed. MacGill — who earned the nickname Magilla Gorilla for his occasional outbursts as a Test cricketer — claims he was unfit to play in May 2008 due to numbness and pain in his hands, knee and shoulder. In a writ filed with the Supreme Court today, the 43-year-old former bowler claims these symptoms, suffered over the preceding year, were due to complications from old injuries he received while playing between 1998 and 2006. During this time MacGill allegedly required medical treatment or surgery for a fractured ankle and elbow, displaced discs, broken nose, cartilage damage to his knee, nerve damage to his hands and wrists, finger pain and a shoulder injury. Court documents allege Cricket Australia advised MacGill to return to Australia and seek medical treatment after he told the team manager and captain about his injuries in 2008. MacGill claims Cricket Australia breached their contract by not paying him injury payments over a 104-week period where he was unable to play. The writ states that the Australian Cricketers’ Association unsuccessfully entered into negotiations with Cricket Australia, who denied liability and refused to take the matter to mediation. This amount includes tour payments of $846,090 for 15 away test matches, tour payments of $140,800 for 11 home game test matches, annual retainer payments of $627,000 and $27,000 prize money for nine series. MacGill was a contracted cricket player since 1998 and entered into a one-year contract for the period 2009 to 2009 in June 2007, according to the writ. http://bit.ly/1BRP5Mu
Old guy Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Post atleast some more info .. It's because he says he was contracted cricketers and his injuries and surgeries were because of cricket ..
kosingh Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I was expecting that he was suing because of the lost income resulting from having played in an era that included Shane Warne.
nevada Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Dhoni should sue the BCCI for unspecified damages because the stress of being captain aged him so rapidly that he looks like a 50 year old.
Cricketics Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I will advise McGill to call Simon Katich immediately and advise him too to to play with CA in order to put more pressure on CA:hysterical: That will make McGill's case even stronger since here you will have two ex players suiting CA for the poor treatment. Just perfect for the Australian media to focus on at the time of the world cup :two_thumbs_up:
Crookbond Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Nathan Bracken did something similar and lost.
AmreekanDesi Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 I will advise McGill to call Simon Katich immediately and advise him too to to play with CA in order to put more pressure on CA:hysterical: That will make McGill's case even stronger since here you will have two ex players suiting CA for the poor treatment. Just perfect for the Australian media to focus on at the time of the world cup :two_thumbs_up: Nathan brackens already done that
AmreekanDesi Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 I have a feeling he is bankrupt. was doing shows on cricinfo recently and in the preceding 10 years he hadn't done any tv work so seems he did it our of desperation and as a last resort
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