Benefit (sports)
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A benefit is a match or season of activities granted by a sporting body to a loyal sportsman to boost their income before retirement. Often this is in the form of a match for which all the ticket proceeds are given to the player in question. However hosting one of these matches is a risk for the player in question as he/she is responsible for paying any relevant receipts and collects any excess income from the match, therefore income from such matches is more often than not reliant on attendance.[1]
Sometimes, the "beneficiary" can opt to give part or all of the money to charity. An example of this is
History
Benefit matches originated in English county cricket in a time period where playing sport, in particular cricket, for a living didn't offer as big of an income as it does in modern society (2015), holding a benefit at a player's 10 year service mark or retirement mark was considered a form of retirement/insurance policy. Benefit matches are confused with Testimonial matches, it's important to note that this is a direct gift from the club where income is guaranteed unlike in a benefit where income is often dependent on attendance.[1] Similar events were organised in Baseball in the 1860s, these events often occurred at season end involving the stars of the sport to acknowledge a significant member of the sport. However a rule established by the NABBP in 1859 prohibited any player compensation, the basis of this rule was to maintain fair game in competition and avoid professional vs. amateur situations arising.[5]
Significant matches
Cricket
- 1933, Don Blackie and Bert Ironmonger[6]
- 1934, Charles Kelleway[6]
- 1948, Stan Squires benefit match [7]
Baseball
- 1861, Creighton & Pierce [5]
- 1911, Addie Joss Benefit Game
See also
References
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- ^ "Match for Africa 2". 2014.
- ^ "Roger Federer Foundation". 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ "Nadal, Federer Unite For Children In Madrid". ATP World Tour. 2010.
- ^ ISBN 9781476606255.
- ^ a b "The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)".[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 9781780574141.
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