| LONDON: Nov. 26. | |
| Word of the agreement leaked out when former captain Courtney Walsh , head of the West Indies players association, told the Caribbean News Agency that Lara and Hooper had been reinstated and the tour was going ahead. | |
| The crisis came to a head last Wednesday when the West Indies Cricket Board fired superstar batsman Lara as captain and Hooper as vice-captain. The two had refused to travel to South Africa, demanding better pay and conditions for the tour. | |
| Team members had insisted that Lara and Hooper be reinstated as part of any settlement. | |
| Jimmy Adams, treasurer of the players' assocation, negotiated on behalf of the players Monday with Rousseau. | |
| Ali Bacher , head of South African cricket , also was directly involved in Monday's talks after sitting on the sidelines Sunday. | |
| West Indies tour manager Clive Lloyd and WICB member Joel Garner were also involved in the talks which began Friday. | |
| Progress was reported over the weekend with the announcement of a sponsorship deal offered by former South African wicketkeeper David Richardson , who runs a sports marketing firm in Johannesburg . | |
| Earnings from the sponsorship proposal would apparently help meet the players' demands for better pay, which is reported to range from dlrs 15,000 to 60,000 for the South African tour. | |
| (jp/sw) | |