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Equal starting salaries for cricket from 2025
The Straits Times
|September 26, 2024
Women's minimum starting salaries in domestic cricket will be the same as men's from 2025, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Sept 25.
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The women's domestic structure is being overhauled from the 2025 season, with eight counties hosting Tier-1 teams, increasing to nine the following year and 10 in 2027.
The equalisation of salaries will apply at "rookie" level, typically a player's first professional contract, and at the "senior pro" position, for those who have established themselves in first teams.
The BBC said the minimum salary for a rookie, likely to be a first professional deal, would be £20,000 (S$34,360) rising to £28,000 at senior pro level.
It has also been agreed that each of the eight first-class counties awarded Tier-1 status must invest at least £500,000 on player salary costs.
A salary cap of £800,000 has been confirmed, with minimum squad sizes of 15 contracted players.
This story is from the September 26, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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