The England Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday that beginning in the following year, professional domestic cricket in the nation will pay men and women equally.
According to the ECB, players at both the “Rookie” and “Senior Pro” levels will get similar compensation.
The Senior Pro level is reserved for top teams’ experienced players, while the Rookie level is new to the women’s game and will serve as a player’s first professional contract.
The ECB’s Professional Game Committee (PGC), which is composed of officials from the First-Class County (FCCs), the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), and the ECB, has approved the starting salaries and salary budget.
Following their earlier announcement of the men’s and women’s professional white ball tournament alignment for the next season, the ECB confirmed pay parity has been adopted as part of the restructuring of the women’s professional game.
Director of Women’s Professional Game Beth Barrett-Wild, “Equalising starting salaries across our men’s and women’s professional domestic game is another positive step forward for women’s cricket in England and Wales,” said in a statement.
“Over the past nine months, we have made significant adjustments to the women’s domestic cricket system in an effort to create a product that is both high-caliber on the field and visually appealing off it.
“As part of this, it’s important that our players are remunerated appropriately, and that cricket is seen not just as a viable career option for women, but an enticing one.”
In the redesigned domestic women’s structure for the following year, the eight FCCs with tier-one status will likewise have minimum squad sizes of 15 contracted players with a salary cap of 800,000 pounds ($1.07 million) annually.
In 2025, the FCCs will also need to pay at least 500,000 pounds ($669,000.00) into player salaries.
The first-ever One Day Cup Women’s Final will take place at the Utilita Bowl on September 21, while the T20 Blast Women’s Finals Day will take place at the Oval on July 27, 2019.
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