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Australia’s women cricketers secured an enormous pay improve on April 3, 2023, with the highest contracted participant on the right track to earn greater than Aus$1 million (US$666,000) a 12 months.
Payments for skilled women will rise 66% below a brand new five-year deal between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association.
They will share in a pool price Aus$133 million, up from Aus$80 million within the earlier settlement, rewarding not solely members of Australia’s world champion group however considerably rising the worth of Big Bash League and state contracts.
According to the deal, the highest CA contract holder who additionally has a WBBL contract — believed to be nationwide captain Meg Lanning — might now earn greater than Aus$800,000 a 12 months.
That might break the Aus$1 million mark with additional earnings in India’s Women’s Premier League and The Hundred in England.
The subsequent six contracted gamers will earn a median Aus$500,000.
Those who don’t play for Australia, however compete within the Women’s National Cricket League and WBBL, will probably be paid greater than Aus$151,000 yearly.
“I am particularly pleased this MOU (memorandum of understanding) represents another major step forward in the rise of women’s cricket,” mentioned CA chief Nick Hockley.
“(There are) significant increases in remuneration for the inspirational role models of the world champion Australian women’s team and the WBBL who are driving substantial growth in female participation.
“Cricket now clearly offers the best earning opportunities of any team sport for elite female sportspeople.”
The deal will even see the variety of CA males’s contracts improve from 17-20 to 20-24, recognising the variety of gamers now chosen throughout varied codecs.
The worth of these contracts will improve 7.5% within the first 12 months and two p.c thereafter to a median Aus$951,000 plus match funds in 2023-24.
