The ruling body of English and Welsh cricket the ECB was told to address the pay gap between men and women in the Hundred competition which runs in August each year. It is at best highly controversial and ECB bosses have just made it more so.
While the women’s Hundred has often produced higher quality and more competitive cricket than the men, the ECB has decided to increase the money paid to elite men players to try and attract more star overseas players. Top salaries for 2025 will increase by 60% from £135,000 to £200,000. The top salary for a women player will be £65,000
The overall salary budget for 2025 will be £2.3m with £1.2m going to the top 16 men’s players. The pot for women players will increase by £640,000.
Time surely for the Minister for Culture and Sport Lisa Nandy to intervene
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