The starting salaries and salary budget details have been approved by the ECB\u2019s Professional Game Committee (PGC), which features representatives from FCCs, the Professional Cricketers\u2019 Association (PCA) and the ECB, it said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The move will apply both at 'Rookie' level, which is being introduced into the women\u2019s game for the first time and which will typically be a player\u2019s first professional contract, and at 'Senior Pro' level for players who have established themselves in first teams.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This decision comes in the wake of the 2023 Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) report, which called for a comprehensive overhaul of pay structures within women's cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Besides the salary changes, the ECB has confirmed that from 2025, the eight Tier 1 counties in the new women's competition will have minimum squad sizes of 15 contracted players. These counties will be required to invest at least 500,000 pounds in player salary costs. In addition, a salary cap of 800,000 per year has been agreed for FCCs with Tier 1 status.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The move to equalise starting salaries for male and female players represents the latest action taken as part of the restructuring of the women\u2019s professional game. It follows the announcement earlier this month that the women\u2019s and men\u2019s professional white ball competitions will align from next season under the Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One Day Cup banners.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Beth Barrett-Wild, Director of Women's Professional Game at the ECB, in a statement released by ECB said, \"Equalising starting salaries across our men\u2019s and women\u2019s professional domestic game is another positive step forward for women\u2019s cricket in England and Wales.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The move to equalise starting salaries for male and female players represents the latest action taken as part of the restructuring of the women\u2019s professional game. It follows the announcement earlier this month that the women\u2019s and men\u2019s professional white ball competitions will align from next season under the Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One Day Cup banners.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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