ECB increases women's cricketers match fee to be equal to men's cricketers across formats

ECB has increased England women’s cricketers match fee to equal that of men’s cricketers to promote women’s cricket in country.

Cricket has become one of the most popular sports in the world. Not just men’s cricket, but countries are also promoting their women’s cricket more in modern times. That is why a number of women’s cricket leagues are being introduced, and the cricket boards are paying equal match fees to both men and women cricketers. And now the England and Wales Cricket Board has also taken a giant step.

According to the report by ESPN Cricinfo, the ECB will pay equal match fees to the women’s cricketers who were part of the recently concluded women’s multi-format Ashes series against Australia. All of England’s women’s cricketers will receive the same amount in per-match fees as the men’s cricketers.

England Women’s Cricketers to get equal Match Fees as Men’s Cricketers

This change has been made to promote women’s cricket across the nation. Now, English women cricketers will also be paid the same amount that men cricketers get. English women’s team captain Heather Knight welcomed the decision and called it a “fantastic” move by the cricket board. Notably, the increase in pay scale was recommended in the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) report.

It will also see a similar pay scale in other English domestic tournaments, including Women’s Hundred tournament. According to earlier reports, an English women cricketer only earns 20.6 percent of a men’s cricketer. Furthermore, the board is also planning to increase the pay at the domestic level and equalise it by 2029 and until 2030 for international cricket.

Heather Knight said, “It’s really important that we continue to drive the women’s game forward, and it’s fantastic to see equal match fees for England women and England men. I would also like to thank the PCA and England Women’s Player Partnership for their support in representing the players and the growth of the professional game.”

Notably, women’s Ashes held in England saw record attendance for the games held in Edgbaston, the Kia Oval, and Lord’s. It was the first time that the ODI games were sold out, which is 200 percent of the sales from the last time in 2019. The ECB’s chief executive officer, Richard Gould, also highlighted the benefits of this decision and said that it is the right move for the future.

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