Cricket Australia hopes to increase crowds and TV audience, while the average salary of state player will rise to $163,000 under the plan
Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry helped draft Cricket Australia’s new action plan for growing the sport for women and girls.Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry helped draft Cricket Australia’s new action plan for growing the sport for women and girls.Australia’s new Women and Girls Action Plan, which will increase the average salary of a state player to $163,000 a year.
The changes mean Cricket Australia will increase expenditure on these state players, driving the average wage for athletes across WBBL, state contracts and domestic match payments to $163,000. Last season, the average was $151,000. Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry helped draft the plan, and said the public appetite for women’s sport is now “indisputable”.
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