SYDNEY: Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday put forward a new remuneration proposal which would substantially increase the wages for female players in a bid to end an ongoing pay dispute with the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA).
According to Cricket Australia, the salary of an average female players is to be increased by 125 per cent under this historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Australias best female cricketers look set to see their pay-packet skyrocket after Cricket Australia today (Tuesday) publicly tabled a historic five-year offer to the Australian Cricketers Association.
The professional womens cricketers are set to be included in the new Memorandum of Understanding between CA and the ACA for the first time, with the average salary of both international and domestic female players set to jump by 125 per cent.
The average annual salary of Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars players is set to jump from $79,000 to $179,000 under the new proposal, with that figure expected to reach $210,000 by 2021.
The average salary of female domestic players will also increase by more than 100pc, from $22,000 to $52,000 for Womens National Cricket League (WNCL) and Rebel Womens Big Bash League (WBBL) contracted players.
Whereas, prize money for female domestic tournament will be introduced under the offer, with CA proposing the winners of the WNCL to receive $258,000 and the WBBL champions to get $309,000.
Match fees for domestic one-day games will be standardised, with female players set to earn the same amount for a WNCL game as a male player will for a Matador BBQs One-Day Cup match.
We are pleased that the Australian Cricketers Association agrees with us that women, for the first time, should be part of the MOU, and we have proposed a financial model that has gender equity at its heart, said CA chief executive James Sutherland said in a statement released by Cricket Australia.
The Australian male players also look set to benefit from the yet-to-be-agreed deal, with the average annual retainer for international men expected to increase to $816,000 by 2021. Including KFC Big Bash League contracts, match fees and performance bonuses, that figure is expected to reach $1.45m by the conclusion of this MOU.
Domestic male players will also have their annual income increased by nearly a fifth, with their average salary to reach $235,000, up from $199,000 for the current financial year.
CA and the ACA have clashed on several fronts during negotiations over this MOU, with the current deal expiring on June 30.
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