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Men’s Hundred salaries reduced by 20 percent

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Players’ contracts for this season’s Hundred were cancelled following the postponement in May

 

 

The salaries in the Men’s Hundred will be reduced by 20 percent next year, while the Men and Women will be paid 11.5 percent of what they were due this year.


The inaugural season of The Hundred, due to begin in July, was postponed because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The reduction in the Men’s 2021 salaries applies to the seven bands which ranged from £30,000 to £125,000.
The Women’s 2021 salaries, ranging from £3,600 to £15,000, will not be reduced.


The agreement comes after negotiations between the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), which asked for the 11.5 percent figure this year.
“We have been working closely with the PCA to agree player contract terms to cover this season and next,” said an ECB spokesperson.  “The Men’s players have agreed to a 20 percent reduction in 2021 salary bands and we are grateful and heartened by their support of the competition as our sport looks to mitigate the financial impact of Covid-19. 


“It has been important to us not to see cuts to Women’s player salaries, and these remain unaltered for 2021.”
A decision on whether players in the Men’s competition will face a new draft will be taken at a later date. (BBC)