The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Wednesday that it is increasing match fees for the women’s team to bring them in line with the men’s side match fees with immediate effect.
It means that the parity in match fees will take effect from England women’s upcoming white-ball home series against Sri Lanka. England also becomes the fourth cricketing nation after New Zealand, India, and South Africa to equalize the match fees for its international men’s and women’s teams.
“The direction of travel for the women’s game has always been the most important thing, creating a sustainable product that people want to watch and play, and I’m sure this will make cricket an increasingly attractive sport to girls and young women as we continue to grow the game.”
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“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,” said England skipper Heather Knight on the landmark move.
This development comes on the back of record-breaking crowds of 110,000 at this summer’s Women’s Ashes series in June and July. England set new women’s international attendance records at Edgbaston, the Kia Oval, and Lord’s and sold out matches at Taunton, Bristol, and Hampshire in their series against Australia, with Heather proclaiming the series as “the best there’s ever been in the history of the women’s game”.
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