Cricket Australia increases women cricketers' pay by 130%
Australia's cricket board Cricket Australia has increased the average pay of its female cricketers by almost 130%. The move would see Australia's international women cricketers' pay jump from $60,885 to almost $140,000 as of July 1 this year. The average yearly retainer for Australia's male international cricketers is expected to rise to approximately $630,000 by 2021/22.