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The spread successful wage betwixt the apical men's and women's players successful The Hundred volition widen from £75,000 to £135,000 from 2025.
Top level men's players volition spot their wage summation by 60% to £200,000, portion starring women's salaries are rising 30% to £65,000.
The increases are portion of an wide 25% emergence crossed each wage bands.
In set 7 - the lowest earning class - men volition beryllium paid £31,000, up from £30,000 successful 2024, portion women volition gain £10,000, up from £8,000.
In 2023, the Independent Commission for Equity successful Cricket recommended adjacent salaries successful The Hundred by 2025.
The Hundred organisers accidental the increases are a "step forward".
"That we are present offering 4 times what we were capable to connection successful the archetypal twelvemonth of the women's contention is telling of the game's continued growth, and intelligibly not the extremity of our journey," said tourney manager Rob Hillman.
The wage boost comes arsenic the ECB sells stakes successful each 8 of The Hundred teams, with investors acceptable to beryllium successful spot for the 2025 season.
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