The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) basically manages the players of England and Wales who play for the England Cricket team. They have a rich history, and the ECB started to manage them in 1997. A lot of great players are playing for them, and new youngsters are announced day by day. The question is, what is the England Cricket Players’ Salary for 2025?
Basically, the players are divided into different contract categories, like the way the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) does. For the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the central contract categories are Two-year contracts, One-year contracts, and Development contracts.
Currently, the England team is playing T20s against the West Indies. One of the toughest series for them starts from 20th June, where they face India. Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy will be the series’ most probable name from now on.
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England Cricket Players Salary 2025: Monthly Contracts and Grades
There are a total of twenty-nine players who have a central contract from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Some of the players have two-year contracts, whereas a lot of them have one-year contracts. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has also kept in mind the youngsters, as they provide some of them with Development contracts.
The players with two-year contracts are Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Ben Stokes, and Mark Wood. Jamie Smith is a newly acquired player on the list.
On the other hand, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Shoaib Bashir, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, Josh Tongue, Reece Topley, and Chris Woakes. The three players who were given a contract later were Shoaib Bashir, Will Jacks, Phil Salt, and Olly Stone. This is because of their good performances.
At the start, when the ECB announced the development contracts, there was only John Turner. Now the list has three players in total, and the two players added are Josh Hull and Jacob Bethell.
Earnings Breakdown
The exact amount is not disclosed by the ECB for the salaries of the players. Eventually, the earnings are different for players playing just test cricket and players playing just white ball cricket. As per reports, a player playing just the test matches can earn up to £625,000 per year. On the other hand, it’s £ 300,000 for the white ball specialist.
When we look at the match fee, the per-match fee in test cricket is £14,500, whereas it is around £4,500 for ODI and T20s.