Cricket Australia announces female cricketers' big pay rise after Southern Stars' success

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Cricket Australian announced (CA) substantially increased to female elite players wages, with many now able to earn six-figure salaries.
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And many of the stars of the South, who recently lost to the West Indies in the final match of the World Twenty20 in India, earning more than $ 100,000 annually.
CA said in a statement it will nearly double its commitment to elite athletes in Australia from $ 2360000 to $ 4,230,000.
Maximum servants to the stars of the South of $ 49,000 was increased to $ 65,000.
"When combined with the increase in the maximum servants to bash the Association of the great women of $ 15,000, the base rate for the best players in Australia's female rises to $ 80,000. Payments match Southern Star and fees round will guarantee profits exceed six figures," and came in the statement.
As it has been doubling minimum servants of southern stars and players bash adult women, while the increase in the national payments League Cricket woman from $ 7,000 to $ 11,000.
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Said James Sutherland, chief executive of stars Southern CA deserve wage increases and improved because of the outstanding successes.
He said, "Cricket is a sport for all Australians and Cricket Australia will continue to invest heavily in women's football in the coming years," Sutherland said in a statement.
"We are determined to make cricket's favorite sport for women in Australia.We worked constructively with the cricketers Australian Association" to get to this point, and will continue to do so in our ongoing efforts to improve wages and working conditions for all elite female cricketers.
"Southern Star has achieved great success on the world stage, including making through to the final of the last World T20 International Criminal Court in India, they are great role models for the next generation of cricketers aspiring female Australia.
"I created a big bash University women's revolution outstanding ratings that make it the most popular women's team sport in the country.
"Of the more than 1.2 million people of all ages currently playing cricket in Australia about a quarter of whom are women and girls.
Cricket is a sport for all Australians and Cricket Australia will continue to invest heavily in women's football in the coming years.
James Sutherland
"This number is still growing rapidly, and we will continue to support female playing game from the backyard of the baggy green."
He said CA along with wage increases, it is also to improve the benefits of travel and accommodation, and restrictions on training times to support those who are working or studying, and the reduction of trade restrictions for local players in relation to the shepherds and update policies load them.
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