London – The England and Wales Cricket Board said that England’s female cricket players will get the equal match money as their male counterparts, and will take effect immediately, beginning with the T20 series against Sri Lanka, which starts today. The change was recommended by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket report in June, which said: “Women receive an embarrassingly small amount compared to men.” The report said match fees for the England women´s team were a quarter of those paid to the men´s team for white-ball games while the figure was just 15 per cent for Tests.
