Salaries

[mawallace]

I saw this link on another forum. Do you really believe the salaries quoted
http://www.totalsportek.com/cricket/england-player-salaries/

[Valentines Park]

Looks like the Arsene Wenger approach to contracts with everyone getting paid the same.

Surprised an incremental contract is just appearance money.

& pleased they get paid diddly for T20.

[vim]

In the days before Central Contracts I saw figures for test match fees. This was from the Gooch, Lamb and Gower era. The figures for a ordinary member of the team was £1500 with an extra £100 for seniority of each 10 previous test appearances.

The players County would receive the equivalent of the fee as compensation for their club not having their services.

From Armchair Cricket published by the BBC for the first World Cup in 1975. Test match fees.

Match Fee £180
12th Man (Whole Match) £95
12th Man (Days 1-3)    £60
12th Man (Days 4-5) £36
Umpires £150
Scorers £25
Emergency Fielders £7 per day

[constable.p@gmail.com]

is that really £700K a year for all of them ?  the top football players get much more, but wow !, it's all way over the top.

[Valentines Park]

I don't begrudge them.

Test cricket involves a lot of time away from home.

& it's peanuts compared to Premier League footballers who average 50 grand a week.

[squarelegumpire]

£180 in 1975 is probably equivalent to around £2000-£2500 now

[honkytonk]

I can imagine that a few of them make plenty more through sponsorships etc

[Perov]

£180 in 1975 is probably equivalent to around £2000-£2500 now

It's the equivalent of £1055.70.

[Andy]

£180 in 1975 is probably equivalent to around £2000-£2500 now

It's the equivalent of £1055.70.

Which is why Kerry Packer found it easy to recruit players for his 'circus' in 1977.