Central Contracts for Cross, Ecclestone and Gaur
Mahika Gaur has moved on to her first full England Cricket central contract after previously being on a development contract, following today's announcement by the ECB.
17 players have been awarded full contracts with seven players given two-year contracts and 10 players receiving one-year contracts.
Gaur has been awarded a one-year central contact alongside Kate Cross, while their Lancashire teammate Sophie Ecclestone has received a two-year central contact.
18-year-old Gaur had previously been announced as one of Lancashire Women's contracted players for 2025 but has now moved over to an ECB deal.
England Women: Two-year central contracts
Lauren Bell (Hampshire), Charlie Dean (Somerset), Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire), Amy Jones (The Blaze), Heather Knight (Somerset), Nat Sciver-Brunt (The Blaze), Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Surrey)
England Women: One-year central contracts
Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze), Maia Bouchier (Hampshire), Alice Capsey (Surrey), Kate Cross (Lancashire), Sophia Dunkley (Surrey), Lauren Filer (Durham), Mahika Gaur (Lancashire), Danielle Gibson (Somerset), Sarah Glenn (The Blaze), Freya Kemp (Hampshire)
England Women: Skills / development contracts
Bess Heath (Durham), Ryana MacDonald-Gay (Surrey), Issy Wong (Warwickshire)
Managing Director of England Women’s Cricket, Clare Connor said: “As ever, we have awarded central contracts to the players we feel will play a significant role for England in the foreseeable future.
“We are delighted that Mahika Gaur and Lauren Filer have transitioned on to full contracts, having been part of our group over the past year.
"We have another significant period of cricket ahead and we believe this group of players have the skills to be successful in all conditions and formats which will be essential as we look forward to a two-year period that includes the Women’s Ashes in early 2025, multiple bilateral series, the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in India, and a home ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in the summer of 2026.
"This is another landmark year in terms of increased remuneration for England Women. We have been able to make another significant increase in the value of central contracts on the back of last year’s equalisation of men’s and women’s international match fees across all formats. We continue to work positively with the England Women’s Player Partnership (EWPP) and the PCA and are grateful for both their support and challenge in these matters.”
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