Auckland Hearts pulled off a spectacular final-ball win over Canterbury Magicians on Sunday to lodge their first victory of the women's T20 Super Smash season.
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54 contracted domestic women’s cricketers earn 88 per cent less than their male counterparts.
Several of the women’s players who take the field on Thursday in the first Super Smash T20 game will be earning 88 per cent less than their male counterparts, even though they are playing the same format, in the same conditions, on the same day. The gap comes from the base payments offered to male and female cricketers. Men receive a base retainer of at least $27,000 for the season, while 54 contracted domestic women across the six major associations – who sit outside White Ferns centralised contracts or casual playing contracts – receive $3250 “compensation”.