Today we will discuss the salary of women cricketers in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) in Australia.

Although there are some debates on the ideal length of the WBBL, it has certainly helped change the women’s game.

However, there’s one question on every cricket fan’s mind: just how much do these players make?

WBBL Salary – By the Numbers

• The average salary of a player in the WBBL is $48,800 AUD or $30,812 USD (maximum 15 players in squad with a purse of $732,000 AUD or $462185 USD).
• The average salary for an overseas WBBL cricketer is $85,891 AUD or $54,232 (maximum of $1,975,500 AUD for 23 overseas players). On the other hand, the average salary for a domestic player in the WBBL is $40,005 AUD or $25,259 USD (3,880,500 AUD or $245,0148 for 97 domestic spots).
• The maximum a domestic player in the Women’s BBL can earn is $133,000 AUD ($83,976 USD), while the maximum overseas draft price is $110,000 AUD ($69,434 USD).
• The eight teams of the WBBL team have a combined salary cap of $5,856,000 AUD or $3,697,479 USD ($732,000 AUD or $462,185 for each of the 8 teams).

Draft Picks	Salary Amounts
Platinum	$110,000 AUD ($69,454 USD)
Gold	$90,000 AUD ($56,826 USD)
Silver	$65,000 AUD ($41,041 USD)
Bronze	$40,000 AUD ($25,256 USD)
Direct Nomination	$61,750 AUD ($38,988 USD) Maximum

*Note, the conversion rate we used was as follows: $1 AUD = $0.63 USD as of 10/21/2023.

Also Read: What is the Salary of women cricketers in The Hundred (Women’s) in England?

Women’s Big Bash League 2023 Overseas Draft Picks – Salary of Women Cricket Player in the WBBL

Here were the rules for the direct nomination part of the overseas draft:

• There was a direct nomination for players who did not want to take part in the draft but could sign directly with a franchise. Note, that if a player chose to go through a direct nomination, then the maximum amount they could earn a maximum of 95% of the Silver draft bracket price or upto $61,750 AUD ($38,988 USD).

1. Platinum Draft Pick ($110,000 AUD ($69,454 USD))

Player	Country	Team
Marizanne Kapp	South Africa	Sydney Thunder
Sophie Devine (Retention Pick)	New Zealand	Perth Scorchers
Hayley Matthews	West Indies	Melbourne Renegades
Alice Capsey	England	Melbourne Stars
Shabnim Ismail	South Africa	Hobart Hurricanes
Amelia Kerr*	New Zealand	Brisbane Heat
Chloe Tryon	South Africa	Sydney Sixers
Heather Knight	England	Sydney Thunder
Harmanpreet Kaur	India	Melbourne Renegades
Laura Wolvaardt (Retention Pick)	South Africa	Adelaide Strikers

*will miss the first part of the tournament. Sarah Glenn will replace her.

2. Gold Draft Pick ($90,000 AUD ($56,826 USD))

Player	Country	Team
Danni Wyatt*	England	Perth Scorchers
Maia Bouchier	England	Melbourne Stars
Bryony Smith	England	Hobart Hurricanes

*withdrawn

3. Silver Draft Pick ($65,000 AUD ($41,041 USD))

Player	Country	Team
Dani Gibson	England	Adelaide Strikers
Lauren Bell	England	Sydney Thunder
Bess Heath	England	Brisbane Heat

4. Bronze Draft Pick ($40,000 AUD ($25,256 USD))

Player	Country	Team
Jess Kerr	New Zealand	Sydney Sixers

5. Direct Nomination Pick ($61,750 AUD ($38,988 USD)) – Maximum

Player	Country	Team
Tammy Beamont	England	Melbourne Renegades
Amy Jones	England	Perth Scorchers
Sophia Dunkley	England	Melbourne Stars
Mignon du Preez	South Africa	Brisbane Heat
Lizelle Lee	South Africa	Hobart Hurricanes
Georgia Adams	England	Adelaide Striker
Chamari Athapaththu (Replacement)	Sri Lanka	Sydney Thunder

Final Thoughts

The WBBL is going to be tested in the 2023 season.

We will learn if the overseas draft worked and if the length of the tournament should be reduced. Danni Wyatt withdrew due to fatigue. Other women cricketers are thinking about overkill of cricket and mental health as well.

What do you think? Where do you think will the Weber’s WBBL go on?

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Sources: Australian women’s cricketers get new pay deal in five-year MOU – SportsPro (sportspromedia.com), All the names in the inaugural WBBL overseas draft | ESPNcricinfo, WBBL Draft recap: Kapp goes first in inaugural draft | cricket.com.au, Australian women’s cricketers get new pay deal in five-year MOU – SportsPro (sportspromedia.com)

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