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ProCricketer1982

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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2014, 10:23:29 PM »
Quote from: Steveo1000 on March 03, 2014, 10:20:57 PM
For me the issue would be getting paid £30K a year with only the security of a 2 year contract at best for most county pro's. Also, the fact that you have 15 years in the game if you are really lucky.
But I agree, if you take it for what it is and enjoy the ride while planning well for the rest of your life which begins in your mid 30's it would be great life.

Exactly.. A few years playing county cricket shouldn't mean retiring at 35 a rich man. Internationals are different but your bog standard county pro should be planning ahead.
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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2014, 10:24:18 PM »
Quote from: fasteddie on March 03, 2014, 10:10:16 PM
If you net down £30k it's a modest wage. Look at the cost of living and it's not much for the main breadwinner to earn. Granted, some regions have low living costs, but on the whole, as a professional sports person it's a pretty low wage.

I'm not belittling people. I work in recruitment and know how much many different trades earn. £30k is modest.

30k is bloody good took me 12 years to get over the 30k threshold but in truth I would be happy to drop 10k to do the job of my dreams
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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2014, 10:29:23 PM »
Quote from: ProCricketer1982 on March 03, 2014, 10:15:12 PM
You have to discount football as it's in it's own bubble. Match a bog standard county player (not an international etc) against a bog standard swimmer, athlete, golfer, basketball player etc and they are probably about right.
An average European tour golfer will earn big money, certainly 6 figure sums per year. The trick is they have to earn it through winning and not get it as a salary.
I suspect as well that an average NBA player will earn similar amounts to average premier league footballers. I may be wrong though.
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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2014, 10:29:36 PM »
Quote from: procricket on March 03, 2014, 10:24:18 PM
30k is bloody good took me 12 years to get over the 30k threshold but in truth I would be happy to drop 10k to do the job of my dreams

Not so sure Dave.

It's ok if you're a young lad without any serious bind, but if you've got a wife/kids the amount of time spent away from home must be quite a drain. It would be most amateur cricketer's dream job but I'm sure the reality is quite different.
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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2014, 10:33:02 PM »
Quote from: jamesisapayne on March 03, 2014, 10:29:36 PM
Not so sure Dave.

It's ok if you're a young lad without any serious bind, but if you've got a wife/kids the amount of time spent away from home must be quite a drain. It would be most amateur cricketer's dream job but I'm sure the reality is quite different.

The military manage it
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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #20 on: March 03, 2014, 10:35:32 PM »
Quote from: Steveo1000 on March 03, 2014, 10:29:23 PM
An average European tour golfer will earn big money, certainly 6 figure sums per year. The trick is they have to earn it through winning and not get it as a salary.
I suspect as well that an average NBA player will earn similar amounts to average premier league footballers. I may be wrong though.

What does a standard British basketball player earn playing in the uk? NBA is like the premier league after all, has it's own rules in the US. Golfer as you say have to win, so what about your bog standard golfer who isn't actually that good ?? I'm not talking about the cooks, bells, Strauss,KP's of cricket.. I'm thinking of guys who haven't a hope in hell of international honours etc
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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #21 on: March 03, 2014, 10:40:37 PM »

Quote from: ProCricketer1982 on March 03, 2014, 10:33:02 PM
The military manage it
Do the military have to pay for accommodation?


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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #22 on: March 03, 2014, 10:41:06 PM »
The average wage of a non international county player is more than £30k a year, you would be looking at 45 to 50k as an average, so some would be on half that and some on double.
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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #23 on: March 03, 2014, 10:43:09 PM »
Quote from: ProCricketer1982 on March 03, 2014, 10:35:32 PM
What does a standard British basketball player earn playing in the uk? NBA is like the premier league after all, has it's own rules in the US. Golfer as you say have to win, so what about your bog standard golfer who isn't actually that good ?? I'm not talking about the cooks, bells, Strauss,KP's of cricket.. I'm thinking of guys who haven't a hope in hell of international honours etc
Not sure about uk basketball, probably about £50 a game and a free cup of orange squash.
You can finish about 150th in the tour rankings for golf, be proper journeyman professional with no hope of getting within a country mile of international honours and earn 100,000 grand plus.
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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #24 on: March 03, 2014, 10:48:41 PM »
Quote from: tim2000s on March 03, 2014, 10:40:37 PM
Do the military have to pay for accommodation?


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Yes, and food etc etc
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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #25 on: March 03, 2014, 10:49:48 PM »
Quote from: tim2000s on March 03, 2014, 10:40:37 PM
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Yes it is subsidised mate but you have to pay for either married quarter or single livig accomadation

In 14 years I have spent 5 away from my place of work and family  yet it is what I signed up for.
Always had time to log on here though
People who whing about wage my theory is get a new job if iur not happy plain and simple.

I have never had a issue with pay
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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #26 on: March 03, 2014, 10:52:06 PM »
Quote from: procricket on March 03, 2014, 10:49:48 PM
Yes it is subsidised mate but you have to pay for either married quarter or single livig accomadation

In 14 years I have spent 5 away from my place of work and family  yet it is what I signed up for.
Always had time to log on here though
People who whing about wage my theory is get a new job if iur not happy plain and simple.

I have never had a issue with pay

I always felt we were well paid tbh Dave, I'd even go as far as to say apart from ops it's easy money. That's how I felt anyway. (I wasn't a combat trade though :) )
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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #27 on: March 03, 2014, 10:56:44 PM »
Quote from: jamesisapayne on March 03, 2014, 10:29:36 PM
Not so sure Dave.

It's ok if you're a young lad without any serious bind, but if you've got a wife/kids the amount of time spent away from home must be quite a drain. It would be most amateur cricketer's dream job but I'm sure the reality is quite different.

Being a professional cricketer was never my dream working in the trade was from the time i went to romida at 12 years old in Newhay has been.

It is part of my theory i want to spend all my time with my family and kids and like i said i willing to drop 10k to do it and work in the industry but it has to be right I'm giving up a lot instant pension in 7 and a half years and so on.

But 10k is basically giving one car back and cutting down the pies to be honest..

I enjoy testing and messing with theory than i do playing i think.

What is money without happiness

My kids smile more with a hug than they do with buying them stuff.

Money is not my motive.

Cricketers are paid well the ones i know are they do not grumble and most do it because they love it..



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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #28 on: March 04, 2014, 12:59:02 AM »
I was chatting to one of graham swans (ex)sponsors the other day. They will now be saving 2 million pounds a year now that he has quit cricket and is not there brand ambassador
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Re: first class salaries
« Reply #29 on: March 04, 2014, 06:06:00 AM »
Quote from: d7bow on March 04, 2014, 12:59:02 AM
I was chatting to one of graham swans (ex)sponsors the other day. They will now be saving 2 million pounds a year now that he has quit cricket and is not there brand ambassador
Presuming this is a bat manufacturer and the figure is accurate, you would have to question how a business could justify spending that much money on an England spinner, its not like he's a batting great who would really push the brand into new markets.
2 million expenditure surely equates to having to gain 10 million pounds in extra sales to make it worthwhile, can't see that!
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