Topic: first class salaries (Read 14423 times)

mr_wickets · « **Reply #45 on:** March 04, 2014, 01:46:46 PM »

Quote from: brokenbat on March 04, 2014, 01:42:08 PM

ah of course.. they are held throughout the week? even if one can only work 4 out of 5 weekdays, it could be enough to sustain two jobs

No chance. The games are all over the place and you'd be knackered and would end up doing both jobs very badly.

uknsaunders · « **Reply #46 on:** March 04, 2014, 02:40:16 PM »

It's probably not the case now but I think many Aus players with part timers even into the 90's. Obviously Sheffield Shield games were less frequent and they had to have a second career.

uknsaunders · « **Reply #47 on:** March 04, 2014, 02:51:42 PM »

PCA/ECB RECOMMENDED MINIMUM SALARIES FOR 2013*

Age
Salary
Age
Salary
18
�15,948
19
�17,070
20
�18,167
21
�19,428
22
�20,588
23
�21,748
24
�22,593

*2014 figures will be subject to a 2.7% increase on 2013 figures.
Please note than when transferring from 6 month to 12 month contracts over the period of 2008-2010, the average salary payment made was �3,750 per player.
Daily Rate �45 per day (Relates to non contracted players however, some counties do pay a day rate on top of salary)
Should you have any queries on your salary please contact Jason Ratcliffe or Ian Smith.

uknsaunders · « **Reply #48 on:** March 04, 2014, 02:55:49 PM »

Fag Packet Calc

24 years old - �22,593

Assume a daily rate of �45 for match days only. That's 16 * 4 championship matches, possibly 12? Pro40?, similar for t20 = 94 days * �45 = �4000 in expenses a season

= �27k for an uncapped player (I assume a capped player would get much more)

GarrettJ · « **Reply #49 on:** March 04, 2014, 02:56:16 PM »

shocking salaries for professional sportmen

ProWannabe88 · « **Reply #50 on:** March 04, 2014, 03:14:30 PM »

Such is the nature of our beloved game. Players cannot really demand high wages at county level. games are not regularly attended due to midweek county fixtures. If 4 day games carried over Saturday sundays then maybe we would see higher earning potential due to higher ticket and merchandise sales.

4 days throughout the week... weekdays..... people work!!
poor ticket sales for championship games
poor merchandise sales - especially at county level. How many people do you see walking around your county sporting merchandise? unless they are academy or a hard core cricket enthusiast?
Now how many people do you see sporting England gear?
Even non cricketers will go and buy a shirt to wear down the boozer when the ashes are on. You don't see many lads up North wearing the Yorks or Lancs tops when the derby is on. Not even the T20!

Revenue from tickets and merchandise can contribute directly to salaries in any sport. forget running costs straight off the bat as many of those must be accounted for before offering new contracts to players etc.

truth is, if more fans went to watch (or could go to watch - championship matches played on weekdays directly hinders ticket sales) the players could demand a higher salary and clubs would be able to pay it. Why do you think you pay �50-�100 to watch England collapse in a test match and can buy county champs tickets on the gate for as little as �5

Neon Cricket · « **Reply #51 on:** March 04, 2014, 03:14:55 PM »

Sadly its all relative to the incomes the counties get in

Knowing how little it would have cost me to have a number of sponsorship opportunities around the Worcestershire ground/shop I'm not overly surprised - just not enough money in the sport until you reach international levels!

uknsaunders · « **Reply #52 on:** March 04, 2014, 03:27:10 PM »

A large part of the problem is counties being run by the old boys network. You have to ask yourself why the present county structure exists when many of the counties are bankrupt if you exclude the ECB/Sky Blood Money handout. County Chairman and Giles Clarke look after themselves first. We don't need 18 counties and we don't need them located where they are. Many parts of the UK aren't within a reasonable driving distance of a county. You only have to wonder why no county is based in the Thames Valley, about the most wealthy area of the UK, to see the Administrators don't give a stuff. Why hasn't day night cricket been looked at sooner?, why don't they schedule Pro40/T20 at weekends when people can turn up? Like Rugby Union it's not run by professionals and full of vested interests. The players suffer as a result.

GarrettJ · « **Reply #53 on:** March 04, 2014, 03:32:21 PM »

i understand the reasons why the pay is so but it is astonishing, especially when it is basically a 15 year career.

MD2812 · « **Reply #54 on:** March 04, 2014, 03:39:42 PM »

Am I right that, at least in terms of scheduling, the ECB have taken some action to improve this this season?

I think the T20 games are supposed to be Friday nights, County games to start on Sundays (keeping Saturday free for league cricket)

Rob580 · « **Reply #55 on:** March 04, 2014, 03:54:30 PM »

So their Salaries are most definitely not 'First Class'

A-haha A-haha.

jamesisapayne · « **Reply #56 on:** March 04, 2014, 05:00:53 PM »

Quote from: GarrettJ on March 04, 2014, 02:56:16 PM

shocking salaries for professional sportmen

And people wonder why T20 and it's potential revenue is grabbing all the attention of young players

WalkingWicket37 · « **Reply #57 on:** March 04, 2014, 06:01:51 PM »

Quote from: jamesisapayne on March 04, 2014, 05:00:53 PM

And people wonder why T20 and it's potential revenue is grabbing all the attention of young players

I'm still gutted I didn't get an IPL contract, would have more than covered a years normal work haha

ProCricketer1982 · « **Reply #58 on:** March 04, 2014, 06:12:00 PM »

Quote from: GarrettJ on March 04, 2014, 03:32:21 PM

i understand the reasons why the pay is so but it is astonishing, especially when it is basically a 15 year career.

I don't really think a average county pro should earn that much though. Certainly not enough to retire etc, that's just silly. Internationals etc are different.

iand123 · « **Reply #59 on:** March 04, 2014, 09:18:55 PM »

I seem to remember that someone told me rob key, Martin van jaarsveld and geraint jones were all on big deals at Kent a few years back that was contributing to their financial issues. Could have sworn someone said they were on over �100k each which looking at these figures seems pretty high

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