CUTTACK, INDIA - FEBRUARY 01: Rachael Haynes of Australia bats during the second match of ICC Womens World Cup between Australia and Pakistan, played at the Barabati stadium on February 1, 2013 in ...
Australia women players to get bonus
Australia's women cricketers will receive an A$10,000 bonus each for
winning the World Twenty20 and the World Cup, Cricket Australia
announced on International Women's Day. The board will also renew the
contract of national coach and former fast bowler Cathryn Fitzpatrick.
"Our players make many sacrifices to represent Australia as
semi-professional cricketers, and their performances are resulting in
fans and media sitting up and taking notice of women's cricket," Wally
Edwards, the CA chairman, said.
"Hopefully, their consistently excellent and entertaining performances
will see women's cricket one day attracting commercial support from
telecasters and sponsors, that will see the game capable of supporting
full-time professional female cricketers."
The bonus will be paid to all members of both squads which represented
Australia in either tournament. Australia beat England in the final of
the World Twenty20 in Colombo in October 2012. They followed it up by
defeating West Indies in the final of the World Cup in Mumbai in
February.
CA hosted the players at a celebration dinner in Melbourne where all
rounder Lisa Sthalekar, who recently retired after 12 years of
international cricket, was honoured.
Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard said in a message: "You are not
just the world number one in all three formats of the game. You are one
of the most successful sporting teams to ever wear the green and gold."
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