Female umpires are increasingly concerned they cannot afford to continue in the role unless they get a pay rise. The issue of pay inequality was raised with the England and Wales Cricket Board at the start of the 2023 season but no action has been taken, one official has told the Observer.
The Guardian revealed on Monday that umpires were paid three times as much to officiate in the 2023 men’s Hundred than in the women’s tournament, and that umpires in domestic women’s cricket are paid only £80 to stand in the women’s 50-over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
