The 17 gamers awarded central contracts by the England and Wales Cricket Board have been confirmed, with Mahika Gaur and Lauren Filer transferring up from improvement offers.
Seven gamers – together with Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone – have been handed two-year contracts, with 10 gamers receiving one-year offers
Gaur and Filer had been on improvement contracts final 12 months
The gamers on central ECB contacts
Two-year central contracts
Lauren Bell (Hampshire)
Charlie Dean (Somerset)
Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire)
Amy Jones (The Blaze)
Heather Knight (Somerset)
Nat Sciver-Brunt (The Blaze)
Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Surrey)
One-year central contracts
Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze)
Maia Bouchier (Hampshire)
Alice Capsey (Surrey)
Kate Cross (Lancashire)
Sophia Dunkley (Surrey)
Lauren Filer (Durham)
Mahika Gaur (Lancashire)
Danielle Gibson (Somerset)
Sarah Glenn (The Blaze)
Freya Kemp (Hampshire)
Abilities/improvement contracts
Bess Heath (Durham)
Ryana MacDonald-Homosexual (Surrey)
Issy Wong (Warwickshire)
“As ever, we have awarded central contracts to the players we feel will play a significant role for England in the foreseeable future,” mentioned Clare Connor, the managing director of England Ladies’s cricket.
“We are delighted that Mahika Gaur and Lauren Filer have transitioned on to full contracts, having been part of our group over the past year.
“Ryana MacDonald-Homosexual has had an impressive 12 months, and the event contract affords her the chance to proceed to push her declare for choice. We stay up for working with all three gamers on improvement contracts and their Counties to make sure they proceed their improvement.
“We have another significant period of cricket ahead and we believe this group of players have the skills to be successful in all conditions and formats which will be essential as we look forward to a two-year period that includes the Women’s Ashes in early 2025, multiple bilateral series, the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in India, and a home ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in the summer of 2026.”
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