Central Contracts For England Cricketers

Cricket is very much linked with England in the first place. It’s the birthplace of cricket and thus the sport was born in England which we now very much adore.

Still, have you ever wondered what is the amount of money paid to the English cricketers? If you did, here is the answer.

This post will discuss the England cricketers with central contracts and their respective amounts.

Central Contracts for England Cricketers

The ECB announced the centrally contracted players for the 2025-26 season on November 4, 2025. The list comprises a total of 26 players and spans from October 2025 to September 2026.

The board has kept 21 of those players and has given new contracts to 5 players. Sonny Baker, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, and Luke Wood have all been signed for the very first time.

At the same time, seven of the players from the previous contract period have been released. Leading the list is Jonny Bairstow along with players like Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Olly Stone, Reece Topley, John Turner, and the recently retired Chris Woakes.

The players who have contracts for the current season have been signed for two years and one year deals. In addition, the ECB has also hired four more players on development contracts.

Here are the England cricketers with two-year contracts:

Jofra Archer (Retained)

Gus Atkinson (Retained)

Jacob Bethell (Retained)

Harry Brook (Retained)

Jos Buttler (Retained)

Brydon Carse (Retained)

Sam Curran (Retained)

Ben Duckett (Retained)

Will Jacks (Retained)

Adil Rashid (Retained)

Joe Root (Retained)

Jamie Smith (Retained)

Ben Stokes (Retained)

Josh Tongue (Retained)

Here are the England cricketers with one-year contracts:

Rehan Ahmed (Retained)

Sonny Baker (New)

Shoaib Bashir (Retained)

Zak Crawley (Retained)

Liam Dawson (New)

Saqib Mahmood (New)

Jamie Overton (New)

Ollie Pope (Retained)

Matthew Potts (Retained)

Phil Salt (Retained)

Mark Wood (Retained)

Luke Wood (New)

Here are the England cricketers with development contracts:

Josh Hull (Retained)

Eddie Jack (New)

Tom Lawes (New)

Mitchell Stanley (New)

Salaries of England Cricketers

According to various reports, the salary of an England cricketer is around 130,000 to 800,000 pounds per year.

Players involved in one of the two limited-overs formats are said to receive the minimum pay band of 130,000 pounds. A player with a three-format will receive the maximum salary of 800,000 pounds.

Match Fees of England Cricketers

Besides the high salary, England players are also paid handsome match fees.

The match fees for a Test match will be 12,500 pounds for each player. The ECB gives them 5,000 pounds for an ODI game. And the match fee for a T20I is 3,500 pounds.