SLC revises match fees for local tournaments

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Sri Lanka Cricket said this week that the match fees payable for the upcoming local Premier and Zonal Tournaments have been increased by very substantial amounts. With the recent revisions Sri Lanka first class cricketers have the opportunity to earn approximately Rs. 1 million per annum, if they play all the matches in a given season.

It has been the aim of SLC over the years to professionalise cricket and to make it a livelihood. This is certainly a step in the right direction and will persuade our young and aspiring cricketers to remain in Sri Lanka and play competitive cricket rather than move to Australia and/or England on a regular basis, to play cricket and boost their income.

SLC Chairman Sidath Wettimuny stated: “I am extremely happy to oversee a Committee which has implemented this long felt need. It will no doubt lay the seed for ‘cricket as a livelihood’ in Sri Lanka.”

The new payment structure is as follows:

Premier 50 over Tournament - Rs. 7,500 per day
Premier 3 day Tournament - Rs. 7,500 per day
Premier T20 Tournament - Rs. 7,500 per day
Zonal 50 over Tournament - Rs. 25,000 per day
Zonal 4 day Tournament - Rs. 20,000 per day
Zonal T20 Tournament - Rs. 15,000 per day

a) Under this revised match fee structure a total number of 154 Cricketers who participate in all three formats for their respective Clubs in the Premier Tournament have opportunity to earn Rs. 250,000 for the season.

b) A player who participates in all three formats of the Premier Club and Zonal Tournaments now has the opportunity to earn Rs. 725,000 for the season.