Cricket is the most popular sport that is played in New Zealand. Gone are the days when the team was considered to be the Dark Horses after putting up impressive performances in the ICC events in recent history. Check New Zealand Cricket Players Salary 2021-22, Central Contract, Rules, Highest Paid Cricketers.
New Zealand ranks first amongst other teams in Test matches and ODI’s. New Zealand Cricket Board spends 25% of its total revenue in paying its team players as salaries.
In May, the board of New Zealand Cricket announced a new contract which states the salaries of players in new formats. In the past year, due to the global pandemic, the events were put to a halt which caused the associations to reform their contracts in terms of salaries. So check out New Zealand Cricket Players Salary, Rules, Central Contract 2021-22, Highest Paid Cricketers.
New Zealand Cricket Players Salary 2021-22
New Zealand contracted players for the 2021 season: Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Devon Conway, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, James Neesham, Ajaz Patel, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson, Will Young.
The list below includes those players who have been categorized according to 3 formats, Test, ODIs, and T20s.
Name of the Player
Formats
Test Fee
ODI Fee
T20 Fee
Finn Allen
T20I
N/A
N/A
$2407
Tom Bruce
T20I
N/A
N/A
$2407
Mark Chapman
ODI, T20I
N/A
$3682
$2407
Martin Guptill
ODI, T20I
N/A
$3682
$2407
Colin Munro
T20I
N/A
N/A
$2407
Henry Nicholls
Test, ODI
$8495
$3682
N/A
Ross Taylor
Test, ODI, T20I
$8495
N/A
$2407
Kane Williamson
Test, ODI, T20I
$8495
$3682
$2407
Will Young
Test, ODI, T20I
$8495
$3682
$2407
Tom Blundell
Test, ODI
$8495
$3682
$2407
Devon Conway
ODI, T20I
N/A
$3682
$2407
Tom Latham
Test, ODI
$8495
$3682
N/A
Tim Seifert
T20I
N/A
N/A
$2407
BJ Watling
Test
$8495
N/A
N/A
Colin de Grandhomme
Test, ODI, T20I
$8495
$3682
$2407
Kyle Jamieson
Test, ODI, T20I
$8495
$3682
$2407
Daryl Mitchell
Test, ODI, T20I
$8495
$3682
$2407
James Neesham
ODI, T20I
N/A
$3682
$2407
Mitchell Santner
Test, ODI, T20I
$8495
$3682
$2407
Trent Boult
Test, ODI, T20I
$8495
$3682
$2407
Lockie Ferguson
ODI, T20I
N/A
$3682
$2407
Matt Henry
Test, ODI
$8495
$3682
N/A
Adam Milne
T20I
N/A
N/A
$2407
Tim Southee
Test, ODI, T20I
$8495
$3682
$2407
Blair Tickner
T20I
N/A
N/A
$2407
Neil Wagner
Test
$8495
N/A
N/A
Ajaz Patel
Test
$8495
N/A
N/A
Ish Sodhi
ODI, T20I
N/A
$3682
N/A
William Somerville
Test
$8495
N/A
N/A
New Zealand Players Salary Rules 2021-22
As per the new Contract declared by the New Zealand Cricket 2021-22 here are some pointers for you.
The top-ranked player gets an annual retainer of $243,000 excluding the match fees
Top 20 players on their recent performances and the probability have been divided into 3 categories.
Tests are given a higher preference over T20I and One-day Internationals.
Test Match Fee: $8,495, One-Day Match Fee: $3,682 , T20I Match Fee: $2,407.
New Zealand Highest Paid Cricketers 2021-22
Kane Williamson is the highest earning cricketer on the New Zealand Cricket team. His earnings include salaries from all formats. He captains for all three formats, Test, ODI’s, and T20I. Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Trent Boult, and Tim Southee are the players that top the category list. The Retainer fee of Top-Ranked players is $243,000.
New Zealand Current Squad News
Many Players have been retained in the team, however, there are some players who have been excluded from the Contract 2021-22. Ajaz Patel has been excluded from the contract due to his calf injury. Colin Munro, Jeet Raval, and Todd Astle have all been dropped from the central contract of 2020.