The 17 players on intermediate contracts with the England and Wales Cricket Board have been confirmed, with Mahika Gaur and Lauren Filer moving up from development contracts.
Seven players – including Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone – have been handed two-year deals, with 10 players on one-year contracts
Gaur and Filer were on development deals last year
The players on the ECB central announcements
Average two year 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)
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Medium one-year 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)
Skills/development contracts
Bess Heath (Durham)
Ryana MacDonald-Gay (Surrey)
Issy Wong (Warwickshire)
“As always, we have awarded moderate contracts to the players we feel will be most involved in England in the future,” said Clare Connor, England Women's managing director of cricket.
“We are delighted that Mahika Gaur and Lauren Filer have moved on to full contracts, having been part of our team over the past year.
“Ryana Macdonald-Gay has had an outstanding year, and the development contract allows her to continue her bid for election.
“Another important period of cricket is upon us and we believe that this group of players have the skills to be successful in all conditions and formats that will be required as we look ahead to two years of will include the women's Ashes in early 2025, a multilateral series, the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in India, and the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in the summer of 2026.
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