New Batch of England Contracts Declared; Freya Davies earns her maiden contract

England Women have announced their new raft of central contracts 2019. Twenty-one players are now centrally contracted to ECB - four of those on Rookie Contracts.  While Sussex seamer Freya Davies earning herself her first full Central Contract, Tash Farrant and Beth Langston have been released. Langston was part of the squad that won the ICC Women's World Cup while Farrant's most recent tour saw England finish as runners-up in the ICC Women's World T20.



Surrey’s Byrony Smith, who received her first call up to the senior team for last year's tri-series against India and Australia, is now on a Rookie Contract. While Smith is joined on the Rookie list by Linsey Smith, Alice Davidson-Richards and Katie George, while Dani Hazell announced her retirement from international cricket last month.



Davies was very excited, "I'm absolutely thrilled to receive my first full contract. It's always been my aim to represent England and this is an exciting step in the right direction."



"I'm looking forward to continuing the hard work, and the challenge now of getting myself picked."



The new contracts signify a higher level of remuneration for England Women, continuing the trend since the women's game turned professional in 2014.



 



Contracted Players: Tammy Beaumont (Kent), Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire), Kate Cross (Lancashire), Freya Davies (Sussex), Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire), Georgia Elwiss (Sussex), Jenny Gunn (Warwickshire), Alex Hartley (Lancashire), Amy Jones (Warwickshire), Heather Knight (Berkshire), Laura Marsh (Kent), Nat Sciver (Surrey), Anya Shrubsole (Somerset), Sarah Taylor (Sussex), Fran Wilson (Kent), Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire), Danni Wyatt (Sussex), Alice Davidson-Richards (Kent)*, Katie George (Hampshire)*, Bryony Smith (Surrey)*, Linsey Smith (Sussex)*