Nat Sciver-Brunt at the Loughborough University National Cricket Performance Centre in Leicestershire.
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How Nat Sciver-Brunt Could Break Cricket’s $1 Million Barrier
The England and Mumbai Indians star is an example of women finally making money from one of the world’s most traditional sports
Nat Sciver-Brunt, an all-rounder for England and the Mumbai Indians, is closing in on becoming the first English women’s cricketer to earn over $1 million.
Cricket has a reputation as the traditional and sometimes stuffy pastime of privately-educated Englishmen. Yet it’s equalizing pay between the sexes faster than many other sports, with new formats giving female players the chance to hit the jackpot.