£1.5m cash boost handed to all 10 tier-one female sidesHow the counties treat women’s sides under scrutiny
Counties hosting professional women’s teams will be strictly monitored to ensure the England and Wales Cricket Board’s multi-million pound investment is being used to achieve gender equality, Beth Barrett-Wild, the ECB’s director of the women’s professional game has warned.
Should counties fail to deliver an equitable environment they would risk having their funding withdrawn.
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