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Cricket South Africa (CSA) Central Contract Breakdown:

CSA offer central contracts to around 20 players every year. The duration of the contract is from 1st June to 31st May next year. CSA place players in Central contracts in three different tiers.

Tier 1 comes with R2 million ($110,000) retainer fee while Tier 2 and and Tier 3 comes with R.1.4 million ($77,000) and R800,000 ($44,000) per year. Hybrid contracts are offered to players who are regular in ODI or T20 matches. 

Tier 1: Approximately R2 million per year (≈ $110,000 USD)

Tier 2: Approximately R1.4 million per year (≈ $77,000 USD)

Tier 3: Approximately R800,000 per year (≈ $44,000 USD)

Hybrid Contract: Estimated at around R1 million per year (≈ $55,000 USD), offered to players who are primarily available for limited-overs cricket or select series.

Apart from the retainer fee, CSA also offer match fee for every international match played. Its fixed and only paid to players in starting xi or included in the squad (75% of match). Match fee is different for all three formats.

Match Fee Details:

Format Per Match Fee(USD) Per Match Fee (ZAR)
Test $6,000 ~R110,000
ODI $3,500 ~R65,000
T20I $2,500 ~R45,000
    • Players only receive match fees if selected in the playing XI.
    • Unused squad members (e.g. 12th man) sometimes receive a reduced fee or none at all.
    • Match fees are in addition to central contract salaries and bonuses (e.g. win bonuses, series performance bonuses).

    *Below table shows how much each player can earn with their CSA central contract. Max yearly earnings are just for example purposes. Because they include money earned via match fee which can be different for players depending on how many matches each player play. 

  • RANKPLAYERTierAnnual RetainerMax Match FeeTotal (Max)
    1 Temba Bavuma Tier 1 $110,000 $108,500 $218,500
    2 Gerald Coetzee Tier 1 $110,000 $108,500 $218,500
    3 Keshav Maharaj Tier 1 $110,000 $108,500 $218,500
    4 Aiden Markram Tier 1 $110,000 $108,500 $218,500
    5 Kagiso Rabada Tier 1 $110,000 $108,500 $218,500
    6 David Bedingham Tier 2 $77,000 $108,500 $185,500
    7 Nandre Burger Tier 2 $77,000 $108,500 $185,500
    8 Tony de Zorzi Tier 2 $77,000 $108,500 $185,500
    9 Reeza Hendricks Tier 2 $77,000 $108,500 $185,500
    10 Marco Jansen Tier 2 $77,000 $108,500 $185,500
    11 Wiaan Mulder Tier 2 $77,000 $108,500 $185,500
    12 Lungi Ngidi Tier 2 $77,000 $108,500 $185,500
    13 Ryan Rickelton Tier 2 $77,000 $108,500 $185,500
    14 Tristan Stubbs Tier 2 $77,000 $108,500 $185,500
    15 Kyle Verreynne Tier 2 $77,000 $108,500 $185,500
    16 David Miller Hybrid $55,000 $108,500 $163,500
    17 Rassie van der Dussen Hybrid $55,000 $108,500 $163,500
    18 Kwena Maphaka Tier 3 $44,000 $108,500 $152,500
    19 Senuran Muthusamy Tier 3 $44,000 $108,500 $152,500
    20 Lizaad Williams Tier 3 $44,000 $108,500 $152,500

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