The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has released the updated list of Central Contracts for England Men’s cricket, marking a significant moment for the 2024-2025 season.
A total of 29 players have been awarded contracts, classified under three categories with seven players handed Two-Year Central Contracts, 19 players being given Annual Central Contracts, and three players earned themselves Development Contracts.
The ECB’s selection process for central contracts emphasizes players likely to feature in England squads across formats, acknowledging their recent performances and projecting future contributions. ECB’s Managing Director Rob Key praised the quality and depth within England’s red and white-ball formats, congratulating the newly contracted players.
ECB’s Men’s Central Contracted Players for 2024/2025:
| Contract Type | Player | County |
|---|---|---|
| Two-Year Central Contracts | Gus Atkinson | Surrey |
| Harry Brook | Yorkshire | |
| Jos Buttler | Lancashire | |
| Joe Root | Yorkshire | |
| Jamie Smith | Surrey | |
| Ben Stokes | Durham | |
| Mark Wood | Durham | |
| One-Year Central Contracts | Rehan Ahmed | Leicestershire |
| Jofra Archer | Sussex | |
| Jonny Bairstow | Yorkshire | |
| Shoaib Bashir | Somerset | |
| Brydon Carse | Durham | |
| Zak Crawley | Kent | |
| Sam Curran | Surrey | |
| Ben Duckett | Nottinghamshire | |
| Will Jacks | Surrey | |
| Jack Leach | Somerset | |
| Liam Livingstone | Lancashire | |
| Ollie Pope | Surrey | |
| Matthew Potts | Durham | |
| Adil Rashid | Yorkshire | |
| Phil Salt | Lancashire | |
| Olly Stone | Nottinghamshire | |
| Josh Tongue | Nottinghamshire | |
| Reece Topley | Surrey | |
| Chris Woakes | Warwickshire | |
| Development Contracts | Jacob Bethell | Warwickshire |
| Josh Hull | Leicestershire | |
| John Turner | Hampshire |
The England cricket team is currently on a tour of West Indies for a white-ball series after going down to Pakistan in the recently concluded Test series. They are set to take on New Zealand and India after their adventures in the Caribbean.
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