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Scott Bailey

UNCOVERED: Cricket sees path to pay parity for domestic players | History Defined

Australia's top domestic women's cricketers are edging closer to earning similar figures to the men. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Cricket is in the box seat to become the first major Australian sport to achieve pay parity at a domestic level, after a landmark deal to significantly increase the earnings of female players.

Women emerged as the biggest winners in cricket's pay deal on Monday, with an extra $53 million in the player pool over the next five years and a pay rise of 66 per cent.

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