County cricketers to waive £1m in prize money over coronavirus crisis

Players agree to cede more than 50% of this year’s prize moneyPremiership Rugby announces indefinite suspension of seasonDomestic cricketers in England have waived £1m in prize money as part of a deal brokered with the 18 first-class counties and the England and Wales Cricket Board.After a week of talks over the financial impact of Covid-19, the Professional Cricketers’ Association announced on Wednesday that an agreement to cover the months of April and May – the portion of the season already written off – has now been reached. More than half of this year’s prize money has been ceded by the p…