The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) can confirm that fast bowler Jofra Archer will return from the Indian Premier League with immediate effect.
Archer has been recovering from right elbow surgery. However, pushing through the discomfort whilst recently playing, hoping it will settle, has proven challenging. Therefore, it has been agreed for him to return to the UK for a period of rest a
Adam Lyth’s suspension from bowling in competitive county cricket has been lifted after he passed an independent assessment at Loughborough University earlier this month.
The independent assessment confirmed that Lyth had remedied his bowling action within the prescribed 15 degrees of elbow extension threshold as defined in the ECB Regulations for the Review of Bowlers Reported with Suspect
LV= Insurance County Championship returns April 6, in the same format as last year – each county will play 14 fixtures. The fixture list for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy has doubled, with 14 50-over fixtures per season for each women’s regional team. Vitality Blast starts with Vitality Blast Off at Edgbaston on May 20, with Finals Day on July 15 once again a sell-out. The Charlotte Edwards Cup
The 2023 Vitality Blast is set to start in spectacular style with Edgbaston to host Vitality Blast Off on Saturday 20 May.
Vitality Blast Off is set to give fans their first opportunity to watch some of England’s newly-crowned men’s T20 world champions in action with a double-header that will feature Birmingham Bears against Yorkshire Vikings and Derbyshire Falcons up against la
Warwickshire were the biggest winners at the Business of Cricket Awards (BOCAs) which was staged at Emirates Old Trafford on Thursday 10 November.
The Edgbaston-based club claimed four of the 14 awards handed out to celebrate innovation and best practice across the First-Class Counties. Some of the awards considered the period between 2020 and 2022 after the BOCAs were unable to be staged d
Final report features 17 recommendations to enable sustained success for England men’s teams and a thriving domestic game ECB Board and Executive endorse all recommendations in final report 15 of the 17 recommendations fall to the ECB to implement Decisions over proposals for changes to the men’s domestic competitions and schedule will be for the First-Class Counties to decide upon Review recomme
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are supporting Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign across 25 August-28 August.
It is the fifth time the game has come together to celebrate and encourage LGBTQ+ participation in cricket. The campaign will run across Royal London Cup quarter-finals, The Hundred and – and for the first time – the England Men’s LV= Insurance Test match against South Afr
Essex County Cricket Club (Essex CCC) has today been charged in relation to an alleged racist comment made in 2017 at an Essex CCC Executive Board meeting, and the subsequent failure by Essex CCC to conduct an appropriate, or any, investigation into the alleged racist comment.
The club has been charged with a breach of ECB Directive 3.3 which reads as follows:
"No Participant may conduct the
LV= Insurance County Championship returns to two divisions with the opening round starting on April 7 There will be five LV= Insurance County Championship rounds in June and July Women’s regional summer begins with the Charlotte Edwards Cup from May 14 Lord’s to host Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final on Sunday, September 25 Royal London Cup final returns to a Saturday at Trent Bridge Vitality Bla
The England and Wales Cricket Board, in association with the Cricket Writers’ Club, are welcoming entries for the 11th Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards.
The awards are presented across five categories and are judged by a panel of highly-respected journalists and broadcasters from across the world.
The closing date for entries is Sunday, 13 February 2022. Entries are to be sent via emai
Following an all-game meeting at The Kia Oval, cricket today committed to taking wide-ranging action to tackle discrimination and promote inclusion and diversity at all levels.
The ECB, the MCC, the PCA, NCCA and the First Class and Recreational County Cricket network met in the wake of recent revelations about discrimination in the game.
They have committed to tangible action and discus
Official Statement
In my capacity as England captain and as a senior player at Yorkshire, I feel compelled to address the current situation that has consumed the sport and YCCC.
I just want the sport to be a place where everyone is enjoying it for the beautiful game it is and feels equal and safe. It hurts knowing this has happened at YCCC so close to home. It’s my club that I care passionat
