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15 July 2024 16:36

Sporting legends Dean Headley, Norman Cowans, Devon Malcolm, Dalton Grant and Tony Jarrett join celebrations at African Caribbean Cricket Festival

African Caribbean Cricket Festival hosted on Sunday (14 July) at Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground for a second year, celebrating Black and African Caribbean communities in cricket More than 1,000 attended the event, with former England cricket and British athletics stars Malcolm, Headley, Cowans, Grant and Jarrett among the famous names With the backdrop of the West Indies Test Series ag

24 June 2024 15:00

FCC Select XI squad named to face West Indies

A 13-man squad has been selected for the First-Class County Select XI’s three-day match against West Indies at Beckenham starting on Wednesday 3 July.

The squad features upcoming players from across 11 first-class counties and provides an opportunity to test themselves against international opposition.
ECB Men’s Performance Director, Ed Barney, said: “We’re delighted to have selected a

19 April 2024 12:00

Women’s captains predict domestic summer

South East Stars have the best shot at upsetting Southern Vipers’ dominance over the women’s domestic season according to the captains of the eight teams.

The ECB has released its annual survey of the women’s regional captains who have predicted what they expect to happen ahead of the opening round of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on Saturday.
Georgia Adams’ Southern Vipers won both wh

21 August 2023 15:16

ENGLAND MEN MEDIA & TRAINING SCHEDULE: Vitality IT20s and Metro Bank ODIs schedule England Men v New Zealand Men

All timings are BST and approximate. Please be in place a minimum of 30 mins before the advertised time. All timings are subject to change.

Time

Activity

Location

Monday 28 August

2.00pm-5.00pm

England Practice
Media, broadcasters and photographers accredited by the ECB are invited to observe training. No other access will be per

16 August 2023 10:00

England Men announce white-ball squads to play New Zealand

The England Men’s selection panel has named the squads for the upcoming Metro Bank One-Day International Series and Vitality IT20 Series against New Zealand.

Ben Stokes returns to the England Men’s ODI set-up after deciding to reverse his decision to retire from the format while uncapped Surrey quick Gus Atkinson is included in the 15-player squad.
The squad for the four-match Vitality I

26 July 2022 17:42

England and Wales Cricket Board chosen to host 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

The 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will be held in England and Wales, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced today.
The success of the ECB’s bid to host the competition means this country will host another global women’s cricket competition less than a decade since England captain Heather Knight lifted the 50-over ICC Women’s World Cup on an unforgettable day at Lord’s in 2017.

18 July 2022 12:30

Ben Stokes retires from one-day international cricket

England Men’s all-rounder Ben Stokes has announced that he will retire from one-day international cricket following Tuesday’s Royal London International against South Africa.
Stokes has played 104 ODI matches and is set to end his international career in the format on his home ground at the Seat Unique Riverside.
The 31-year-old’s ODI career will forever be remembered for his Player-of-the-M

3 July 2022 21:53

Vitality Blast quarter-final dates confirmed

Inaugural champions Surrey will open the 20th anniversary Vitality Blast quarter-finals when they host Yorkshire Vikings, at the Kia Oval on Wednesday.
Surrey won the first-ever men’s Twenty20 competition in 2003 – which remains their one success - and earned a home tie after topping the South Group with the competition’s best record.
North Group winners Birmingham Bears will host two-time c

Australia Women win the Women's Ashes 12-4. Photo: Getty Images

8 February 2022 05:44

Australia Women win Women's Ashes 12-4

Australia Women 164-2 beat England Women 163 by 8 wickets

Australia Women won the final ODI at Junction Oval to take a clean-sweep in the ODI leg of the multi-format series and finish up 12-4 winners in the Women's Ashes.
Meg Lanning's side knocked off England's total of 163 for the loss of two wickets.
The England Women's team travel to New Zealand for the ICC Women's World Cup on Fe

8 October 2021 17:56

ECB BOARD GIVES CONDITIONAL APPROVAL TO MEN'S ASHES TOUR

The ECB has issued this statement following a meeting of the ECB Board today:
"Over recent weeks we have made excellent progress in moving forward on the England Men's Ashes Tour.
"To facilitate further progress and allow a squad to be selected, the ECB Board has met today and given its approval for the tour to go ahead. This decision is subject to several critical conditions being met befor

30 September 2021 10:00

Dates confirmed for England Men to play the Netherlands

England Men will play the Netherlands in three one-day internationals in Amstelveen next June.

The matches will form part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League and have been rescheduled after the tour had been postponed from May this year.
1st One-Day International – Friday, 17 June, VRA Cricket Ground

2nd One-Day International – Sunday, 19 June, VRA Cricket Ground
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7 August 2021 22:15

Royal London Cup match at Radlett cancelled

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed the cancellation of tomorrow’s Royal London Cup match between Middlesex and Gloucestershire at Radlett due to a Covid-19 outbreak within the Gloucestershire squad.
Members of the Gloucestershire squad are required to self-isolate which has resulted in the cancellation of the match.
Under Playing Condition 16.11.4.5 Group A will, therefo

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