England Women (81-3) beat New Zealand Women (80 all out) by seven wickets
The sunshine brought the heat but England Women stayed cool enough to win the Vitality IT20 series against New Zealand Women with a thumping seven wicket win.
Built on the back on an outstanding bowling performance by the seaside in Hove, Charlie Dean held aloft her first series trophy as stand in captain for Nat Scive
New Zealand Women 170-5 beat England Women 156-6 by 14 runs
England Women will get the chance to try and win a decider in the Vitality IT20 series on Bank Holiday Monday after ending up on the wrong side of the result at Canterbury.
On a roasting hot day in Kent, a sell-out crowd were treated to a bumper day of entertainment with almost 330 runs scored and the home team coming close to pulli
England Women 140-3 beat New Zealand Women 136-7 by seven wickets
England Women showed all round class and composure to secure a seven-wicket win over New Zealand Women and get their T20 summer off to the perfect start.
With Alice Capsey taking to opening the batting in the format for the first time like a duck to water, and with the irresistible Freya Kemp for company, England began their T
The ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay has provided the annual county-by-county preview for the Vitality Blast women's competition (Tier 1) ahead of the opening games on Friday night.
Yorkshire will play in Tier 1 for the frist time this season with the group-stage reduced to 12 matches per team, with four counties progressing to Finals Day at the Kia Oval on Friday 17 July.
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Counties and cricketing organisations have been urged to seize the moment of England and Wales hosting the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup next month and make 2026 the biggest ever year for women’s cricket.
Leaders from across cricket came together at today’s ECB Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Whole Game Conference at Edgbaston, with the event themed around making the most of hosting the tournament
New Zealand Women 141-4 beat England Women 181-7 by 17 runs (DLS Method)
The Metro Bank ODI series honours were shared following a 17-run win for New Zealand in the final match of the series in Cardiff.
In what was Suzie Bates’ 184th and final ODI match for the White Ferns, her teammates ensured she signed off with the win that secured a 1-1 drawn series after Wednesday’s 2nd match was aband
England Men U19s will host Pakistan Men U19s in a Youth Test and four Youth ODIs during September.
The one-off Youth Test will be played at Arundel from September 2-5 before the four-match Youth ODI series begins at the same location on September 9. The second Youth ODI will be staged at Guildford before the series concludes with matches at Wormsley.
The Young Lions are already scheduled to
The England Lions selectors have named a 15-player squad for the upcoming four-day series against South Africa A.
Warwickshire’s Dan Mousley will captain the team which will play South Africa A in two four-day matches at Arundel (May 22-25) and Beckenham (May 29-June 1).
England Lions 15-player four-day squad:
Dan Mousley (Warwickshire – captain)
Charlie Allison (Essex)
Henry Crocom
England Women 211-9 beat New Zealand Women 210 all out by 1 wicket
First-time captain Charlie Dean led the way with bat and ball to secure a nail-biting opening win of the summer for England Women at their first attempt.
With debutant Tilly Corteen-Coleman for company at the other end, Dean’s 31 not out masterminded a one-wicket win with just 10 balls remaining in the first Metro Bank ODI ag
England Women’s selectors have today announced their 15-player squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
The Blaze’s Nat Sciver-Brunt has been named as captain and will lead the squad on home soil at her seventh T20 World Cup.
Sciver-Brunt is joined in the squad by uncapped 18-year-old Surrey spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Warwickshire’s Issy Wong and Durham’s Lauren Filer who are all select
Hundreds of thousands of children across the UK picked up a bat and ball today, as schools came together for the biggest single day of cricket participation the country has ever seen · Schools Cricket Day marks 50 days to go to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which is set to inspire the next generation of players · England Women and International cricket superstar Heather Knight wa
Former England Men’s batter and National Selector Ed Smith is to be appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the ECB Board from October 1, 2026.
Smith will bring additional international cricket experience to the Board having served as National Selector from 2018 until 2021, a period which saw the England Men’s team win the ICC Men’s World Cup in 2019.
During a 12-year playing career, Smith
