First-Class Counties Lancashire and Leicestershire will play their opening match of the Bob Willis Trophy at Blackfinch New Road in Worcester.
Lancashire will be regarded as the home team for the fixture, which is scheduled to begin on Saturday 1 August.
Leicestershire met all protocols to safely stage the match at the Fischer County Ground, however with the city of Leicester in lockdown due
Details have been announced of the second phase of pilots at the Kia Oval and Edgbaston next weekend to test Government guidance for crowds returning to elite sport.
The first phase of the two pilots began yesterday with up to 1,000 spectators attending the Men’s county cricket friendly between Surrey and Middlesex at the Kia Oval, with social distancing measures in place. Edgbaston will also h
England National Cricket Selectors have named a 14-strong squad with three reserves for the three-match Royal London Series against Ireland at the Ageas Bowl, starting on Thursday 30 July 2020.
The series will be played behind closed doors, in a bio-secure environment.
England Men’s ODI Squad
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Captain, Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Tom Bant
England opening batsman Rory Burns spoke to media after day three of the #raisethebat third Test against West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford.
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England Men’s Test Squad
Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain, James
England seamer Stuart Broad spoke to media after day two of the #raisethebat third Test against West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford.
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England Men’s Test Squad
Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain, James And
England batsman Ollie Pope spoke to media after day one of the #raisethebat third Test against West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford.
After being asked to bat first by West Indies, England ended the day on 258-4. Pope is 91 not out with Jos Buttler on 56 not out.
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All 18 First-Class Counties will be in action when Bob Willis Trophy starts on 1 August
A five-day final will decide the Bob Willis Trophy champions
Women’s 50-over domestic tournament to be played this summer
Vitality Blast fixtures to be announced next month
Men’s red-ball trophy set to feature design of Bob Willis painted by his wife Lauren
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has c
England and the West Indies will compete for a new Richards-Botham Trophy when they next meet in a Men’s Test series to pay tribute to two of their greatest players whose rivalry and friendship embodies the close relationship and mutual respect between the two sides.
Today’s Third Test between the two sides will be the last time the two sides compete for the Wisden Trophy, the England and Wales
England captain Joe Root spoke to media earlier today ahead of the #raisethebat third Test against West Indies starting on Friday at Emirates Old Trafford.
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England Men’s Test Squad
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
England National Cricket Selectors have named a 14-strong squad for the #raisethebat third Test match against West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford starting on Friday 24 July 2020.
England Men’s Test Squad
Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain, James Anderson (Lancashire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Dominic Bess (Somerset), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Zak
England seamer James Anderson spoke to media earlier today ahead of the #raisethebat third Test against West Indies starting on Friday at Emirates Old Trafford.
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Edgbaston will be the second county cricket ground to pilot the safe return of spectators and test Government guidance designed to enable the return of fans to elite sports events.
The Government announced on Friday that two county cricket friendly matches would be among a number of pilot events to test Government guidance for supporters returning to sporting venues. The friendly between Surrey
