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  • ​£1million #Funds4Runs initiative launched by ECB and LV= General Insurance to support areas of recreational cricket hit by Covid-19

    England and Wales Cricket Board has partnered with LV= General Insurance to financially support focus areas of the grassroots cricket community that have been impacted by COVID-19 with a £1million investment fund #Funds4Runs will directly help four key areas recover and rebuild - children from deprived backgrounds, diverse communities, disability groups and women and girls’ programmes England st

  • Ron Kalifa to Join ECB Board

    Lucy Pearson and Martin Darlow re-appointed for additional two-and-a-half-year term
    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced that Ron Kalifa OBE will join the ECB Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
    Ron is a renowned strategic and operational leader in the field of digital and financial services, serving as Chair of Network International, a FTSE company, and of

  • ​Phil Neale to leave administration role with England Cricket

    England Men's Cricket Operations Manager, Phil Neale OBE, is to leave his post at the end of October.
    Neale, who has been in the role since 1999, is to retire after 21 years' service with the England & Wales Cricket Board. During his time with the team, he has served six Head Coaches, 11 Test captains and worked on 257 Test matches, 422 One-Day Internationals and 110 T20 internationals.

  • Maia Bouchier suspended for illegal bowling action

    Southern Vipers all-rounder Maia Bouchier has been suspended from bowling in ECB competitions following an independent assessment of her bowling action conducted at Loughborough University.
    The suspension follows the process set out in the ECB’s Regulations for the Review of Bowlers Reported with a Suspected Illegal Bowling Action.
    Bouchier’s bowling action was reported by the umpires standi

  • JOINT STATEMENT: On behalf of England and Wales Cricket Board and Team England Player Partnership

    England men’s centrally contracted players agree to revised remuneration
    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Team England Player Partnership (TEPP) have reached an agreement on revised remuneration terms for England's men's central contracts for a 12-month period from 1 October 2020.
    In view of the substantial shortfall in the ECB's revenue as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

  • ​England men’s white-ball team to tour South Africa

    England to play three IT20s and three ODIs from 27 November Matches to take place in Cape Town and Paarl in bio-secure venues Touring party departs on 16 November
    The England men’s Tour of South Africa has been confirmed with three IT20s and three ODIs taking place behind closed doors in Cape Town and Paarl from next month.
    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa

  • First-Class Counties agree 2021 Men's Domestic Structure

    County Championship set to return next summer in a group-stage format First-Class Counties agree structure for next season only to help mitigate against possible COVID-19 impact Counties have been placed into three seeded Groups of six teams The top two teams in each Group progress to Division One. The Division One winner to be crowned County champions and awarded the Lord’s Taverners trophy Th

  • Sussex CCC sanctioned by Cricket Discipline Commission Panel

    A Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) Panel has deducted 24 points from Sussex CCC’s final Bob Willis Trophy points total.
    Following an incident involving Mitchell Claydon during Sussex CCC’s Bob Willis Trophy match against Middlesex CCC on 23 August, Sussex CCC admitted to breaching ECB Directives 3.3 and 3.7 which state:
    3.3 No Participant may conduct themself in a manner or do any act or

  • Players on the move as first batch of men’s and women’s players confirmed for The Hundred in 2021

    Ollie Pope joins Welsh Fire as the men’s retention window opens for The Hundred  Windies stars Deandra Dottin and Stafanie Taylor re-sign for London Spirit and Southern Brave respectively, alongside a group of England Women’s players re-committing to The Hundred
    The first 18 players confirmed to take part in The Hundred have been revealed today – with England batsman Ollie Pope one of the

  • ​Mitchell Claydon suspended by Cricket Discipline Commission Panel

    Sussex seamer Mitchell Claydon suspended for nine matches after admitting to a charge relating to altering the condition of the ball ECB investigated an incident during Sussex CCC’s Bob Willis Trophy match against Middlesex CCC on 23 August A Cricket Discipline Commission Panel handed down the sanction which takes into account the six-match playing suspension previously

  • Virtual Media Conference - Lisa Keightley

    Please find below a link to download a virtual media conference with England Women Head Coach Lisa Keightley.
    You will find the following files:
    Video and audio files of Lisa Keightley's media conference – DOWNLOAD HERE
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    Vitality IT20 Series
    1st Vitality IT20 v West Indies: England won by 47 runs.
    2nd Vitality IT20 v West Indies: England won by 47 runs.
    3rd Vitality IT2

  • Virtual Media Conference - Ashley Giles

    Please find below a virtual media conference with Ashley Giles - Managing Director, England Men's Cricket.
    You will find the following files:
    Video and audio files of Ashley Giles' media conference – DOWNLOAD HERE
    Please credit - England and Wales Cricket Board.
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