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  • ECB honours 20,000 volunteers through Grassroots Cricket Awards

    The England and Wales Cricket Board, alongside the wider cricket community, are recognising a record-breaking 20,000 volunteers this year to celebrate the people that make our game happen.
    In total, over 42,000 volunteers have helped their local clubs and communities to play more cricket and get more people involved in the game than ever before.
    To showcase the outstanding work carried out

  • Castore confirmed as Official Kit Supplier to England Cricket

    Castore to be Official Kit Supplier to England Cricket The long-term partnership begins in April 2022 All of England’s national teams will wear bespoke women’s and men’s teamwear that the athletes will help to design Recycled materials to be used in the manufacture of matchday playing kits Castore is a fast-growing British organisation committed to producing premium sportswear for men and women <

  • Charlie Dean selected in England Women's ODI Squad

    Southern Vipers off-spinner Charlie Dean has been selected in England Women's 15-strong squad for the Royal London Series against New Zealand.
    Kate Cross and Lauren Winfield-Hill both return to the group, having missed out on the Vitality IT20 series, while Danni Wyatt is also back in the squad, having not been selected for the Royal London Series against India.
    Heather Knight (Western Storm

  • England Women take last-over thriller to win Vitality IT20 series

    England Women 145-6 beat New Zealand Women 144-4 by four wickets
    England Women came out on top in a last-over thriller to win the Vitality IT20 series.
    Sophia Dunkley hit the winning runs through mid-wicket in the final over to seal a nervy victory, chasing down the visitors’ competitive total of 144-4.
    Captain Heather Knight returned to the side and top-scored - winning Player of the Mat

  • England name preliminary squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021

    England Men's Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 15-player preliminary squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and Oman.
    England preliminary ICC Men's T20 World Cup Squad
    Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Captain
    Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
    Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
    Sam Billings (Kent)
    Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
    Sam Curran (Surrey)
    Chris Jordan (Sussex)
    Liam Living

  • England Men's 2022 home schedule announced

    The England Men's international summer will start with three LV= Insurance Tests against world champions New Zealand India return for three-match Vitality IT20 Series and three-match Royal London Series England to host South Africa in a three-Test LV= Insurance Series, starting in August South Africa will play a three-match Vitality IT20 Series and three-match Royal London Series before the Test

  • England Men add Jos Buttler and Jack Leach to the LV= Insurance fifth Test squad

    England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 16-player squad for the fifth LV= Insurance Test match against India starting at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday 10 September 2021.
    England Men’s Fifth Test Squad
    Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain
    Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
    James Anderson (Lancashire)
    Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
    Rory Burns (Surrey)
    Jos Buttler (Lancashire)

  • South East Stars win the Charlotte Edwards Cup

    South East Stars 139-5 beat Northern Diamonds 138-4 by five wickets
    Alice Capsey hit an unbeaten 40 from just 26 balls to steer South East Stars to victory in the inaugural Charlotte Edwards Cup final at the Ageas Bowl today.
    The Stars defeated the Northern Diamonds who had earlier overcome Southern Vipers in the eliminator.
    Meanwhile, Central Sparks' captain Eve Jones won the Charlotte E

  • Sophie Devine levels up IT20 series for New Zealand

    New Zealand 128-6 beat England 127-7 by four wickets
    New Zealand captain Sophie Devine shone with bat and ball as the visitors won the second Vitality IT20 at Hove by four wickets to level the series up at 1-1.
    Debutant Maia Bouchier made 25 for England but they could only finish on 127-7, a target the White Ferns were able to chase down thanks to 50 from Devine on the day she made her 100th

  • Tammy Beaumont's 97 leads England Women to big win

    England Women 184-4 beat New Zealand 138 by 46 runs
    Tammy Beaumont struck an entertaining 97 from just 65 balls as England Women powered to victory in the first Vitality IT20 against New Zealand.
    Beaumont, who narrowly missed out on her second IT20 ton, took England to 184-4. The visitors weren't able to get close, losing by 46 runs.
    It leaves England, captained tonight by Nat Sciver in t

  • England U19 men’s team announce squad for West Indies series

    An 18-strong squad has been selected for the upcoming series between England U19 men’s team and the West Indies U19s.
    It’s the first time the U19 team has been in action since the 2020 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, and the squad, selected by the Young Lions selectors, will be led for the first time by ECB Elite Pathway Coach, Richard Dawson.
    Dawson said: “I’m excited to see the group in action

  • Chris Woakes returns to the England Test squad

    England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 15-player squad for the fourth LV= Insurance Test match against India starting at the Kia Oval on Thursday 2 September 2021.
    England Men’s LV= Insurance Fourth Test Squad
    Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain
    Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
    James Anderson (Lancashire)
    Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
    Sam Billings (Kent)
    Rory Burns (Surrey)<

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