The ECB is to support the continued expansion of the ACE programme so that it can provide opportunities for young cricketers from Black communities in more locations across England. ACE, which was originally established by Surrey Cricket Club in 2020, is now an independent charity designed to engage a new generation of children and young people from Black communities within the recreational game a
Kieron Pollard, Aaron Finch, Andre Russell and David Warner are among a host of men’s international stars who have registered for The Hundred Draft. In total 284 overseas players from 16 countries have entered The Draft, which will take place behind closed doors on Monday 4 April.
The outcome of The Hundred Draft will be revealed from midday on Tuesday 5 April with London Spirit having the cove
England Women 293-8 beat South Africa Women 156 by 137 runs
A superb century from Danni Wyatt and a maiden international five-for for Sophie Ecclestone saw England Women beat South Africa Women by 137 runs and qualify for the ICC Women's World Cup Final.
Wyatt embraced the pressure of a World Cup semi-final to score her second ODI century, a fine innings that took England Women to 293-8. Ecc
England Women 234-6 beat Bangladesh Women 134 by 100 runs
England Women qualified for the ICC Women's World Cup semi-finals with an emphatic victory over Bangladesh in Wellington.
It completes a turnaround for the holders who were faced with winning four consecutive games to qualify after losing their opening three matches.
Bangladesh kept it tight with the ball and contained well after H
ESPN Cricinfo’s Matt Roller has been judged as the Christopher Martin-Jenkins Young Journalist of the Year.
Roller, who was highly commended for the award last year, was the unanimous choice of the judging panel as the 11th edition of the ECB Domestic Journalism Awards were decided.
The Cricketer Online maintained its grip on the Outstanding Online Coverage of Domestic Cricket award, securin
England Women 107-1 beat Pakistan Women 105 by nine wickets
England Women moved into the top four of the standings in the ICC Women's World Cup with an emphatic victory over Pakistan in Christchurch.
Katherine Brunt returned to form with 3-17, and Pakistan never really got going after she dismissed Nahida Khan from the first ball of the innings.
England's seamers and Sophie Ecclestone (3-
A Disciplinary Panel of the Cricket Discipline Commission has announced its sanction on Jason Roy after he admitted a charge of conducting himself in a manner which may be prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which may bring the game of cricket, the ECB and himself into disrepute, in breach of ECB Directive 3.3.
Following a full disciplinary hearing at which all available evidence was h
England Women 204-9 beat New Zealand Women 203 by one wicket
England Women scraped over the line in a thriller at Eden Park to win their second of four must-win games and maintain their hopes of reaching the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup semi-finals.
Up against hosts New Zealand at Eden Park, they were well placed at the interval after the bowlers combined brilliantly to bowl out Sophie Devi
Five umpires have been added to the newly-established Professional Umpires’ Team who will officiate in men’s and women’s matches across England and Wales.
Naeem Ashraf, Anthony Harris, Sue Redfern, Surendiran Shanmugam and Jack Shantry join the new 34-person Professional Umpires’ Team, which has been established following an independent review into officiating carried out last year.
The inde
England Women 136-6 beat India Women 134 by four wickets
England Women kept their ICC Women's World Cup hopes alive with a four-wicket win over India in Mount Maunganui.
Needing to win all four of their remaining games to be in with a chance of making the semi-finals, Heather Knight's bowlers stood up to bowl India out for just 134.
Anya Shrubsole got her team going in a much improved per
South Africa Women 236-7 beat England Women 235-9 by three wickets
South Africa Women got over the line in another nervy World Cup encounter to consign England Women to their third defeat from three games.
With four games left, Heather Knight's team are still able to qualify for the semi-finals but in all likelihood will need to win all four games and rely on other results going their way.
West Indies Women 225-6 beat England Women 216 by 7 runs
England Women fell to another narrow defeat in their second ICC Women's World Cup match, losing to West Indies by 7 runs in Dunedin.
In a topsy-turvy encounter, Heather Knight's side were indebted to Sophie Ecclestone - with both bat and ball - and the young left-arm spinner nearly won it for her team after a fine ninth-wicket partner
