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  • Robinson and Sibley named in County Select XI squad

    Ollie Robinson and Dom Sibley have been selected to the County Select XI squad that will play New Zealand in a four-day match at the Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford from Thursday.

    Robinson and Sibley are the two England capped players in a 12-man squad that will be overseen by ECB Elite Performance Pathway Coach, Richard Dawson.
    Kent opening batter Ben Compton, who leads the run-scoring

  • ECB 2021/2022 Annual Report and Financial Statements released today

    A new high of 14m played, attended or followed cricket in 2021, an increase of 3m since 2019. Over £10m invested across professional and recreational games last year for capital projects Over £16m distributed in revenue grants across the recreational cricket network In the year ended 31st January 2022, turnover was £303m, an increase of £96m as compared to the prior year. Profit before tax was £2

  • Matthew Mott appointed England Men's White-Ball Head Coach

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced today that it has appointed Matthew Mott as England Men's White-Ball Head Coach.
    Mott, 48, has signed a four-year agreement and is expected to be in place for England's three-match ODI series against The Netherlands in Amsterdam next month.
    The ECB's selection panel of Chief Executive Officer Tom Harrison, Managing Director of England's Men

  • England Men’s Test Squad named for LV= Insurance Test Series against New Zealand

    England Men's selection panel have named a 13-strong squad for the first two LV= Insurance Test matches of the summer against New Zealand starting at Lord's on 2 June.
    England Men's Test squad v New Zealand:
    Ben Stokes (Durham) captain
    James Anderson (Lancashire)
    Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
    Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
    Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
    Zak Crawley (Kent)
    Ben Foa

  • Castore announce electric ODI kit for England Cricket teams

    The partnership between the ECB and premium sportswear brand Castore goes from strength to strength with the final release of the summer: the Official England Cricket One Day International (ODI) Kit. The ODI collection, designed by Castore in collaboration with England players, features a bespoke design with a geometric print that represents the passion and intensity shared between England players

  • Tom Harrison to step down as ECB Chief Executive Officer

    Tom Harrison will leave the ECB in June after more than seven years in the role Chief Executive Officer has overseen record levels of investment in the game, led strategy to grow English cricket at all levels and ECB’s response to pandemic, and seen England Men and Women both crowned World Champions Search for new CEO will begin immediately Clare Connor will become Interim CEO until a permanent a

  • Brendon McCullum appointed England Men's Test Head Coach

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced today that it has appointed Brendon McCullum as England Men's Test Head Coach.
    McCullum, 40, will be in place to start his role for next month's LV= Insurance three-match Test series against New Zealand, which gets underway at Lord's from 2 June, subject to obtaining the necessary work visa.
    The ECB's selection panel of Chief Executive Offi

  • ROBINSONS BECOMES OFFICIAL PARTNER OF THE HUNDRED

    The UK’s number one squash brand is partnering The Hundred with a multi-year deal.
    Robinsons has today become the Official Soft Drinks Partner of The Hundred.
    The three-year deal will see The Hundred feature on packs across the Robinsons’ ready to drink, no added sugar range, offering ticket giveaways to consumers via a weekly prize draw.
    The Hundred launched last summer to packed out cr

  • SAGE BECOMES OFFICIAL PARTNER OF THE HUNDRED

    The global technology leader is teaming up with The Hundred as part of a multi-year deal. As Official Insights Partner, Sage will support decision making during The Hundred, as the presenting partner of The Hundred Draft from 2023, as well as branding the umpires’ uniforms and powering the Decision Review System from this summer. Local small and mid-sized businesses, as well as Sage customers and

  • Dr Jane Powell appointed as Disability Performance Manager

    The England and Wales Cricket Board have confirmed the appointment of Dr Jane Powell as Performance Manager for England Disability Cricket.
    Jane has had a lifelong involvement in cricket and sport including captaining the England Women’s cricket team in the 1988 World Cup final before going on to be Head Coach of the England Women’s side. Jane also represented England at Hockey and led the stra

  • Cricket Discipline Commission Hearing - Essex CCC

    An independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) Panel has imposed a £50,000 fine on Essex CCC after the club pleaded guilty to two charges in relation to a racist comment made in 2017 at an Essex CCC Executive Board meeting.
    The club has also been cautioned as to further conduct and issued with a reprimand. £15,000 of the fine is suspended for two years.

    Essex had been charged with a 

  • ECB appoint Bedbrook as new England Women’s Head of Performance Pathways

    Richard Bedbrook has been appointed as the new England Women’s Head of Performance Pathways.
    In his new role, Richard will oversee the England Women’s A and Under-19 programmes to help develop players for international cricket. Bedbrook will start in the role in late June 2022, following the completion of the Charlotte Edwards Cup. An early focus will be to prepare for the inaugural ICC U19 Wom

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