The Hundred breaks new ground in professional UK women’s sport with first-ever women’s player draft
In what will be a first in professional UK women’s sport, at least 32 women’s players will be drafted ahead of The Hundred 2023
England and overseas stars will be up for grabs with Welsh Fire taking the first pick
The women’s 2023 player selection process will run in three stages:
Retention
The Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) has published its decision in relation to charges brought against a current and a former player regarding non-recent social media posts.
Alex Hales and Ateeq Javid admitted their breach of ECB Directive 3.3 which states: “No such person may conduct himself in a manner or do any act or omission which may be prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which
Warwickshire were the biggest winners at the Business of Cricket Awards (BOCAs) which was staged at Emirates Old Trafford on Thursday 10 November.
The Edgbaston-based club claimed four of the 14 awards handed out to celebrate innovation and best practice across the First-Class Counties. Some of the awards considered the period between 2020 and 2022 after the BOCAs were unable to be staged durin
The 2023 Vitality Blast Finals Day will be staged at Edgbaston on Saturday 15 July.
Last season’s final saw one of the competition’s most dramatic finishes ever when Hampshire Hawks defeated Lancashire Lightning by a single run.
The scheduling ensures that Vitality Blast Finals Day is to be staged in the window between the men’s third and fourth LV= Insurance Ashes Tests.
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Cricket West Indies have announced the schedule for England Women’s tour in December.
The teams will travel to Antigua and Barbados to play three ODIs and five IT20s.
The three ODIs will form part of the ICC Women’s Championship, with England yet to get off the mark following their 3-0 home defeat to India.
Director of England Women’s cricket Jonathan Finch said: “We’re happy to be able t
England Lions have announced their coaching group for the training camp in UAE from November 6-27.
Ian Bell and Jim Troughton (Surrey) will lead the batting, Jon Lewis and Neil Killeen (Durham) will take the pace bowlers, Min Patel (Kent) will be in charge of spin bowling and Paul Tweddle (Somerset) will be fielding and wicket-keeping coach.
Graeme Swann will also form part of the coaching
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced the England Women Central Contracts for 2022/23.
Eighteen contracts have been awarded. Six players have been awarded their first England Women Central Contract: Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Freya Kemp, Emma Lamb and Issy Wong.
It’s the first cycle in which the England Women Central Contracts have run from 1 November, in ord
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced a £3.5m increase in funding for the women’s regional game to run until the end of 2024.
The uplift in funding will increase the number of professional women’s players, grow the salary pot and grow the average salary.
From 1 November 2022, the number of professional players funded by ECB will go up to seven players per region, rising ag
Former England all-rounder Mike Yardy has been announced as the England Men's U19 Head Coach.
Yardy, who made 42 appearances for his country as a player and was part of the England Men's team that won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2010, joins the Young Lions from Sussex CCC where he has been in the role of Academy Director. The left-arm spinner had previously been in coaching roles with New South Wa
England Men's selection panel have named a 15-strong squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia starting in November. England Men's ODI squad:Jos Buttler (Lancashire) CaptainMoeen Ali (Warwickshire - from 1 November)Sam Billings (Kent)Sam Curran (Surrey)Liam Dawson (Hampshire)Chris Jordan (Surrey)Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)Jason Roy (Surrey)Phil Salt (Lancashire)Olly
The England and Wales Cricket Board today announces that Richard Gould will join as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Mr Gould, 52, will take up the post at the end of January, moving from his current role as CEO of Bristol City Football Club.
He brings significant leadership experience from major organisations across sport, having served as CEO at first Somerset County Cricket Club and then
England Lions have announced a 15-player training group to travel to the UAE from November 6-27.
As well as offering developmental experiences to the players selected, the trip will support England Men's Test preparation for Pakistan with five members of the Test squad arriving ahead of the Test tour and three pace bowlers joining the group to continue their rehabilitation from injury.
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