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  • Christchurch, Wellington, and Hamilton to host England Men’s Test Tour of New Zealand

    Hagley Oval, the Cello Basin Reserve, and Seddon Park will host the England Men’s Test Tour of New Zealand at the end of this year.
    The three-match Test series have been scheduled to be played in Christchurch from November 28-December 2, in Wellington from December 6-10, and in Hamilton from December 14-18.
    Information about tickets will be released in due course by New Zealand Cricket.

  • England Women beaten in final ODI match in New Zealand

    England Women were defeated in their final One Day International match against New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton.
    Home captain Sophie Devine missed the opening two fixtures and hit an unbeaten century to help her side to a seven-wicket win.
    England win the ODI series 2-1 having secured the T20 series 4-1.
    There were two changes to the England side who sealed the series with victory i

  • Prime Minister announces multi-million pound boost for grassroots cricket

    £35 million package to deliver the construction of 16 new urban all-weather cricket domes within cities due to host ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2026 and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2030 Funding will extend the ECB’s partner programmes for young people through Chance to Shine and Lord’s Taverners in schools, and the ACE Programme Funding will enable over 900,000 young people to play cricket over n

  • County captains predict Surrey hat-trick in annual survey

    Surrey have been emphatically backed to win a hat-trick of Vitality County Championship titles by the 18 first-class county captains.

    Ahead of the domestic summer starting tomorrow the ECB has released the results of the annual captains' survey.
    The leaders of all men’s county teams were asked to provide their predictions for the red-ball season with 12 of the 18 captains anticipating th

  • England Women seal ODI series win over New Zealand

    Tammy Beaumont scored 81 to help England seal a series-clinching 56-run win over New Zealand in the second of three one-day internationals at Seddon Park, Hamilton.
    Heather Knight named an unchanged side to the team that secured victory in their opening ODI in Wellington.
    England batted first with Beaumont’s total of 81 runs in 96 balls making a significant contribution which included a 70-

  • Story and Witney honoured at Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards

    Melissa Story and Katya Witney have won the two individual honours at the 2023 ECB Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards, which were presented in partnership with the Cricket Writers’ Club at The Kia Oval today.

    Story won the coveted Christopher Martin-Jenkins Broadcaster of the Year with a CWC judging panel labelling the BBC Test Match Special commentator as a “terrific young broadcaster with

  • Ben Stokes Opts Out of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Selection

    England men’s cricketer Ben Stokes has confirmed today that he does not wish to be considered for selection ahead of this summer’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will take place in June in the West Indies and USA.
    The England Test captain’s primary focus is to get fully fit to bowl not only for the summer of Test cricket, which includes two three-match Test series’ against West Indies and Sri L

  • Amy Jones hits unbeaten 92 in England Women ODI win over New Zealand

    Amy Jones hit an unbeaten 92 as England Women began their ODI series with a four-wicket victory against New Zealand at the Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington.
    Heather Knight’s side needed 208 to win and were 79-6 before a record unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 130 between Jones and Charlie Dean sealed victory.
    A fine bowling effort saw the White Ferns all out for 207 courtesy of Lauren Bell a

  • England Women sign off IT20 series with victory over New Zealand

    England Women ended their IT20 series with a five-wicket victory against New Zealand at the Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington.
    Heather Knight made one change to the side who sealed the series in Wednesday's match at the same venue, Lauren Filer coming in for Lauren Bell.
    Early wickets from Nat Sciver-Brunt saw Bernadine Bezuidenhout and Amelia Kerr, who captained the White Ferns in the absen

  • Vitality County Championship - county-by-county guide

    *Available for immediate use via the ECB Reporters Network*


    DIVISION ONE
    Durham
    Previewed by Graham Hardcastle - ECB Reporters Network
    Captain: Scott Borthwick
    Head Coach: Ryan Campbell
    2023 finish: Champions (Division Two)
    2023 highest run-scorer: Alex Lees (1,347)
    2023 highest wicket-taker: Ben Raine (60)
    Key winter moves: Australia cult-hero Scott Boland ha

  • ENGLAND WOMEN MEDIA & TRAINING SCHEDULE: New Zealand Tour ODI series

    All timings are approximate. Please be in place a minimum of 30 mins before the advertised time. All timings are subject to change.

    Please contact Emily Liles (Emily.liles@ecb.co.uk) to confirm your attendance at any of the below and to also request one-to-one interview opportunities.

    Time

    Activity

    Location

    Sunday 31 Marc

  • Bouchier shines as England Women beat New Zealand to seal IT20 series

    England Women beat New Zealand by 47 runs at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington.

    Player of the Match Maia Bouchier impressed again, scoring 91 off 56 balls.
    The result means England win the series with a game to spare.
    The match saw the return of Women’s Premier League (WPL) quartet Alice Capsey, Sophie Ecclestone, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Danielle Wyatt.
    Wyatt became England Women's hig

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