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  • England Women squad update: Bess Heath

    Wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath has been withdrawn from England Women’s IT20 squad touring South Africa after suffering a thumb injury in training.
    An x-ray revealed Heath suffered a fractured thumb which means she is ruled out for the duration of the series.
    Heath will now return to the UK to begin her rehabilitation with the ECB medical team.
    ENDS

  • Jordan Cox ruled out of the Test series against New Zealand

    England Men's batter-wicketkeeper, Jordan Cox, has been ruled out from the upcoming Test series against New Zealand after sustaining a fractured right thumb during a net session in Queenstown.
    The Essex player, poised to make his Test debut in Christchurch next week as a stand-in for Jamie Smith (on paternity leave), suffered the injury ahead of play on day two of the two-day tour match against

  • Surrey's Lee Fortis claims top Grounds Manager award for third consecutive year

    Surrey’s Head of Ground Staff, Lee Fortis has claimed the award for the best multi-day pitches for the third consecutive year at the 2024 Grounds Manager of the Year Awards held at Trent Bridge.
    Fortis and his team at the Kia Oval earned consistently outstanding marks for their County Championship and Rothesay Test pitches during the 2024 domestic and international season to win the Bernard Fla

  • Historic 2025 Vitality Blast schedule confirmed

    All 18 first-class counties will host at least one women’s and men’s Vitality Blast double header next season after the schedule for a historic 2025 domestic T20 summer was revealed today.
    The 2025 season will be the first time all women’s and men’s county teams will play side by side in the Vitality Blast, the original domestic T20 cricket comptition that delivers fast-paced and explosive acti

  • Draw revealed for first ever Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup

    The draw for the inaugural Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup has been unveiled.
    Thirty-seven teams from across the three tiers of the women’s domestic structure will enter the knock-out competition, with the Tier 1 teams entering at Round Three.
    The knock-out nature of the Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup will give Counties in Tier 2 and Tier 3 the chance to pull off a giant-killing against ful

  • England Women squad update: Paige Scholfield

    Paige Scholfield has been withdrawn from the England Women IT20 squad to tour South Africa after suffering an ankle injury.
    Scholfield sustained the injury during a training session on Tuesday and following further assessment she will now return to the UK to begin her rehabilitation.
    ENDS

  • Alice Capsey called up to England Women IT20 squad for South Africa tour

    Alice Capsey has been called up to the England Women IT20 squad for the upcoming series in South Africa.
    The 20-year old links up with the group due to a couple of minor injury concerns within the squad.
    Capsey, who has been playing for Melbourne Renegades during this season’s Women’s Big Bash League, will join up with the group in South Africa today.
    England begin their three-match IT2

  • Hopkinson and Dawson to depart coaching roles

    England Men white-ball coaches Carl Hopkinson and Richard Dawson will leave their roles at the end of the current tour of the West Indies.
    Hopkinson was part of the coaching team that helped win the 2019 ICC Men’s World Cup on home soil and the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after he joined the England Men’s set-up in 2018.
    Former England international Dawson was Head Coach of the Young Lions

  • 2024 Business of Cricket Awards recognise inspiring innovations and dedication across county cricket

    County cricket's best and brightest have been celebrated for their outstanding achievements in the 2024 Business of Cricket Awards (BOCAs).
    The awards took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Thursday, 14 November, recognising excellence across the First-Class Counties and MCC and the key contributors behind the scenes.
    Hampshire County Cricket Club took home three titles this year, winning

  • Courtney Winfield-Hill to join England Women coaching set-up for upcoming tours

    Courtney Winfield-Hill will join the England Women coaching set-up as an assistant coach for the upcoming tour to South Africa and the 2025 Women’s Ashes.
    The 37-year-old is currently coaching with Brisbane Heat in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) and will link up with the group in South Africa at the conclusion of her commitments in Australia.
    Winfield-Hill was part of the England Women

  • New independent Chair of Cricket Discipline Panel appointed

    Richard Whittam KC has been appointed as Chair of the Cricket Discipline Panel (CDP), the new independent tribunal which will hear and adjudicate on cases of alleged regulatory breaches in professional cricket, and decide what sanctions are appropriate for any breaches that are found to have occurred.
    Richard is a specialist regulatory and criminal barrister who will continue to practice from M

  • Taste of Cricket, a new cookbook celebrating diversity in the game, launches with a host of star contributors

    A first of its kind, Taste of Cricket is inspired by cricket’s match tea occasion and contains recipes from cricket and foodie royalty, an array of famous fans and dedicated volunteers from the grassroots game Chefs Ainsley Harriott and Angellica Bell, cricketers Ben Stokes and Maia Bouchier, and Broadcasters Stephen Fry and Isa Guha have all contributed recipes To find out more and to purchas

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