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  • Report and Recommendations of External Governance Review into payments to Glamorgan County Cricket Club

    The England & Wales Cricket Board [ECB] today received the independent external review into ‘actions taken and processes followed in relation to payments of £2.5 million to Glamorgan County Cricket Club between December 2017 and June 2018’.
    Publication of the report - which was commissioned by ECB and prepared by an independent team from the Good Governance Institute [GGI] - follows present

  • ECB and ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 aim to take cricket to 1 million children

    The ECB and ICC today announced their strategic plan to use the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 to boost cricket participation and help drive the long-term growth of the game in England and Wales.
    It will use the iconic global sporting event - the biggest prize in world cricket - to inspire and engage 1 million young people, aged between 5 and 12, in the next year.
    A core pillar of this plan is t

  • Media Advisory – Cricket Discipline Commission – Ben Stokes/Alex Hales

    The independent Cricket Discipline Commission (“CDC”) today confirmed that Ben Stokes and Alex Hales have each been charged by the ECB with bringing the game into disrepute.
    Each player has been charged with two counts of breaching ECB Directive 3.3 and will be required to attend a CDC Disciplinary Panel Hearing in accordance with the CDC Regulations.
    ECB Directive 3.3 states:
    “No Partici

  • Fresh feel for Vitality Blast Finals Day

    There will be a fresh feel at a familiar venue for Finals Day this weekend, as four captains bid to be the first to lift the new Vitality Blast trophy.
    Birmingham’s place as the home of Finals Day was confirmed earlier this year when Edgbaston was named host venue until 2024 – meaning this will be the sixth of at least a 12-year run.
    Another capacity crowd of more than 24,000 is guaranteed r

  • CDC Statement: Somerset v Lancashire - Specsavers County Championship fixture

    Summary of CDC ruling over pitch prepared for Somerset v Lancashire Specsavers CC fixture (4th-5th September)
    Taunton pitch for recent Somerset v Lancashire Specsavers CC match rated ‘Below Average.’ Somerset will not be charged with breach of ECB pitch regulations due to lack of evidence CDC warns Somerset to expect points penalties to be applied if pitch regulations breached in future <

  • England player availability for the rest of the season

    After yesterday's victory at the Kia Oval completed a busy international summer with a 4-1 win over India in the Specsavers Test Series, the England management have asked for the majority of the squad to take a break before winter trips to Sri Lanka and West Indies - with the squad for the One-Day series in Sri Lanka to be named later this week, ahead of their departure on September 30.
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