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  • UNDER EMBARGO FOR 2200 8 APRIL 2021 Open Letter: Sports support Covid certification (testing and vaccination) review as a credible option to enable full venues from 21 June onwards

    To:
    Boris Johnson MP
    Keir Starmer MP
    Ian Blackford MP
    Ed Davey MP
    Liz Saville-Roberts MP
    8 April 2021
    Sports support Covid certification (testing and vaccination) review as a credible option to enable full venues from 21 June onwards
    We welcome the Government’s commitment to securing a return of spectators to sporting events and the support all political parties and the dev

  • ECB reaffirms its commitment to stamp out discrimination and make cricket more inclusive and diverse

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today reaffirmed its commitment to driving out all forms of discrimination from cricket.
    A new Anti-Discrimination Code of Conduct is in place across the professional game and will be rolled out across recreational leagues and clubs that fall under the ECB’s jurisdiction as the season gets underway. This will ensure that any incidence of discriminat

  • Sarah Taylor signs up for The Hundred

    One of the all-time greats of women’s cricket, Sarah Taylor, has signed up to take part in The Hundred. The former England wicketkeeper will represent Welsh Fire in the first season of the new action-packed 100-ball competition.
    The news comes as people signed up to thehundred.com get their first chance to snap up tickets for The Hundred via a priority window from tomorrow (7 April).
    One of

  • Hygiene brand Lifebuoy partners with England Cricket to support a safe return of the game

    Lifebuoy becomes Official Hygiene Partner of England Cricket, incorporating men’s, women’s, and disability teams at an elite level ECB and Lifebuoy to provide all recreational cricket clubs with a free ECB Hygiene Bundle The world’s number one hygiene soap1 brand is also providing tens of thousands of cricket-playing children with hand sanitiser packs through involvement with All Stars Cricket &

  • ​Jofra Archer Injury Update

    England pace bowler Jofra Archer underwent successful surgery to his right hand on Monday. A fragment of glass was removed during the operation to his middle finger on his right hand.
    He will now commence two weeks of rehabilitation. The Consultant will review him before returning to training.
    Further update on his elbow injury will be provided once he has returned to bowling to assess th

  • The Hundred Online Store launches with New Era headwear collection

    The Hundred marks the opening of its online store with New Era caps for each of the competition’s eight city-based teams
    Today, The Hundred and global headwear brand New Era launch a collection of caps with designs for each of the eight city-based teams taking part in this summer’s inaugural cricket competition. The range – along with other team kit and merchandise - is available from The Hundr

  • Cricket returns with unprecedented interest in All Stars Cricket and Dynamos Cricket

    As cricketers across England and Wales get ready to #ReturnToPlay from today, the ECB can reveal unprecedented demand for the ECBs flagship junior programmes, Dynamos Cricket and All Stars Cricket.
    Since registrations opened a week ago, over 35,000 children have signed up to the two programmes which are designed to help kids develop new cricketing skills and begin a lifelong love for the game.

  • ECB partner with the BFI to offer bespoke filmmaking course to cricket clubs

    ECB launches First Run: BFI Filmmaking and Production for Sports – a new course designed exclusively for cricket clubs in partnership with BFI Programme funded by #Funds4Runs, a £1m investment initiative from LV= General Insurance and the ECB helping grassroots cricket recover and rebuild from the pandemic Representatives from cricket centres across England and Wales can apply to take part via: w

  • CWI and ECB announce expanded England Men's Tour of the West Indies in 2022

    Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced the scheduled match dates for England’s next tour of the Caribbean in 2022. It represents an expanded schedule to the original International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Future Tours Programme (FTP).
    The January 2022 Tour will now feature five T20 Internationals (T20Is) – increased from three matches – to be foll

  • ECB begin recruitment for a new Independent Non-Executive Director

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today announced that it will begin recruitment for a new Independent Non-Executive Director to succeed Delia Bushell, following the completion of her three-year term as an ECB Board member in May.
    Delia is now engaged in advisory and investment work for the sport and media sectors, so has decided not to seek a second term on the ECB Board given the

  • Dynamos Cricket launches to help get kids active this summer

    This year, kids can take part in the new Dynamos Cricket programme for the first time Registration for Dynamos Cricket opens today for parents of kids aged 8-11: dynamoscricket.co.uk Programme to run alongside The Hundred, with participants getting priority access to tickets, free gifts and money-can’t-buy experiences Parents can also sign 5-8-year-olds up for All Stars Cricket from today: al

  • England men name ODI squad for India series

    England Men have named their 14-player squad for the three-match One-Day International series against India in Pune starting on Tuesday.
    Three additional players – Jake Ball, Chris Jordan and Dawid Malan – will travel with the squad as cover. All these players have been in India for the Twenty20 International series that concluded in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
    Jofra Archer is returning to the UK

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