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  • Beaumont hits record-breaking century for England Women in Belfast

    Beaumont hits record-breaking century for England Women in Belfast

    Tammy Beaumont scored her 10thODI hundred and became the highest century-maker in women's ODIs for England as her side recorded a 275-run win over Ireland at Stormont.
    Beaumont’s superb 150 not out off 139 balls was supported by Freya Kemp (65 off 47 balls).
    The victory means the tourist’s seal the three-match series with a game to spare.

    It was another strong day for captain Kate

  • Cross stars as England Women open ODI series with win over Ireland

    Cross stars as England Women open ODI series with win over Ireland

    Kate Cross' career-best figures saw England Women secure a four-wicket victory over Ireland in Stormont.
    Captaining her country for the first time, Cross took a six-wicket haul and 38 not out in her side’s opening ODI match.
    A youthful England team was made up of five debutants.
    Hannah Baker and Ryana MacDonald-Gay, who made their full England debuts, took their maiden international wic

  • England Men's Lions Head Coach, Andrew Flintoff (Getty Images)

    ECB Appoints Andrew Flintoff as England Men’s Lions Head Coach

    The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Flintoff as Head Coach of the England Men’s Lions programme for the upcoming year,
    Flintoff emerged as the standout candidate from a pool of high-calibre applicants. He will take up the role in October, overseeing a schedule which includes a tour of South Africa before Christmas, a red ball tour of Aust

  • England fast bowler Mark Wood (Getty Images)

    Mark Wood Ruled Out for the Remainder of 2024 Due to Elbow Injury

    England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out for the rest of the year following a right elbow injury.
    Medical scans have confirmed that Wood has a bone stress injury of the right elbow injury. He had noticed increasing stiffness and discomfort in his elbow during the Rothesay Test series against the West Indies earlier in the summer. He played a full part in the first Test against Sri Lanka

  • ECB opens process to secure private investment into The Hundred

    ECB opens process to secure private investment into The Hundred

    The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has opened the process to secure private investment into the eight teams in The Hundred.

    The initial announcement of the process sparked global interest from a variety of investors for the annual short-format competition that is held across some of cricket’s most iconic venues.
    Since the inaugural season four years ago, The Hundred has delivere

  • Rew to captain much-changed Young Lions in Tri-Series

    Rew to captain much-changed Young Lions in Tri-Series

    Somerset wicketkeeper-batter Thomas Rew will for the first time captain England Men U19s during the upcoming Youth ODI tri-series against Scotland Men U19s and Ireland Men U19s at Loughborough.

    Rew, 16, will lead an inexperienced Young Lions outfit in which Harry Moore, Sebastian Morgan and Alex Green are the only other capped players. James Minto and Ben Dawkins appeared for the Young Lion

  • Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One Day Cup align with women’s game to drive professionalism and growth

    Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One Day Cup align with women’s game to drive professionalism and growth

    Men’s and women’s professional domestic T20 and 50-over competitions will be fully aligned for the first time next season in further steps to fuel the growth and reach of women’s professional cricket.
    The move will see men’s and women’s teams competing side by side in the Vitality Blast and the Metro Bank One Day Cup from the 2025 season.
    The eight women’s Tier One professional county teams

  • England Men’s White-Ball Captain Ruled Out of Vitality IT20s Against Australia

    STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 9.30AM BST ON THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2024
    England Men's white-ball captain, Jos Buttler, has been ruled out of the upcoming Vitality IT20 series against Australia due to a setback with a right calf injury. This injury also places his participation in the Metro Bank ODIs later this month in doubt.
    Surrey all-rounder Jamie Overton has been called up as a replacement in t

  • England Men's cricketer Dawid Malan, who has retired from international cricket (Getty Images)

    Dawid Malan Announces Retirement From International Cricket

    England cricketer Dawid Malan has announced his immediate retirement from international cricket, concluding an outstanding career that includes 22 Test matches, 30 One-Day Internationals, and 62 T20 Internationals.
    The elegant left-hander amassed 4,416 runs for his country across all formats.
    “It has been an incredible journey since July 2017,” Malan said. “I am so grateful to have had the o

  • Taste of Cricket unites 2,000 people across the game in a celebration of inclusion and diversity supported by England Cricket stars and celebrity chefs

    Taste of Cricket unites 2,000 people across the game in a celebration of inclusion and diversity supported by England Cricket stars and celebrity chefs

    England Cricket stars Chris Jordan, Emma Lamb, Phil Salt, Ed Hossell, Fran Wilson, Josh Tongue and James O’Connor inspired at Taste of Cricket events this summer Celebrity chefs Ainsley Harriott, Angellica Bell and Chris Bavin helped cook up a storm at grassroots clubs across England and Wales Over 2,000 grassroots volunteers and players rewarded for their contribution to Raising The Game with

  • England Women squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024

    England Women squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024

    England Women have named their squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 which takes place in United Arab Emirates in October.
    Wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath and all-rounder Freya Kemp are selected in a T20 World Cup squad for the first time as is Danielle Gibson who was a travelling reserve for the last edition in South Africa.
    Bowler Sophie Ecclestone, the highest wicket taker in the

  • Kate Cross will captain both the ODI and T20 squads. Photo: Getty Images

    England Women ODI and T20 squads to tour Ireland announced

    The England Women ODI and IT20 squads to tour Ireland next month have been confirmed.
    Kate Cross will captain the group who will play three One Day Internationals and two IT20s in Belfast and Dublin respectively.
    Jon Lewis, who has been leading the England A squad over the past 12 months, will take charge as head coach and is joined by Courtney Winfield-Hill and Chris Liddle (England Women’

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