Warwickshire batter Hamza Shaikh will captain England Men U19s for the first time during the two-match Youth Test series against Sri Lanka this month.
Shaikh, 18, has skippered Warwickshire’s Second XI and is a part of the FCC Select XI that will this week play West Indies in a three-day warm-up match at Beckenham.
Shaikh said: "Captaining England at any level is an incredible honour. I’
Maia Bouchier scored her first international century as England Women recorded an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand in their second Metro Bank One Day International at Visit Worcestershire New Road.
Sophie Ecclestone took five wickets as New Zealand were all out for 141.
The win also sees England seal the ODI series with a game to spare.
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England Men's selection panel have named a 14-strong squad for the first two Test matches of the three-match Test series against West Indies starting at Lord’s on Wednesday, 10 July 2024.
England Men's Test Squad:
Ben Stokes (Durham) Captain
James Anderson (Lancashire) (First Test only)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Cricket will celebrate Rainbow Laces from June 29-July 7 to demonstrate its continued support for the LGBTQ+ community.
England Women and New Zealand Women will wear rainbow laces and play with rainbow stumps in their Metro Bank ODI at Visit Worcestershire New Road on Sunday June 30, while First Class Counties and Women’s Regional Teams will support the campaign in Vitality Blast, Rachael Heyho
England Men’s Test captain Ben Stokes is backing calls for every child to be guaranteed at least two hours of PE a week in school.
Stokes spoke of the importance of cricket being played in more state schools as he visited Newcastle’s Hawthorn Primary School. Its pupils have been receiving free cricket lessons as part of an expanded schools programme funded by the ECB and delivered by Northumber
England Women opened their Metro Bank ODI series against New Zealand with a nine wicket victory at Seat Unique Riverside, Durham.
The tourist’s won the toss and elected to bat.
England spinner Charlie Dean took four wickets as New Zealand finished on 157 all out.
The White Ferns were 56 for 1 following the powerplay but were undone by England’s spin attack.
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Ryana MacDonald-Gay has been called up to England Women’s ODI squad for the series against New Zealand.
The South East Stars seamer represented England Women A in their tour to New Zealand in March and will link up with the squad in Durham later today.
Heather Knight’s side begin their Metro Bank ODI series against the White Ferns at the Seat Unique Riverside tomorrow lunchtime.
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