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The England Men's PD team during their series in India.

Squad announced for England Men’s Physically Disabled quad series

England Men’s Physically Disabled team have announced their squad for the upcoming quad series against Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan.
Head Coach Chris Highton has named a 15-strong group, for what will be England Men PD’s first series since their narrow 3-2 series defeat in India in March.
The series will see England play six times, twice each against hosts Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan resp

The pan-disability Disability Premier League was introduced in 2022. Photo: Getty Images

Pioneering pan-disability international series to take place between England Men and India Men

Disability cricket will break new ground in 2025 with the first pan-disability series between two countries, with India Men coming to England to compete in an IT20 series across June and July.
The format – pioneered by the Disability Premier League here in the UK – sees a team of mixed impairment players playing together, with players from the Learning Disability, Physical Disability and Deaf s

England stars urge kids to get playing in new video as 2024 is on track to be record year for kids’ cricket - under embargo until 11:00AM on 13 August 2024

England stars urge kids to get playing in new video as 2024 is on track to be record year for kids’ cricket - under embargo until 11:00AM on 13 August 2024


STRICTLY UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 11:00AM ON TUESDAY 13 AUGUST 2024


The ECB has enlisted England stars from the Men’s, Women’s and Disability squads to feature in a new video alongside school children, to get even more kids playing cricket during the summer holidays In the first of two parts, we hear how unique the sport can be to different individuals, who play the game in their own

Cricket duo recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

Cricket duo recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

Record-breaking England cricketer Katherine Sciver-Brunt and the ECB’s Head of Disability Cricket Ian Martin have been recognised for their services to the sport in the King’s Birthday Honours.

Katherine, who retired last year after a 19-year England career, is awarded an OBE for services to women’s cricket and to the community in Yorkshire, while Ian receives an MBE for services to sport a

England Men's Physical Disability Head Coach, Chris Highton. CREDIT: David Griffin.

England Men’s Physical Disability team appoint new coaching team

England Men’s Physical Disability (PD) team have announced the appointment of Chris Highton as Head Coach and Lloyd Tennant as Assistant Head Coach.
The pair join the England Men’s PD set-up on a two-year contract, with a wealth of knowledge and experience from across the professional game.
Chris Highton has been with the Men’s PD team for 10 years, being first introduced to the side in 2014

England Men’s Deaf and Visually Impaired squads to host India this summer

England Men’s Deaf and Visually Impaired squads to host India this summer

The England Men’s Deaf and England Men’s Visually Impaired teams will host India across June and July this summer.
The seven-match Deaf series begins on June 18 at The County Ground, Derby, and then moves to Kidderminster, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire before finishing up in Leicestershire on June 27.
England Men’s Visually Impaired (VI) team also have a three-match series with India’s

Disability Premier League Final to be held as double header with England Men’s T20I

Disability Premier League Final to be held as double header with England Men’s T20I


The England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) trailblazing Disability Premier League is back and bigger than ever for its third edition this summer.
The competition’s final will be held at Sophia Gardens for the very first time, ahead of England Men’s second T20I with Australia on September 13, 2024. Once again it will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
The Disability Premier League (DPL) i

Story and Witney honoured at Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards

Story and Witney honoured at Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards

Melissa Story and Katya Witney have won the two individual honours at the 2023 ECB Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards, which were presented in partnership with the Cricket Writers’ Club at The Kia Oval today.

Story won the coveted Christopher Martin-Jenkins Broadcaster of the Year with a CWC judging panel labelling the BBC Test Match Special commentator as a “terrific young broadcaster with

England Men's PD team finish India tour with a win

England Men's PD team finish India tour with a win


England Men's Physical Disability team won the fifth and final match of their series in India by 22 runs in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
India had already clinched the series with a win on Saturday, but the win from England in the final match saw the series finish 3-2 to the hosts.
England Captain Callum Flynn was named player of the series, as he surpassed 1,000 runs in international cricket.

England Men's PD captain Callum Flynn will lead the team. Photo: Getty Images

Flynn to lead England Men’s Physical Disability team for India Tour

Callum Flynn will lead the England Men’s Physical Disability team on a five-game tour of India in January next year.
A 15-strong squad has been selected, playing five IT20 matches in Ahmedabad and Udaipur, which will be the first international cricket for the England Men’s PD team since 2019.
Off the back of a successful Disability Premier League in August, a debut for England Women’s Visual

England Men's Deaf team celebrate a wicket in 2022. Photo: Getty Images

England Men’s Deaf squad confirmed for T20 Deaf World Cup

George Greenway will lead the England Men’s Deaf team to Qatar in December as they seek to win the Deaf T20 World Cup. The Kent man will skipper a group of 15 that includes three uncapped players, Yorkshire duo James O’Conner and Cameron Sweeney, and Jamie Clarke from Middlesex.

England last took part in the tournament in 2016, ending runners-up after losing to Pakistan in the final in Duba

England Men's LD captain Chris Edwards will lead the team. Photo: Getty Images

Three uncapped players in England LD squad for South Africa tri-series

England Men’s Learning Disability team will travel to South Africa in November to compete in a tri-series against South Africa and Australia.
Captain Chris Edwards’s squad includes three uncapped players – Jaidev Charan and Benjamin Mason (both Middlesex) and Alfie Pyle from Sussex – as they seek to defend the trophy they won last time out in 2017.
England Men’s LD Tri-Series squad

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