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NatWest Cricket Awards to be held live on Saturday 3 October during Vitality Blast Finals Day Awards will honour grassroots volunteers through to professional stars from the men’s and women’s games Fans tuning in to watch the Vitality Blast Finals Day on 3 October will be treated to an exclusive broadcast of the NatWest Cricket Awards live on Sky Sports Cricket for the first time ever.Th
The COVID-19 pandemic has left cricket facing its most significant challenge of the modern era. The game has already lost more than £100m, and the financial impact is likely to be £200m if there is further disruption next year, which many are expecting.Getting cricket back on this summer – at a recreational, domestic and international level, for both men and women - has been a remarkable achie
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today welcomes Ian Watmore into the role of Chair as he begins his tenure by announcing a series of Board updates.Ian was officially confirmed as Chair at the ECB Annual General Meeting (AGM) in June. Following a handover and onboarding process, he begins the role today, succeeding Colin Graves CBE after a successful five-year tenure that saw England lift
Domestic season to conclude with Finals Day on Saturday 3 October Lord’s set to stage five-day Bob Willis Trophy final from Wednesday 23 September Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final set for Saturday 26 September Three domestic trophies to be decided in final week of season The England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed that this summer’s shortened domestic season will culminate with Vitali
Special-edition women’s domestic tournament to be named after pioneering World-Cup winning captain Rachael Heyhoe Flint The month-long tournament will begin on the August Bank Holiday weekend Two group winners to meet in final on Saturday 26 September The 50-over tournament ensures competitive domestic women’s cricket will be played this summer Full schedule to be released alongside Vitality Blas
Reacting to the Government’s announcement that this weekend’s pilots for spectators to attend two Bob Willis Trophy matches will not go ahead, an ECB spokesperson said:“We understand this is disappointing for supporters who have waited a long time to see their clubs in action and were looking forward to attending pilot events at the Kia Oval and Edgbaston this weekend.“However, we understa
The Ruth Strauss Foundation Test concluded yesterday with an incredible £871,221 raised to support families facing one of life’s toughest tests.The funds will go towards the Ruth Strauss Foundation’s mission of providing pre-bereavement support for families facing the death of a parent from cancer, and driving much-needed research into non-smoking lung cancers.Supporters, fans, clubs and o
Details have been announced of the second phase of pilots at the Kia Oval and Edgbaston next weekend to test Government guidance for crowds returning to elite sport.The first phase of the two pilots began yesterday with up to 1,000 spectators attending the Men’s county cricket friendly between Surrey and Middlesex at the Kia Oval, with social distancing measures in place. Edgbaston will also h
All 18 First-Class Counties will be in action when Bob Willis Trophy starts on 1 August A five-day final will decide the Bob Willis Trophy champions Women’s 50-over domestic tournament to be played this summer Vitality Blast fixtures to be announced next month Men’s red-ball trophy set to feature design of Bob Willis painted by his wife Lauren The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has c
Edgbaston will be the second county cricket ground to pilot the safe return of spectators and test Government guidance designed to enable the return of fans to elite sports events.The Government announced on Friday that two county cricket friendly matches would be among a number of pilot events to test Government guidance for supporters returning to sporting venues. The friendly between Surrey
The Government today announced that a small number of sporting events will be used to pilot the safe return of spectators through late July and early August. This includes two men's county cricket friendly matches, including Surrey v Middlesex at the Kia Oval on July 26/27.An ECB spokesperson said: "From the outset of this crisis, we’ve worked in partnership with the UK Government on the safe
18 First-Class Counties committed to participate in same red-ball and white-ball competitions this summer Fixtures for new men’s domestic season to be announced later this month All 18 First-Class Counties have agreed to participate in the same competitive red-ball and white-ball competitions during this summer’s shortened men’s domestic season.The season will commence with a four-day com
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