* Please see below an updated version of the release originally sent at 2pm on 04/03/20
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have agreed to postpone the planned West Indies U19 tour of England, scheduled for August and September 2020 due to scheduling clashes.
With the West Indies U19 team being unavailable to tour England during the proposed window, CWI an
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced a number of measures to help lower central costs, and protect jobs in the long-term, as the COVID-19 situation continues to unfold.
This follows Tuesday’s news that the ECB will provide a £61 million interim package to help cricket withstand the financial impact of COVID-19.
Today’s announcement includes measures to consult with sta
Financial assistance made available at every level of the game; across counties, boards and clubs
Package includes early release of £40m to support immediate cash flow challenges
More than £20m available in interest-free loans and grants to recreational clubs
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced a £61 million package to help cricket withstand the financial impact of COV
The ECB has today confirmed that the next two sale windows for The Hundred are to be delayed. Following February’s first priority access window, a second instalment, available for subscribers to The Hundred, was due to open on 2 April.
The competition’s inaugural general sale was scheduled for 8 April. It was scheduled to be the first time that tickets for The Hundred were available in an all
The ECB Board has today agreed that no professional cricket will be played in England and Wales until at least May 28 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ECB Board has agreed that no professional cricket will be played in England and Wales before May 28. Work has begun on possible revised schedules to begin in June, July or August. The ECB has worked closely with the counties, PCA
ECB statement on the recreational game in the light of the developing COVID-19 situation.
‘’Following the Government’s latest advice around social distancing, it is with sadness and reluctance that we recommend that all forms of recreational cricket are for now suspended.
“This extends to training, pre-season friendlies and any associated cricket activity.
“Sport plays an absolutely vital
We are undertaking a number of steps to prepare for potential outcomes that an ongoing situation with Covid-19 might bring for the cricket community here in England and Wales.
In conjunction with our partners across the network, we are building contingency plans across a number of possible eventualities.
Our main priorities are to ensure we scope out the landscape for financial, logistical
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic worsening globally, and after discussions with Sri Lanka Cricket, we have today made the decision to return our players to the U.K and postpone the forthcoming Test series between Sri Lanka and England.
At this time, the physical and mental wellbeing of our players and support teams is paramount. We will now look to bring them home to their families as soon as poss
New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine has been named captain of Birmingham Phoenix’s women’s team for The Hundred.
Devine recently captained the White Ferns in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia and is currently ranked the number one all-rounder in the ICC T20 International (T20I) rankings, having contributed 2,384 runs, at a strike rate of 126.4, as well as taking 87 wickets in her 91
England stars Nat Sciver and Lewis Gregory will captain Trent Rockets in The Hundred this summer as the Nottingham-based team looks for glory in the competition’s first year.
Sciver sits third on the ICC T20 all-rounder rankings and shone at the recent Women’s T20 World Cup. She scored over 200 runs in the tournament, with three half-centuries in four innings, as England reached the semi-final
Due to the ongoing situation regarding the current coronavirus outbreak around the world, the England Men’s Test team, currently touring Sri Lanka, kindly requests all supporters joining the tour to maintain good levels of hygiene as advised by the World Health Organisation and the NHS, to avoid possible infection and spreading.
Following the world health agency’s advice, and in order to prote
The latest wave of international women’s signings for The Hundred has been announced today with Australia’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup winning trio, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney amongst the star names that have been unveiled.
Semi-finalists South Africa provide two further signings, with all-rounders Marizanne Kapp and Chloe Tryon joining Oval Invincibles and London Spirit res
