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Team England 109-5 beat Sri Lanka 107-9 by five wicketsEngland Women kicked off their Commonwealth Games campaign with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in front of a large Edgbaston crowd.With Heather Knight not yet recovered from her hip injury, Nat Sciver once again deputised as captain. Her team, in their all-red Team England kit, were asked to bowl first and restricted Sri Lanka to 106
The 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will be held in England and Wales, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced today.The success of the ECB’s bid to host the competition means this country will host another global women’s cricket competition less than a decade since England captain Heather Knight lifted the 50-over ICC Women’s World Cup on an unforgettable day at Lord’s in 2017.
England Women 176-6 beat South Africa 138-6 by 38 runsEngland Women won the final match of the multi-format series against South Africa at Derby to run out 14-2 winners in the multi-format series.Freya Kemp made her debut - the second 17-year-old to make their England bow in a week - and took her maiden international wickets, while Alice Capsey shone on her first outing with the bat for he
England Women 151-4 beat South Africa 148-6 by six wicketsEngland Women won the second Vitality IT20 at Worcester to take a 12-2 lead in the multi-format series.With Heather Knight nursing a hip injury, Nat Sciver took the reins. She won the toss and England's bowlers kept it tight to restrict South Africa to 148-6 on a good pitch.Danni Wyatt and Sophia Dunkley continued their recent f
England Women 114-4 beat South Africa 111/9 by six wicketsKatherine Brunt recorded her best IT20 figures and Sophia Dunkley made 59 as England Women won the first Vitality IT20 at Essex to confirm victory in the multi-format series against South Africa.Brunt’s masterful 4-15 rolled back the years and restricted the visitors to 111-9. Dunkley - in a new role opening the innings - continued
The National Anti-Doping Panel has imposed a six month suspension on Derbyshire CCC cricketer Tom Wood after a hearing in June 2022.Mr Wood tested positive for a prohibited substance in September 2021. The substance – terbutaline – was contained in an asthma inhaler and Mr Wood did not have the relevant Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) in place before the positive test result. His subsequent ap
England 371-7 beat South Africa 262 by 109 runsTammy Beaumont scored her ninth ODI century to go level with Charlotte Edwards on the list of England Women’s top ODI centurions and guide her team to a clean-sweep in the Royal London Series.Beaumont, who before the game celebrated becoming the eighth Englishwoman to pass 200 all-format appearances, put on 149 with Emma Lamb inside 23 overs,
England Men’s all-rounder Ben Stokes has announced that he will retire from one-day international cricket following Tuesday’s Royal London International against South Africa.Stokes has played 104 ODI matches and is set to end his international career in the format on his home ground at the Seat Unique Riverside.The 31-year-old’s ODI career will forever be remembered for his Player-of-the-M
England Women have picked their squad to represent Team England in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be hosted in Birmingham.The 15 players will make history as the first cricketers to represent England in the Commonwealth Games.There are first international call-ups for teenagers Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp, while Issy Wong will get a chance to represent her country in her home city – h
England Women 337-5 beat South Africa Women 223 by 114 runsSophia Dunkley was the stand-out performer at Bristol as she scored her first international hundred to drive England Women towards a big total and a convincing victory over South Africa.The 23-year-old - relishing the opportunity to bat at No.3 - put on 142 for the third wicket with Nat Sciver as the hosts amassed 337-5, their seve
England Men's selection panel have named squads for the Royal London ODIs against South Africa starting on Tuesday 19 July and the Vitality IT20s versus South Africa, which get underway later this month.England Men's Royal London ODI squad v South Africa:Jos Buttler (Lancashire) (captain)Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)Brydon Carse (Durham)Sam Cur
ECB and Sky Sports partnership extended through to the end of 2028, with more live cricket to be shown than ever before.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Sky Sports have today announced a new extension to their strategic partnership – a partnership now surpassing 30 years – which will see more live cricket on Sky Sports, more on free-to-air TV and further increased investment t
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