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Winfield-Hill in action for Northern Diamonds. Photo: Getty Images

Winfield-Hill recalled to England Women IT20 squad

England Women have named squads for the ODI and IT20 series in West Indies, with Northern Diamonds opening batter Lauren Winfield-Hill recalled to the IT20 squad.
Captain Heather Knight is back after surgery on a hip injury, while all-rounders Nat Sciver and Katherine Brunt both return having opted to take breaks from the game in the summer.
The 19 players selected will travel out on Novemb

Jon Lewis joins from the England Men’s team. Photo: Getty Images

Jon Lewis announced as England Women Head Coach

Jon Lewis has been appointed as Head Coach of England Women.
Lewis has been ECB’s Elite Pace Bowling Coach since 2021, working alongside the England Men’s Test and white-ball teams. He was previously Head Coach of the Young Lions, having joined the ECB from the coaching staff at Sussex CCC.
Before that, Lewis took over 1,200 professional wickets in a 19-year professional career at Gloucester

The Hundred breaks new ground in professional UK women’s sport with first-ever women’s player draft

The Hundred breaks new ground in professional UK women’s sport with first-ever women’s player draft

The Hundred breaks new ground in professional UK women’s sport with first-ever women’s player draft
In what will be a first in professional UK women’s sport, at least 32 women’s players will be drafted ahead of The Hundred 2023 England and overseas stars will be up for grabs with Welsh Fire taking the first pick The women’s 2023 player selection process will run in three stages: Retentio

Former and current players reprimanded by CDC over non-recent social media posts

Former and current players reprimanded by CDC over non-recent social media posts

The Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) has published its decision in relation to charges brought against a current and a former player regarding non-recent social media posts.
Alex Hales and Ateeq Javid admitted their breach of ECB Directive 3.3 which states: “No such person may conduct himself in a manner or do any act or omission which may be prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which

Business of Cricket Awards showcase innovation and good practice amongst First-Class Counties

Business of Cricket Awards showcase innovation and good practice amongst First-Class Counties

Warwickshire were the biggest winners at the Business of Cricket Awards (BOCAs) which was staged at Emirates Old Trafford on Thursday 10 November.

The Edgbaston-based club claimed four of the 14 awards handed out to celebrate innovation and best practice across the First-Class Counties. Some of the awards considered the period between 2020 and 2022 after the BOCAs were unable to be staged d

Vitality Blast Finals Day date confirmed

Vitality Blast Finals Day date confirmed

The 2023 Vitality Blast Finals Day will be staged at Edgbaston on Saturday 15 July.

Last season’s final saw one of the competition’s most dramatic finishes ever when Hampshire Hawks defeated Lancashire Lightning by a single run.
The scheduling ensures that Vitality Blast Finals Day is to be staged in the window between the men’s third and fourth LV= Insurance Ashes Tests.
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England celebrate a wicket in the summer. Photo: Getty Images

Schedule confirmed for England Women tour of West Indies

Cricket West Indies have announced the schedule for England Women’s tour in December.

The teams will travel to Antigua and Barbados to play three ODIs and five IT20s.
The three ODIs will form part of the ICC Women’s Championship, with England yet to get off the mark following their 3-0 home defeat to India.
Director of England Women’s cricket Jonathan Finch said: “We’re happy to be ab

Former England star Bell will form part of the coaching team. Photo: Tom Shaw/ECB Images

England Lions announce coaching team for UAE training camp

England Lions have announced their coaching group for the training camp in UAE from November 6-27.
Ian Bell and Jim Troughton (Surrey) will lead the batting, Jon Lewis and Neil Killeen (Durham) will take the pace bowlers, Min Patel (Kent) will be in charge of spin bowling and Paul Tweddle (Somerset) will be fielding and wicket-keeping coach.
Graeme Swann will also form part of the coaching

Emma Lamb (right) is one of six players to receive her first England Women Central Contract. Photo: Getty Images

Six players earn first England Women Central Contract

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced the England Women Central Contracts for 2022/23.
Eighteen contracts have been awarded. Six players have been awarded their first England Women Central Contract: Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Freya Kemp, Emma Lamb and Issy Wong.
It’s the first cycle in which the England Women Central Contracts have run from 1 November, in ord

Linsey Smith celebrates a wicket in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final. Photo: Getty Images

The ECB increase funding for the professional women’s domestic game

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced a £3.5m increase in funding for the women’s regional game to run until the end of 2024.

The uplift in funding will increase the number of professional women’s players, grow the salary pot and grow the average salary.
From 1 November 2022, the number of professional players funded by ECB will go up to seven players per region, risin

Yardy joins from Sussex CCC. Photo: Getty Images

Mike Yardy appointed Young Lions Head Coach

Former England all-rounder Mike Yardy has been announced as the England Men's U19 Head Coach.
Yardy, who made 42 appearances for his country as a player and was part of the England Men's team that won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2010, joins the Young Lions from Sussex CCC where he has been in the role of Academy Director. The left-arm spinner had previously been in coaching roles with New South Wa

England Men's White-Ball Captain Jos Buttler (Getty Images)

England Men name ODI squad for series against Australia

England Men's selection panel have named a 15-strong squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia starting in November.
England Men's ODI squad:
Jos Buttler (Lancashire) Captain
Moeen Ali (Warwickshire - from 1 November)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Liam Dawson (Hampshire)
Chris Jordan (Surrey)
Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
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