A 15-player England Lions squad will fly to India in early January for a month-long red-ball tour that coincides with the start of England Men’s five-match Test series.
Lancashire batter Josh Bohannon will captain the squad after leading the County Championship Division One run-scoring last summer with 1257 at an average of 59.85 with four centuries.
The Lions will be based in Ahmedabad
England Women ended their IT20 series against India with a five-wicket defeat at Wankhede Stadium.
England headed into the match having sealed the series following victories in the first two meetings. They made four changes from last night’s fixture, Maia Bouchier, Danielle Gibson, Bess Heath and Mahika Gaur coming into the XI.
Captain Heather Knight’s half century ensured England ended th
England Women secured an IT20 series victory against India, winning by four wickets at Wankhede Stadium.
Heather Knight made one change to the side who won the opening IT20 on Wednesday, Charlie Dean coming in for Mahika Gaur.
Player of the match Dean opened the bowling and made an instant impact, taking a wicket with her second ball, dismissing Shafali Verma and finished 2-16.
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Emma Lamb has been withdrawn from the England Women Test squad to play India due to a back problem.
Lamb has returned home to the UK where she will see a spinal surgeon to determine next steps.
Maia Bouchier has been called up to the Test squad while Kirstie Gordon also links up with Heather Knight’s Test squad.
Gordon represented England Women A in their 2-1 IT20 series victory over Indi
The Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) has revised the life ban imposed in June 2014 on former New Zealand international Lou Vincent. The full wording of the decision can be found below.
Lou Vincent
In June 2014, former New Zealand international cricketer Mr Lou Vincent received 11 life time bans excluding him from participation in cricket in any capacity. The sanctions, accepted by Mr Vinc
England Women opened their IT20 series against India with a 38-run win at Wankhede Stadium.
India started brightly as Renuka Singh Thakur bowled Sophia Dunkley and Alice Capsey in successive balls in the first over.
England responded well with Danni Wyatt on her 150th IT20 cap and Nat Sciver-Brunt scoring 75 and 77 respectively to help their side record a total of 197-6.
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The ECB has confirmed the 15-player Young Lions squad that will travel to next month’s ICC Men’s U19s World Cup in South Africa.
Durham batter Ben McKinney will captain the team, which has been drawn in Group B alongside the hosts South Africa, West Indies and Scotland.
England Men U19s World Cup squad:
Ben McKinney (Durham – captain)
Luc Benkenstein (Essex – vice captain)
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Today marks the launch of the Cricket Regulator, the body which will be responsible for monitoring compliance with the game’s regulations, enforcement of adherence to those regulations and providing relevant information and education.
The Cricket Regulator will be overseen by an independent Cricket Regulatory Board, and will be ring-fenced from the rest of the ECB. Areas of work that had pr
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the England Women Central Contracts for 2023/24.
Eighteen contracts, which run for one year, have been awarded with Maia Bouchier and Danielle Gibson given their first England Women Central Contract.
Bowlers Mahika Gaur and Lauren Filer and wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath have all been awarded development contracts after breaking into
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
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The first-of-its-kind report focuses on the impact the sport has on people and communities The ECB worked with The Sports Consultancy (TSC), who assessed the ECB’s projects, programmes and data in recent years, and the outcomes and impacts that they deliver The report shows how cricket keeps people fit and healthy, builds children’s confidence and has positive impacts on communities and social co
