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IG and the ECB pledge £1 million investment in grassroots cricket

IG and the ECB pledge £1 million investment in grassroots cricket

IG, a leading trading and investments provider, and ECB extend partnership for a further three years
£1 million will be invested to create more opportunity and achievement through the Net Gains Fund New net facilities in five major English cities will benefit 60,000 participants every year
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and IG have today announced the extension of their partne

ECB statement on Yorkshire County Cricket Club

ECB statement on Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Following Yorkshire CCC's announcement of its proposed refinancing agreement with a consortium led by Colin Graves, the ECB has issued the following statement:

“The ECB notes today’s announcement by Yorkshire County Cricket Club. We have been in regular contact with the club’s leadership as it has sought to address significant financial challenges, and understand they concluded that this pr

England Men’s Elite Pace Bowling Coach Neil Killeen (right) will lead the Lions in India this month (Getty Images)

England Lions finalise coaching team for Tour of India

England Men’s Elite Pace Bowling Coach Neil Killeen is set to lead the England Lions on their upcoming tour of India, beginning later this week. The month-long series will feature three four-day matches against India A in Ahmedabad.
Killeen will head up a coaching team that includes local knowledge and experience, to support the playing group's needs. Notable additions to the coaching staff inc

Injury update: Emma Lamb

Injury update: Emma Lamb

Emma Lamb has undergone surgery on a lower back injury.
Following a recovery period, opening batter Lamb will now begin her rehabilitation with the ECB and Thunder medical teams.
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Marcus Trescothick OBE and Stuart Broad CBE.

England cricket stars named in New Year’s Honours

England cricket stars Stuart Broad and Marcus Trescothick have both been named among the New Year’s Honours List.

Broad, 37, who retired from cricket this summer with 604 Test wickets to his name, is awarded a CBE for services to cricket.
It rounds off a remarkable year for Broad, who left his playing career on a high with the final wicket in England Men’s fifth Test victory in the LV= I

Pollard to join England coaching team for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Pollard to join England coaching team for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has been appointed to the England Men’s coaching team for next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States.

Pollard will join the England Men’s team specifically for the T20 World Cup as an assistant coach and to provide expertise of local conditions.
Pollard was a part of West Indies’ 2012 Men’s T20 World Cup success and

Chris Guest is named as England Women U19s Head Coach Pic: Tom Flint/The Blaze

England Women U19s: Tri Series preparation group and new coaching team announced

England Women U19s will tour Sri Lanka to take on the hosts and Australia in a Tri Series (March 2024-April 2024).
Both T20 and 50-over formats will be played across the tour, with more details including dates and locations to be announced in due course.
A preparation group will commence a series of winter camps in Loughborough in January before a reduced tour squad is announced at a later d

ECB appoint Ed Barney as Men's Performance Director

ECB appoint Ed Barney as Men's Performance Director

The England and Wales Cricket Board has appointed Ed Barney as Performance Director for Men’s Cricket.
Barney, who is set to begin his new role in March, joins from England and Great Britain Hockey where he has been Performance Director since 2016.
The 41-year-old has also previously worked with the ECB, from 2010 to 2013, as a Talent Identification Scientist when he led the implementation o

India Women v England Women Test match day three: Hosts secure 347-run win

India Women v England Women Test match day three: Hosts secure 347-run win

England Women suffered a 347-run defeat in their Test match against India at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.
India declared before the start of play, setting England 479 to win but Heather Knight’s side fell to 131 all out inside 27.3 overs.
Openers Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley started well before Renuka Singh Thakur bowled Beaumont at 27-1 while Dunkley was dismissed by Pooja Vastrakar

India Women v England Women Test match day two: Hosts in control

India Women v England Women Test match day two: Hosts in control

India Women took control of their Test match with England after impressing on a 19-wicket day at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.
England fell to 136 all out in reply to India's first-innings of 428.
Off-spinner Deepti Sharma took 5-7, with Nat Sciver-Brunt's 59 a significant contribution for England.
India decided against the the follow-on, Charlie Dean took 4-68 and fellow spinner Sophi

India Women v England Women Test match day one: Hosts finish on 410-7

India Women v England Women Test match day one: Hosts finish on 410-7

India Women finished on 410-7 against England on day one of the Test match at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.
Four India batters recorded half-centuries including debutants Jemimah Rodrigues and Satheesh Shubha as England’s bowlers fought hard on a batter-friendly pitch.
England started brightly as Lauren Bell and Kate Cross removed openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma but India regroup

England Lions squad for India tour announced

England Lions squad for India tour announced

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

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