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Disability Premier League Winners, Pirates. IMAGE CREDIT: NATALIE BELL.

Pirates complete perfect run to earn first Disability Premier League title

Pirates (143/6) beat Tridents (111/9) by 32 runs.
A terrific unbeaten run culminated in victory for the Pirates, winning their first Disability Premier League (DPL) title at Sophia Gardens.
The precursor to England Men’s 2nd Vitality IT20 against Australia saw a dominant bowling performance overwhelm the Tridents’ batters to see them fall 32 runs short of their 144 target.
Winning the

2025 Domestic Finals dates and venues confirmed

2025 Domestic Finals dates and venues confirmed

Vitality Blast Men’s Finals Day to be played on Saturday 13 September with ticket ballot now open for best chance for fans to secure their place Kia Oval to host first-ever Vitality Blast Women’s Finals Day on 27 July Utilita Bowl to host Metro Bank One-Day Cup Women’s Final on same weekend Trent Bridge hosts Metro Bank One-Day Cup Men’s Final Disability Premier League Final set to be staged in S

England Women finish ODI series with last-ball defeat against Ireland

England Women finish ODI series with last-ball defeat against Ireland

Ireland Women secured a consolation three-wicket victory over England in a rain-affected third and final ODI in Belfast.
The match was reduced to 22-overs per side after heavy rain in Stormont.
England, captained by Kate Cross had already sealed a series win with two wins in their first two matches.
With eight runs needed from the final over, Ireland lost three wickets in three balls to

England Men's Test Captain Ben Stokes (right) and Head Coach Brendon McCullum (Getty Images)

England Men name Test squad for Tour of Pakistan

Durham’s Brydon Carse and Essex’s Jordan Cox are the only uncapped players Spinners Rehan Ahmed and Jack Leach return to Test set-up Zak Crawley and *England Men name Test squad for Tour of Pakistan* Stokes continue to recover from their respective injuries

England Men's selection panel have named a 17-strong squad for the three-match Test tour of Pakistan in October.
England Men's Tes

Zoopla announced as the Official Property Partner of England Cricket

Zoopla announced as the Official Property Partner of England Cricket

The partnership launched on 6th September in the final Rothesay Men’s Test against Sri Lanka at The Kia Oval in London, helping drive Zoopla’s brand presence over the final moving months in 2024. Zoopla will also use the partnership to support its regional marketing efforts across England and Wales. Partnership activations will include in-ground media such as pitch perimeter boards and big-screen

Beaumont hits record-breaking century for England Women in Belfast

Beaumont hits record-breaking century for England Women in Belfast

Tammy Beaumont scored her 10thODI hundred and became the highest century-maker in women's ODIs for England as her side recorded a 275-run win over Ireland at Stormont.
Beaumont’s superb 150 not out off 139 balls was supported by Freya Kemp (65 off 47 balls).
The victory means the tourist’s seal the three-match series with a game to spare.

It was another strong day for captain Kate

Cross stars as England Women open ODI series with win over Ireland

Cross stars as England Women open ODI series with win over Ireland

Kate Cross' career-best figures saw England Women secure a four-wicket victory over Ireland in Stormont.
Captaining her country for the first time, Cross took a six-wicket haul and 38 not out in her side’s opening ODI match.
A youthful England team was made up of five debutants.
Hannah Baker and Ryana MacDonald-Gay, who made their full England debuts, took their maiden international wic

England Men's Lions Head Coach, Andrew Flintoff (Getty Images)

ECB Appoints Andrew Flintoff as England Men’s Lions Head Coach

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Flintoff as Head Coach of the England Men’s Lions programme for the upcoming year,
Flintoff emerged as the standout candidate from a pool of high-calibre applicants. He will take up the role in October, overseeing a schedule which includes a tour of South Africa before Christmas, a red ball tour of Aust

England fast bowler Mark Wood (Getty Images)

Mark Wood Ruled Out for the Remainder of 2024 Due to Elbow Injury

England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out for the rest of the year following a right elbow injury.
Medical scans have confirmed that Wood has a bone stress injury of the right elbow injury. He had noticed increasing stiffness and discomfort in his elbow during the Rothesay Test series against the West Indies earlier in the summer. He played a full part in the first Test against Sri Lanka

ECB opens process to secure private investment into The Hundred

ECB opens process to secure private investment into The Hundred

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has opened the process to secure private investment into the eight teams in The Hundred.

The initial announcement of the process sparked global interest from a variety of investors for the annual short-format competition that is held across some of cricket’s most iconic venues.
Since the inaugural season four years ago, The Hundred has delivere

Rew to captain much-changed Young Lions in Tri-Series

Rew to captain much-changed Young Lions in Tri-Series

Somerset wicketkeeper-batter Thomas Rew will for the first time captain England Men U19s during the upcoming Youth ODI tri-series against Scotland Men U19s and Ireland Men U19s at Loughborough.

Rew, 16, will lead an inexperienced Young Lions outfit in which Harry Moore, Sebastian Morgan and Alex Green are the only other capped players. James Minto and Ben Dawkins appeared for the Young Lion

Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One Day Cup align with women’s game to drive professionalism and growth

Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One Day Cup align with women’s game to drive professionalism and growth

Men’s and women’s professional domestic T20 and 50-over competitions will be fully aligned for the first time next season in further steps to fuel the growth and reach of women’s professional cricket.
The move will see men’s and women’s teams competing side by side in the Vitality Blast and the Metro Bank One Day Cup from the 2025 season.
The eight women’s Tier One professional county teams

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