Tom Harrison, Chief Executive Officer of the ECB, said:
“We accept the decisions made by the Cricket Discipline Commission and the sanctions they have given to Alex Hales and Ben Stokes.
“Each pleaded guilty, admitted their charges and has accepted their sanctions.
“They will now be available to play for England, with the same support as all of our players.
“Today is a very strong remi
The Board of the ECB today discussed and agreed updated regulations for qualification to play international cricket for England.
Following discussions as part of the ongoing CPA process, it was felt the revised criteria needed to:
Bring the ECB regulations closer to those of the ICC, after the amendments made to their own regulations earlier this year
Provide a level of fairness for indi
The ECB Board has approved a new Strategy for the game and endorsed the key projects which, together, support the sustainability and future growth of cricket in England and Wales.
Within their meeting the ECB Board agreed next steps for:
A new 5-year Strategy for the game
The County Partnership Agreement
Playing conditions for the New Competition
A new structure for current County comp
Defending champions Worcestershire Rapids will head to Trent Bridge on the opening day of the 2019 Vitality Blast to face 2017 winners Notts Outlaws. The Rapids will follow that a day later with the ‘Pears v Bears’ derby as they welcome Birmingham Bears to Blackfinch New Road.
Beaten finalists Sussex Sharks will kick off their Vitality Blast campaign with a trip to the Ageas Bowl to take on Ham
Specsavers County Championship and Royal London One-Day Cup fixtures announced for 2019.
Durham and Worcestershire were the big winners at the Business of Cricket Awards (BOCAs) last night.
The BOCAs, hosted by BBC broadcaster Mark Chapman at The Emirates Old Trafford, aim to recognise non-playing excellence in the professional game.
Durham picked up three gongs including Best Commercial Partnership and Most Improved Match Day Experience. David Jackson received the Rising Star A
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today celebrated the progress already achieved via the South Asian Action Plan as it announced £1.2million of funding to develop a network of 2,000 female role models. The grant from the National Lottery awarded by Sport England, will be used to retain, develop and expand cricket’s female volunteer network.
The new volunteer ‘activators’ will combine coachi
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England Lions captain Sam Billings made 74 on day one of the 'Test' versus Pakistan A as his side reached 240 before Mark Wood and Jamie Overton took a wicket apiece to reduce the hosts to 33-2 at the close.
Billings won the toss and chose to bat in Abu Dhabi. The Middlesex duo of Nick Gubbins and Max Holden opened up for the Lions, as part of a batting line-up with no shortage of
The England and Wales Cricket Board and MCC are looking for innovative designs in the field of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
To commemorate the centenary of Armistice Day on Sunday 11 November, ECB has launched Cricket Remembers, a campaign to remember the cricketers who fought in the First World War.
County cricket was suspended between 1914-19 and at least 210 cricketers served in the First World War. To mark the 100-year anniversary of the Armistice, ECB commissioned cricket historian David Frith - founder editor
ECB today announced the appointment of Ian Lovett as its new President.
The former Middlesex Chairman and ECB Deputy Chairman will take up the role with immediate effect after his nomination was ratified by the 41 members of the ECB.
Ian will act as an ambassador for ECB and the wider game, promoting the organisation’s strategic aims to make cricket a sport for everyone.
He was elected v
The 18 First-Class Counties have agreed to a number of proposals which will bring around changes to the men's domestic structure from 2020 onwards.
These proposals followed the appointment in the summer of the Men’s Domestic Playing Programme group (MDDP), chaired by Leicestershire chief executive Wasim Khan and drawn from different sections of the men’s county game and ECB.
The group was a
