ECB today confirmed that the First-Class Counties of England and Wales have agreed to a 100-ball format for the New Competition, now officially known as The Hundred.
The key elements of the new white-ball game for 2020 will be:
100 balls per innings
A change of ends after ten balls
Bowlers deliver either five or ten consecutive balls
Each bowler can deliver a maximum of 20 balls per game
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced James Whitaker has joined its nine-strong team of Cricket Liaison Officers for the forthcoming domestic season.
James will bring extensive knowledge of the first-class game to his new role. As well as enjoying a successful playing career with Leicestershire and being part of England’s Ashes winning squad in 1986-87, he served as an Engla
ECB today announced two new roles within its Executive team.
Clare Connor has been appointed to the new role of Managing Director, Women’s Cricket while David Mahoney has been named Chief Operating Officer.
The moves each fit the purpose and delivery of the new game-wide strategy for 2020-24, Inspiring Generations, which has been developed over the last 12 months.
Speaking about the appoi
ECB today announced the appointment of BT’s Tony Singh as its new Chief Commercial Officer.
Singh, who is currently Content and Business Development Director at BT, joins the ECB’s senior management team at Lord’s and will oversee all revenue generation and its key commercial relationships as well as customer-facing activities.
His appointment will allow Sanjay Patel, the ECB’s existing Chie
ECB has appointed Gordon Hollins to the newly created role of Managing Director, County Cricket to provide a vital focus on the core of domestic cricket.
The announcement was made to the Members of the ECB at a whole-game meeting in London this week where the game’s new strategy for cricket from 2020 to 2024, Inspiring Generations, was shared.
In line with this strategy, Gordon's responsibil
ECB invite entries to ECB Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards.
RUTH STRAUSS: 1972-2018
It is with great sadness and immense grief that we have to announce that Ruth passed away today as a result of her rare lung cancer.
Sam, Luca and I will miss her terribly.
Anyone who has met Ruth will know how loving, caring and passionately protective she was of her family and it gives us huge comfort that she was in Australia, the land of her birth, surrounded
Enid Bakewell, Richard Hill, Matthew Maynard, Peter Wynne-Thomas and Alvin Kallicharran also honoured.
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
