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ECB Board approve increase in Unqualified cricketers from 2021 men's county season

ECB Board approve increase in Unqualified cricketers from 2021 men's county season

First-Class Counties can field two Unqualified cricketers in County Championship and Royal London Cup from next season The Vitality Blast remains unchanged with two Unqualified cricketers already permitted in the 20-over competition Performance Cricket Committee made recommendation to ensure strength of men’s county competitions
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has approved a recomme

The England Men's squad are currently playing an internal warm-up fixture at the Ageas Bowl (credit: Getty Sports)

England Men to carry Black Lives Matter logo on shirts throughout West Indies series

Squad to follow the West Indies side and carry a logo on shirt collars ECB reject any politicising of the movement and confirm their support endorses ‘progress and societal change’ only
The England Men’s Test team will wear a Black Lives Matter logo on their playing shirts when they face West Indies in the #raisethebat three-match Test Series, starting Wednesday 8 July.
The decision was t

The cricketing world to turn #RedforRuth for families facing one of life’s toughest tests

The cricketing world to turn #RedforRuth for families facing one of life’s toughest tests

Cricket will go #RedforRuth on Saturday July 25 to support families facing the death of a parent to cancer, through the work of the Ruth Strauss Foundation.
The Third Test of the #raisethebat Test Series will be named The Ruth Strauss Foundation Test with the second day seeing cricket turn red again for this year’s #RedForRuth Day.
The cricket family will be encouraged to wear red on the day

​Update on return to play for men's and women's domestic cricket

​Update on return to play for men's and women's domestic cricket

STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 4.00PM (BST) ON MONDAY 29 JUNE 2020
Men’s County season set to begin on 1 August First-Class Counties to decide on men’s formats to be played at a meeting in early July First year of women’s elite domestic structure under discussion; but women’s domestic game commits to play this season
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has given its approval for the profes

Sophia Dunkley has signed for London and South East. Photo: Getty Images

Regional Retainer signings confirmed in the women's domestic game

The eight regions of the new Women's Elite Domestic Structure have announced their Regional Retainer signings.
The 25 players represent the first tranche of professional women's domestic cricketers. When the 40 full-time contracts are awarded - which ECB intends to award this year, despite the repercussions of COVID-19 - all Regional Retainer players will progress on to those terms.
The play

ECB statement: Recreational cricket

ECB statement: Recreational cricket

"The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) along with the nation’s cricket players are keen to see the imminent and safe return of our sport at recreational level and have been working hard with Government to achieve this.
"We believe that cricket is a non-contact sport, with very low risks of exposure, and that it can be played as safely as many other activities being currently permitted. It i

ECB announces #raisethebat Test Series with players wearing key workers’ names on shirts

ECB announces #raisethebat Test Series with players wearing key workers’ names on shirts

Upcoming Test series against West Indies named #raisethebat Test Series in honour of key workers Players to wear key workers’ names on training shirts
The England Men’s Test series against the West Indies will honour heroic cricketing key workers and be named the #raisethebat Test Series, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced today.
Marking the return of international crick

​ECB Board approve further financial support package for whole game

​ECB Board approve further financial support package for whole game

ECB Board approve £35.7million financial support package for professional and recreational game ECB Board agree to expedite core payments that were due to First-Class Counties (FCCs) and County Cricket Boards (CCBs) between August 2020 – January 2021. The remainder of The Hundred payments will be paid to FCCs and the MCC ECB provided an initial £61million interim finan

Alan Jones was presented England cap number 696 (credit: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency)

Glamorgan legend Alan Jones awarded England cap

Former Glamorgan batsman Alan Jones was today awarded an England Test cap, 50 years to the day since he made his only appearance for England in the first match of the 1970 series against the Rest of the World XI.
At the time the matches in the series were classed as Tests but were subsequently downgraded by the ICC, meaning Jones’s status as an England international was lost.
However, the EC

Cricket clubs to get free digital skills training with Google Digital Garage and ECB

Cricket clubs to get free digital skills training with Google Digital Garage and ECB

Cricket clubs across England and Wales can benefit from digital skills webinars as part of a new partnership between the ECB and Google Digital Garage.
Becoming the first NGB to team up with Google Digital Garage, the ECB is offering recreational cricket clubs the chance to learn about digital marketing and improving their online presence.
Face-to-face sessions in London, Bristol and Leeds w

Ian Watmore's role will commence on September 1 (credit: Getty Sports)

Ian Watmore ratified as ECB Chair at AGM

Watmore's role will commence on September 1 after the 41 members voted unanimously in his favour ECB finances saw record 2019 turnover of £228million with profits exceeding expectation by £5.7million Lord Kamlesh Patel to step down as Senior Independent Director on August 31
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that Ian Watmore’s appointment as Chair was ratified at its A

Hampshire's Ageas Bowl will host the first Test behind closed doors, subject to UK Government clearance.

​ECB announces proposed dates and venues for England Men’s behind-closed-doors Test series against West Indies

• England Men will play three Tests against West Indies in July, subject to UK Government clearance to return behind closed doors 
• Ageas Bowl will host first Test, with Emirates Old Trafford staging second and third matches 
• Edgbaston selected as a contingency and training venue
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today announced that Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl and Lancashire’s

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