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​Cricket to support social media boycott

​Cricket to support social media boycott

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) along with all 18 First-Class Counties, the eight Women's Regional teams and the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the football community in taking part in a social media boycott from 15:00 BST on Friday 30 April to 23:59 BST on Monday 3 May.
In taking part in this boycott, we want to show solidarity with fo

Cricket Stars Team Up with Dr Ranj to Help Kids Get Outdoors and Active Again

Cricket Stars Team Up with Dr Ranj to Help Kids Get Outdoors and Active Again

England cricketers Chris Woakes and Sophie Ecclestone, who are also set to play in The Hundred this summer, have written a letter to more than 150,000 kids and their parents around the country about the positive role cricket can play in their lives The two international players visited their old primary schools to read the letters to pupils Exacerbated by the pandemic, a recent survey has reveal

India A tour postponed

India A tour postponed

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have agreed to postpone this summer's men's India A tour.
The India Men’s team will instead tour with a larger squad to prepare for, and use during, the five-match LV= Insurance Test Series.
India’s warm-up schedule will now comprise two intra-squad four-day matches, which will replace the two previous

UNDER EMBARGO FOR 2200 8 APRIL 2021 Open Letter: Sports support Covid certification (testing and vaccination) review as a credible option to enable full venues from 21 June onwards

UNDER EMBARGO FOR 2200 8 APRIL 2021 Open Letter: Sports support Covid certification (testing and vaccination) review as a credible option to enable full venues from 21 June onwards

To:
Boris Johnson MP
Keir Starmer MP
Ian Blackford MP
Ed Davey MP
Liz Saville-Roberts MP
8 April 2021

Sports support Covid certification (testing and vaccination) review as a credible option to enable full venues from 21 June onwards

We welcome the Government’s commitment to securing a return of spectators to sporting events and the support all political parties and

Hygiene brand Lifebuoy partners with England Cricket to support a safe return of the game

Hygiene brand Lifebuoy partners with England Cricket to support a safe return of the game

Lifebuoy becomes Official Hygiene Partner of England Cricket, incorporating men’s, women’s, and disability teams at an elite level ECB and Lifebuoy to provide all recreational cricket clubs with a free ECB Hygiene Bundle The world’s number one hygiene soap1 brand is also providing tens of thousands of cricket-playing children with hand sanitiser packs through involvement with All Stars Cricket &

Cricket returns with unprecedented interest in All Stars Cricket and Dynamos Cricket

Cricket returns with unprecedented interest in All Stars Cricket and Dynamos Cricket

As cricketers across England and Wales get ready to #ReturnToPlay from today, the ECB can reveal unprecedented demand for the ECBs flagship junior programmes, Dynamos Cricket and All Stars Cricket.
Since registrations opened a week ago, over 35,000 children have signed up to the two programmes which are designed to help kids develop new cricketing skills and begin a lifelong love for the game.

ECB partners with BFI to offer bespoke filmmaking courses to cricket clubs

ECB partner with the BFI to offer bespoke filmmaking course to cricket clubs

ECB launches First Run: BFI Filmmaking and Production for Sports – a new course designed exclusively for cricket clubs in partnership with BFI Programme funded by #Funds4Runs, a £1m investment initiative from LV= General Insurance and the ECB helping grassroots cricket recover and rebuild from the pandemic Representatives from cricket centres across England and Wales can apply to take part via: w

CWI and ECB announce expanded England Men's Tour of the West Indies in 2022

CWI and ECB announce expanded England Men's Tour of the West Indies in 2022

Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced the scheduled match dates for England’s next tour of the Caribbean in 2022. It represents an expanded schedule to the original International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Future Tours Programme (FTP).
The January 2022 Tour will now feature five T20 Internationals (T20Is) – increased from three matches – to be foll

ECB begin recruitment for a new Independent Non-Executive Director

ECB begin recruitment for a new Independent Non-Executive Director

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today announced that it will begin recruitment for a new Independent Non-Executive Director to succeed Delia Bushell, following the completion of her three-year term as an ECB Board member in May.
Delia is now engaged in advisory and investment work for the sport and media sectors, so has decided not to seek a second term on the ECB Board given the

England men name ODI squad for India series

England men name ODI squad for India series

England Men have named their 14-player squad for the three-match One-Day International series against India in Pune starting on Tuesday.
Three additional players – Jake Ball, Chris Jordan and Dawid Malan – will travel with the squad as cover. All these players have been in India for the Twenty20 International series that concluded in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Jofra Archer is returning to the UK

Cindy Butts Appointed as Chair of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket

Cindy Butts Appointed as Chair of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket

The Board of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has taken a significant step toward ensuring cricket is a game for everyone with the appointment of Cindy Butts to establish and chair the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket, which will examine issues relating to race and equity in the game.
Ms Butts has extensive experience in senior roles spanning governance, inclusion and equit

New England Men's Coaches announced

New England Men's Coaches announced

ECB have today announced a number of new appointments in the England men’s pathway.
In one of three elite coaching appointments, Former England and Somerset batter Marcus Trescothick has been confirmed as Elite Batting Coach. Trescothick has experience working with the group and will take up the new role in the middle of March. He will step down from his role as Assistant Coach at Somerset CCC

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