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  • England and India Men to conclude LV=Insurance Test series next year

    England and India Men to conclude LV=Insurance Test series next year

    The fifth match of the LV= Insurance Test Series between England Men and India Men has been rescheduled and will now take place in July 2022.

    The match, which was due to take place last month at Emirates Old Trafford, was called off when India were unable to field a team due to fears of a further increase in the number of COVID-19 cases inside the camp.
    With India leading the series 2-1,

  • ECB CHAIR IAN WATMORE TO STEP DOWN

    ECB CHAIR IAN WATMORE TO STEP DOWN

    Ian Watmore is to step down with immediate effect, it has been announced today.

    He has reached a mutual agreement with the Board to stand down following the end of the domestic season and after helping to steer the game through the challenges of Covid over the past year. The decision follows a successful summer of domestic and international men’s and women’s cricket, the launch of The Hundr

  • ECB update statement: England Men’s Ashes Tour

    ECB update statement: England Men’s Ashes Tour

    Over the weekend we have been talking to England men’s players and management to provide them with the latest information about the proposed arrangements for this winter’s scheduled Ashes tour.

    We remain in regular and positive dialogue with Cricket Australia over these arrangements as the picture is constantly evolving. With health and wellbeing at the forefront, our focus is to ensure the

  • Dates confirmed for England Men to play The Netherlands

    Dates confirmed for England Men to play The Netherlands

    England Men will play the Netherlands in three one-day internationals in Amstelveen next June.
    The matches will form part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League and have been rescheduled after the tour had been postponed from May this year.
    1st One-Day International – Friday, 17 June, VRA Cricket Ground
    2nd One-Day International – Sunday, 19 June, VRA Cricket Ground
    3rd One-Da

  • Steve Elworthy to leave ECB to become Chief Executive of Surrey County Cricket Club

    Surrey County Cricket Club has today announced that the ECB’s Managing Director of Events & Special Projects, Steve Elworthy MBE, has been appointed as the county’s new Chief Executive.
    Following the announcement, Tom Harrison, ECB Chief Executive Officer, said:
    “Steve has done so much in his time at the ECB, we’ll miss him hugely. He has played a huge part in the development of cricket

  • Official Statement from the ECB Board

    Official Statement from the ECB Board

    "The ECB has a longstanding commitment to tour Pakistan as part of the Men's Future Tours Programme in 2022.
    "Earlier this year, we agreed to play two additional T20 World Cup warm-up games in Pakistan in October, adding a short women's tour with double headers alongside the men's games.
    "The ECB Board convened this weekend to discuss these extra England Women's and Men's games in Pakistan a

  • The England and Wales Cricket Board, alongside the wider cricket community, are recognising a record-breaking 20,000 volunteers this year to celebrate the people that make our game happen.

    ECB honours 20,000 volunteers through Grassroots Cricket Awards

    The England and Wales Cricket Board, alongside the wider cricket community, are recognising a record-breaking 20,000 volunteers this year to celebrate the people that make our game happen.

    In total, over 42,000 volunteers have helped their local clubs and communities to play more cricket and get more people involved in the game than ever before.
    To showcase the outstanding work carried

  • Castore confirmed as Official Kit Supplier to England Cricket

    Castore confirmed as Official Kit Supplier to England Cricket

    Castore to be Official Kit Supplier to England Cricket The long-term partnership begins in April 2022 All of England’s national teams will wear bespoke women’s and men’s teamwear that the athletes will help to design Recycled materials to be used in the manufacture of matchday playing kits Castore is a fast-growing British organisation committed to producing premium sportswear for men and women <

  • England Men's 2022 home schedule announced

    England Men's 2022 home schedule announced

    The England Men's international summer will start with three LV= Insurance Tests against world champions New Zealand India return for three-match Vitality IT20 Series and three-match Royal London Series England to host South Africa in a three-Test LV= Insurance Series, starting in August South Africa will play a three-match Vitality IT20 Series and three-match Royal London Series before the Test

  • England’s Men’s tour of Bangladesh rearranged for March 2023

    England’s Men’s tour of Bangladesh rearranged for March 2023

    England’s Men’s planned tour of Bangladesh, which was due to take place in September and October 2021, will now take place in March 2023, it has been confirmed.

    The England and Wales Cricket Board and the Bangladesh Cricket Board have mutually decided to reschedule the tour, which includes three One Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals.
    The tour is planned to take place in the

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