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30 May 2022 11:00

ECB LAUNCHES NEW RED BALL CRICKET CAMPAIGN AHEAD OF EAGERLY ANTICIPATED ENGLAND MEN AND ENGLAND WOMEN TEST MATCHES

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today launched a new international men’s and women’s red ball cricket campaign, ‘It’s Called Test For A Reason’. It is timed to celebrate the long-form format throughout the international summer, including the eagerly anticipated England Men v New Zealand Men LV= Insurance Test Series, which starts on 2 June at Lord’s, the England Women v South Africa Women LV

18 May 2022 14:10

ECB 2021/2022 Annual Report and Financial Statements released today

A new high of 14m played, attended or followed cricket in 2021, an increase of 3m since 2019. Over £10m invested across professional and recreational games last year for capital projects Over £16m distributed in revenue grants across the recreational cricket network In the year ended 31st January 2022, turnover was £303m, an increase of £96m as compared to the prior year. Profit before tax was £2

17 May 2022 14:00

Castore announce electric ODI kit for England Cricket teams

The partnership between the ECB and premium sportswear brand Castore goes from strength to strength with the final release of the summer: the Official England Cricket One Day International (ODI) Kit. The ODI collection, designed by Castore in collaboration with England players, features a bespoke design with a geometric print that represents the passion and intensity shared between England players

17 May 2022 10:15

Tom Harrison to step down as ECB Chief Executive Officer

Tom Harrison will leave the ECB in June after more than seven years in the role Chief Executive Officer has overseen record levels of investment in the game, led strategy to grow English cricket at all levels and ECB’s response to pandemic, and seen England Men and Women both crowned World Champions Search for new CEO will begin immediately Clare Connor will become Interim CEO until a permanent a

6 May 2022 13:00

Dr Jane Powell appointed as Disability Performance Manager

The England and Wales Cricket Board have confirmed the appointment of Dr Jane Powell as Performance Manager for England Disability Cricket.
Jane has had a lifelong involvement in cricket and sport including captaining the England Women’s cricket team in the 1988 World Cup final before going on to be Head Coach of the England Women’s side. Jane also represented England at Hockey and led the stra

5 May 2022 15:03

Cricket Discipline Commission Hearing - Essex CCC

An independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) Panel has imposed a £50,000 fine on Essex CCC after the club pleaded guilty to two charges in relation to a racist comment made in 2017 at an Essex CCC Executive Board meeting.
The club has also been cautioned as to further conduct and issued with a reprimand. £15,000 of the fine is suspended for two years.

Essex had been charged with a

England Men's Test Captain, Ben Stokes (Credit: ECB)

28 April 2022 11:00

Ben Stokes named England Men’s Test Captain

Durham’s Ben Stokes has been appointed captain of the England Men’s Test team by the England & Wales Cricket Board.
He succeeds Joe Root in becoming the 81st captain of the England Men’s Test team. The ECB Interim Chair and Chief Executive Officer approved the appointment on Tuesday evening following the recommendation by the Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket, Rob Key.
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27 April 2022 17:00

Update on recruitment of ECB Chair

The ECB Board met last night and has agreed to restart the process for recruiting its next permanent Chair.

Following an ongoing process involving a number of strong candidates undertaking interviews with both the Nominations Committee and a Cricket Panel it was felt that no single candidate was able to fully meet the criteria to become next Chair.
In light of this, the Board decided th

26 April 2022 09:30

England Cricket and Castore unveil a fresh take on a classic kit

The long-term partnership between the ECB and premium sportswear brand Castore continues with the latest launch of the England Cricket Test Collection. Castore offers a fresh take on a classic kit which is designed with performance in mind.
Key players and leadership groups across the men’s and women’s teams collaborated with Castore to create a high-performance Test kit that is specific to the

17 April 2022 14:00

ECB appoint Rob Key as Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket

Rob Key has today been confirmed as the new Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket.
Following a rigorous recruitment process, the former England international will take up the role immediately. Key will also relinquish his current role with Sky Sports.
Key will be responsible for the strategy behind the England Men’s cricket teams and the performance pathways leading into them. He will

8 April 2022 08:30

CASTORE UNVEIL NEW PERFORMANCE-FOCUSED IT20 KIT FOR ENGLAND CRICKET TEAMS COLLABORATION

Earlier this week the long-term partnership between the ECB and Castore was launched with the high-performance training range for all of England’s national teams – including Women, Disability, Pathway and Men. Following on from the training kits, the IT20 kit has been released today. The three lions are at the heart of the bespoke kit design, which will be worn by the England men’s team at the upc

1 April 2022 14:00

England Men's player availability for start of LV= Insurance County Championship

Four England Men’s Centrally Contracted players are available for the opening round of the LV= Insurance County Championship, which begins on Thursday 7 April.

Batters Zak Crawley (Kent) and Ollie Pope (Surrey) are available for selection from the first round after returning from the three-Test series in the West Indies this week.
Surrey duo Rory Burns and Sam Curran will also be availab

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