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Fixtures announced for Men’s and Women’s Ashes in 2023

Fixtures announced for Men’s and Women’s Ashes in 2023

England Women will take on Australia Women at Lord’s, the Kia Oval, Edgbaston, The Ageas Bowl, Trent Bridge, the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, and Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, in 2023 as both the Men’s and Women’s Ashes come to England and Wales.

Ben Stokes’s team will host Ireland at Lord’s in the first week of June before the 73rd LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes series gets underwa

Lightning celebrate a wicket in this year's Charlotte Edwards Cup. Photo: Getty Images

Nottinghamshire CCC becomes Regional Host for the East Midlands

Following a tender process, Nottinghamshire CCC has been announced as the Regional Host for the East Midlands in the Women’s Regional Structure.
From November 1, Nottinghamshire CCC will replace Loughborough University who have been one of the eight Regional Hosts since the structure came into place in 2019.
In conjunction with the ECB, Loughborough University have decided that the future de

Trent Rockets men and Oval Invincibles women lift The Hundred 2022 trophies

Second year of The Hundred sees even more families watching live cricket as attendance tops 500,000

The Hundred continues to take cricket to new audiences with more women (28%), children (22%), and families (41%) attending than in the first year 2022 once again set a new global record for total attendance at a women’s cricket competition, with record crowds at every venue and the domestic attendance record being broken twice Of the Sky and BBC TV audience, 42% hadn’t watched any other ECB crick

Brenda Trenowden CBE

ECB Board Member, Brenda Trenowden CBE passes away

The England and Wales Cricket Board is today immensely saddened following the death of Brenda Trenowden CBE.
Brenda, who had been battling against the rare cancer pseudomyxoma peritonei, has served for five years on the ECB Board as a senior independent non-executive director.
She recently led the Nominations Committee that appointed Richard Thompson as the ECB’s new Chair and was a consiste

James Anderson, Ben Stokes and others donned their Rainbow Laces. Photo: ECB Images

Pictures: Cricket celebrates Rainbow Laces

Please find pictures available to use from across cricket’s Rainbow Laces campaign.
Players taking part in the LV= Insurance Test between England Men and South Africa Men, The Hundred and the Royal London Cup wore Rainbow Laces to encourage and celebrate LGBTQ+ participation in cricket.
It’s the fifth time cricket has supported Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign, and the first time it has ex

A cricketer with the Rainbow Laces in their spikes. Photo: Tom Shaw/ECB Images

ECB to celebrate Rainbow Laces

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are supporting Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign across 25 August-28 August.

It is the fifth time the game has come together to celebrate and encourage LGBTQ+ participation in cricket. The campaign will run across Royal London Cup quarter-finals, The Hundred and – and for the first time – the England Men’s LV= Insurance Test match against South Afr

Former professional player Ryan Davies receives suspended ban

Former professional player Ryan Davies receives suspended ban

Former county cricketer Ryan Davies has received a six-month suspended ban after an investigation by the ECB.

Davies, who has not played first-class cricket since 2018, admitted to charges relating to a series of bets that he placed on cricket matches between 2015 and 2020. Davies placed a total of 181 bets, which breached Article 2.2.1 of the relevant ECB Anti-Corruption Codes that were in

Durham batter Ben McKinney. Credit: Durham Cricket

Young Lions squad confirmed for opening U19s Test

The England Men’s U19 selectors have named a 13-player squad for the first of their two LV= Insurance U19 Tests against Sri Lanka U19 starting on Sunday.

Durham’s Ben McKinney has been appointed as captain for the four-day fixture at the Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford.
Squad: Ben McKinney (Durham – captain), Tom Aspinwall (Lancashire), George Bell (Lancashire), Tommy Boorman (Gloucester

Richard Thompson named as Chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board

Richard Thompson named as Chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board

The ECB has today welcomed Richard Thompson as the next Chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
Mr Thompson, 55, will take up the five-year post on September 1, moving from his current role of Chair at Surrey County Cricket Club and will bring deep experience from his career across sport and business.
Following a rigorous selection process, chaired by Independent Director Brenda

National Anti-Doping Panel decision – Tom Wood

National Anti-Doping Panel decision – Tom Wood

The National Anti-Doping Panel has imposed a six month suspension on Derbyshire CCC cricketer Tom Wood after a hearing in June 2022.
Mr Wood tested positive for a prohibited substance in September 2021. The substance – terbutaline – was contained in an asthma inhaler and Mr Wood did not have the relevant Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) in place before the positive test result. His subsequent ap

Sky Dynamos Intros in action

ECB AND SKY SPORTS ANNOUNCE EXTENDED PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND COVERAGE AND INVESTMENT IN GROWING THE GAME

ECB and Sky Sports partnership extended through to the end of 2028, with more live cricket to be shown than ever before.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Sky Sports have today announced a new extension to their strategic partnership – a partnership now surpassing 30 years – which will see more live cricket on Sky Sports, more on free-to-air TV and further increased investment t

Further update on action plan to tackle racism and all forms of discrimination

Further update on action plan to tackle racism and all forms of discrimination

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is today publishing the third update on the implementation of cricket’s action plan to tackle racism and promote inclusion and diversity at all levels of the game.

Since the previous update on 1 April 2022, the ECB has continued to work with stakeholders across the game to deliver further progress against the measures announced as part of the action

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