Surrey have been emphatically backed to win a hat-trick of Vitality County Championship titles by the 18 first-class county captains.
Ahead of the domestic summer starting tomorrow the ECB has released the results of the annual captains' survey.
The leaders of all men’s county teams were asked to provide their predictions for the red-ball season with 12 of the 18 captains anticipating th
Tammy Beaumont scored 81 to help England seal a series-clinching 56-run win over New Zealand in the second of three one-day internationals at Seddon Park, Hamilton.
Heather Knight named an unchanged side to the team that secured victory in their opening ODI in Wellington.
England batted first with Beaumont’s total of 81 runs in 96 balls making a significant contribution which included a 70-
Amy Jones hit an unbeaten 92 as England Women began their ODI series with a four-wicket victory against New Zealand at the Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington.
Heather Knight’s side needed 208 to win and were 79-6 before a record unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 130 between Jones and Charlie Dean sealed victory.
A fine bowling effort saw the White Ferns all out for 207 courtesy of Lauren Bell a
England Women ended their IT20 series with a five-wicket victory against New Zealand at the Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington.
Heather Knight made one change to the side who sealed the series in Wednesday's match at the same venue, Lauren Filer coming in for Lauren Bell.
Early wickets from Nat Sciver-Brunt saw Bernadine Bezuidenhout and Amelia Kerr, who captained the White Ferns in the absen
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England Women beat New Zealand by 47 runs at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington.
Player of the Match Maia Bouchier impressed again, scoring 91 off 56 balls.
The result means England win the series with a game to spare.
The match saw the return of Women’s Premier League (WPL) quartet Alice Capsey, Sophie Ecclestone, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Danielle Wyatt.
Wyatt became England Women's hig
The schedule for England's 2025 Women’s Ashes Series in Australia has been confirmed.
Following a well-contested drawn and record-breaking Ashes series on home soil last year, Heather Knight’s outfit head down under to play a multi-format series to contest three ODIs in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Test will be a feature of the major stadium matches throu
Maia Bouchier scored her first IT20 half century as England Women were beaten in their third encounter of a five-match series against New Zealand with the hosts winning by three runs at Saxton Oval, Nelson.
The result means England lead the series by two games to one with two matches remaining.
Heather Knight named an unchanged side to the team who beat the White Ferns at the same venue on
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is delighted to welcome Nimesh Kataria as new Chief Financial Officer.
Nimesh will join the ECB in April, and brings a wealth of experience and expertise in financial management and strategic planning. He will sit on the ECB Board, and joins from Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) International Sports Division.
Richard Gould, ECB Chief Executive Officer,
England Women secured victory in their second IT20 against New Zealand, winning by 15 runs at Saxton Oval, Nelson.
Heather Knight made one change to the side who saw off the White Ferns in their opening match in Dunedin, Linsey Smith making her first England appearance since 2019 coming in for Lauren Filer.
The hosts welcomed back captain Sophie Devine and Amelia Kerr following their Women’
The partnership will see Vitality continue to be the title sponsor of the Vitality Blast and England Men’s and Women’s Vitality IT20s until December 2026.
Vitality has also extended its sponsorship as the ECB’s Official Wellness Partner across The Hundred and Test cricket.
In addition, Vitality will become the official title sponsor of the Vitality County Championship for the 2024 season.
The
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