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Women's Big Cricket Month will be celebrated across September.

ECB to celebrate Women's Big Cricket Month across September

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the wider game will celebrate Women's Big Cricket Month across September.
With England Women fixtures confirmed - including live coverage on the BBC and Sky Sports - and with the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy set to get underway tomorrow, the month will be used to showcase stories in the women's game and encourage more women and girls to play, watch o

England's last international was against West Indies in Sydney. Photo: Getty Images

England Women to feature live on the BBC as West Indies series confirmed for September

The ECB are today delighted to confirm that England Women will host West Indies in five Vitality IT20s at the Incora County Ground, Derby in September.
At the initial outset of the COVID-19, the organisation reiterated their commitment to their women’s and girls’ agenda, and made international cricket for England Women a key objective to deliver during the pandemic.
The five-match series wil

England and South Africa in action in 2018. Photo: Getty Images

​South Africa unable to travel for England Women tour

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has informed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that they will not be able to accept the invitation to tour the UK in September 2020. This decision was taken due to the current international travel regulations in place for South African national teams.
Throughout this period ECB has had discussions with a number of boards about the possibility of playing cricke

ECB announce Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

ECB announce Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Special-edition women’s domestic tournament to be named after pioneering World-Cup winning captain Rachael Heyhoe Flint The month-long tournament will begin on the August Bank Holiday weekend Two group winners to meet in final on Saturday 26 September The 50-over tournament ensures competitive domestic women’s cricket will be played this summer Full schedule to be released alongside Vitality Blas

Macdonald with Anya Shrubsole in Australia earlier this year.

Tim Macdonald Appointed England Women Senior Assistant Coach

Former Western Australia and Tasmania seamer Tim Macdonald has been appointed as England Women's new Senior Assistant Coach.
Macdonald - who previously worked with Head Coach Lisa Keightley at Perth Scorchers and Western Fury - took up the role on an interim basis across the ICC Women's T20 World Cup earlier this year and has since been awarded the job on a full-time basis.
The 39-year-old j

ECB announce update to Men’s and Women’s international schedule

ECB announce update to Men’s and Women’s international schedule

England Men will play three Royal London Internationals against Ireland at The Ageas Bowl starting Thursday 30 July England Men will host Pakistan in three Tests starting on Wednesday 5 August at Emirates Old Trafford and three Vitality IT20s at Emirates Old Trafford starting Friday 28 August Discussions ongoing to schedule an England Women’s tri-series against India and South Africa Talks conti

Nat Sciver and Heather Knight in action in February. Photo: Getty Images

England Women confirm back to training plans

Twenty-four England Women cricketers will return to individual training on Monday June 22 as plans continue for a proposed tri-series with India and South Africa in September.
The players will return across six venues, initially training on their own before progressing to small group training. Squads for specific formats will be named in due course, subject to confirmation of the proposed serie

England's Sophia Dunkley and Amy Jones during the Kia Super League. Photo: Getty Images

ECB confirm Regional Retainers for domestic women's cricketers

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today confirmed that up to 24 women's domestic cricketers will receive a Regional Retainer starting on June 1.
The eight Regions (outlined below) will recruit the players, who will adhere to strength and conditioning programmes and undertake certain online modules including anti-corruption and anti-doping education. They will also give some of the

Lord's Cricket Ground (Getty Images)

ECB announces further delay to the professional cricket season

STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 10.00AM (BST) ON FRIDAY APRIL 24 2020
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today agreed that no professional cricket will be played in England and Wales until at least July 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The season remains subject to ongoing advice from government and health experts, and continued consultation with all broadcast partners to determine the op

Australia's weather saw England eliminated. Photo: Getty Images

Rain Knocks England Out Of T20 World Cup

​A day of persistent rain in Sydney saw England knocked out of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup at the semi-final stage.
With no reserve day in the tournament playing conditions the rules dictate group-winners progress to the final in the event of an abandoned game, and with India having topped Group A they travel to Melbourne to take part in Sunday's final.
It was a bitterly disappointing way

Mady Villiers took her maiden World Cup wicket. Photo: Getty Images

England Beat West Indies To Reach World Cup Semi-Final

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England Women beat West Indies by 46 runs in Sydney to secure qualification for the semi-finals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
Nat Sciver batted brilliantly on a tired and slow wicket to make 57 - her third fifty of the tournament - and some excellent late striking from Amy Jones and Katherine Brunt took England to 143/5.
It's a venue at which India comfortably defended

Sarah Glenn took 3-15. Photo: Getty Images

Knight And Glenn Take England To Victory Over Pakistan

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A half-century from Heather Knight and three wickets from Sarah Glenn took England to a comfortable victory over Pakistan in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
Knight continued her remarkable form in Canberra, scoring 62 to add another half-century to her last four innings in the Australian capital, which now include three half-centuries and a hundred.
Defending 158, England's

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