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  • Sophia Dunkley receives first England Women's Central Contract

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced the England Women Central Contracts for 2021-22.
    Seventeen contracts have been awarded, with Sophia Dunkley receiving her first Central Contract.
    The contracts run from May 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022 in order to align with the professional contracts at the eight Regional teams.
    Tammy Beaumont (Lightning)
    Katherine Brunt (Norther

  • Ashes 2021-22 schedule confirmed

    Men’s Ashes Test Series will commence in Brisbane on 8 December 2021 The fifth Men’s Ashes Test will take place at Optus Stadium, Perth on 14 January 2022 Women’s Ashes will start on 27 January 2022 in Canberra
    The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA) have confirmed the Men’s and Women’s Ashes schedule for 2021-22 to be staged in Australia.
    Men’s Ashes Tes

  • Cricket Stars Team Up with Dr Ranj to Help Kids Get Outdoors and Active Again

    England cricketers Chris Woakes and Sophie Ecclestone, who are also set to play in The Hundred this summer, have written a letter to more than 150,000 kids and their parents around the country about the positive role cricket can play in their lives The two international players visited their old primary schools to read the letters to pupils Exacerbated by the pandemic, a recent survey has reveal

  • Hygiene brand Lifebuoy partners with England Cricket to support a safe return of the game

    Lifebuoy becomes Official Hygiene Partner of England Cricket, incorporating men’s, women’s, and disability teams at an elite level ECB and Lifebuoy to provide all recreational cricket clubs with a free ECB Hygiene Bundle The world’s number one hygiene soap1 brand is also providing tens of thousands of cricket-playing children with hand sanitiser packs through involvement with All Stars Cricket &

  • England Women secure IT20 series clean-sweep

    England Women beat New Zealand by 32 runs
    England Women won the final IT20 in New Zealand to secure a 3-0 series victory.
    Important contributions from Sophia Dunkley - batting at No.4 in the absence of injured captain Heather Knight - and Fran Wilson took stand-in skipper Nat Sciver's side to 129-9.
    In reply the wickets were shared around but Katherine Brunt set the tone with two wickets

  • Freya Davies takes four as England Women seal series

    England Women beat New Zealand Women by six wickets
    Freya Davies took four wickets as England Women won the second IT20 against New Zealand in Wellington and claimed the series.
    New Zealand were in a threatening position at 84-2 before two wickets in two balls from Sarah Glenn turned the tide.
    Davies then took three in her final three overs as the hosts were dismissed for 120.
    Tammy Be

  • Glenn guides England to comfy IT20 win

    England Women beat New Zealand by seven wickets
    England Women won the first IT20 against New Zealand in Wellington.
    The bowlers did the bulk of the hard work, dismissing the hosts for just 96. The wickets were shared around, but leg-spinner Sarah Glenn was awarded Player of the Match for her figures of 2-11.
    Heather Knight's team encountered few difficulties chasing down the target, losin

  • Satterthwaite ton sees New Zealand win final ODI

    New Zealand Women beat England Women by seven wickets
    New Zealand's Amy Satterthwaite scored an unbeaten hundred as New Zealand won the final match of the ODI series.
    England were indebted to Tammy Beaumont (88*) and Heather Knight (60) for their total of 220, which captain Heather Knight judged to be 30-40 short after the game.
    It ends England Women's run of 10 consecutive all-format vic

  • Beaumont and Sciver lead England Women to series win

    England Women beat New Zealand by seven wickets 
    Fifties from Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver took England to a seven-wicket win in the second ODI against New Zealand in Dunedin, and with it a series victory.
    Lisa Keightley's team have now won 10 games in a row across all formats.
    Please find below a video interview with Player of the Match Nat Sciver - who also took 3-26 - which you’re wel

  • England Women win first ODI in New Zealand

    England Women beat New Zealand Women by eight wickets
    England Women won the first ODI of their tour of New Zealand by eight wickets. There were fifties for Tammy Beaumont (71) - awarded Player of the Match - and captain Heather Knight (67*).
    The wickets were shared around, with seven bowlers each claiming a scalp, but it was Tash Farrant -  making her first ODI appearance in just over seven

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