ECB announce Central Contracts for 2018/19
The ECB have confirmed which players will receive central contracts for the 2018/19 season.
The ECB have confirmed which players will receive central contracts for the 2018/19 season.
The England & Wales Cricket Board [ECB] today received the independent external review into ‘actions taken and processes followed in relation to payments of £2.5 million to Glamorgan County Cricket Club between December 2017 and June 2018’.
Publication of the report - which was commissioned by ECB and prepared by an independent team from the Good Governance Institute [GGI] - follows present
15-man squads named for England Lions tour of UAE.
The ECB and ICC today announced their strategic plan to use the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 to boost cricket participation and help drive the long-term growth of the game in England and Wales.
It will use the iconic global sporting event - the biggest prize in world cricket - to inspire and engage 1 million young people, aged between 5 and 12, in the next year.
A core pillar of this plan is t
England Women will announce their squad for the ICC Women's World T20 at Lord's on Thursday October 4.
England name Test squad for three-match series in Sri Lanka this November.
England ODI squad revealed for next month's tour of Sri Lanka
The independent Cricket Discipline Commission (“CDC”) today confirmed that Ben Stokes and Alex Hales have each been charged by the ECB with bringing the game into disrepute.
Each player has been charged with two counts of breaching ECB Directive 3.3 and will be required to attend a CDC Disciplinary Panel Hearing in accordance with the CDC Regulations.
ECB Directive 3.3 states:
“No Partici
Summary of CDC ruling over pitch prepared for Somerset v Lancashire Specsavers CC fixture (4th-5th September)
Taunton pitch for recent Somerset v Lancashire Specsavers CC match rated ‘Below Average.’
Somerset will not be charged with breach of ECB pitch regulations due to lack of evidence
CDC warns Somerset to expect points penalties to be applied if pitch regulations breached in
After yesterday's victory at the Kia Oval completed a busy international summer with a 4-1 win over India in the Specsavers Test Series, the England management have asked for the majority of the squad to take a break before winter trips to Sri Lanka and West Indies - with the squad for the One-Day series in Sri Lanka to be named later this week, ahead of their departure on September 30.
Details
Details below of media opportunities before Vitality Blast Finals Day at Edgbaston on Saturday.
Representatives of the four teams will be at Edgbaston on Friday, and available for photographs with the new Vitality Blast trophy, and for brief interviews.
Schedule as follows:
Somerset practice 12-2pm. Captain Lewis Gregory available for interview approx. 2-215pm. Further details, Spencer Bi