This weekend Graces CC and Unicorns CC will make history by competing in what is believed to be the first cricket match played between two wholly inclusive LGBTQ+ cricket clubs.
The two teams will go head-to-head this Sunday at Weoley Hill CC in Birmingham.
The game has been supported by the ECB – with the ECB ACO providing officials for the day – and Warwickshire County Cricket Club, with t
Teams across The Hundred Women’s Competition have today confirmed a number of new overseas signings.
The new 100-ball competition, which starts with a standalone women’s fixture at the Kia Oval on July 21, will now feature five Indian superstars: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma.
Verma – the No.1 ranked T20 batter in the world – comes in a
England Women have announced a 17-strong squad for the LV= Insurance Test match against India, starting June 16.
There is a first international call-up for Central Sparks seamer Emily Arlott, fresh off a hat-trick in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at the weekend, while South East Stars captain Tash Farrant is also included.
It’s expected the squad will be trimmed ahead of the Test match to
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
England and Sussex bowler Ollie Robinson has been suspended from all international cricket pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation following historic tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013.
He will not be available for selection for the LV= Insurance second Test against New Zealand starting at Edgbaston on Thursday 10 June.
Robinson will leave the England camp immediately and return t
Ollie Robinson Statement:
On the biggest day of my career so far, I am embarrassed by the racist and sexist tweets that I posted over eight years ago, which have today become public. I want to make it clear that I'm not racist and I'm not sexist.
I deeply regret my actions, and I am ashamed of making such remarks.
I was thoughtless and irresponsible, and regardless of my state of mind at
For imagery from the day, please use the attachments below. Please credit (Tom Shaw/ECB Images)
To celebrate 50 days to go until the opening game of The Hundred on 21 July, 100 children today took part in a Dynamos Cricket session alongside world-class players including Heather Knight, Fran Wilson and Sarah Glenn.
The Hundred will launch with an historic women’s match, Oval Invincibles vs Ma
Three women’s teams in The Hundred have today confirmed domestic signings.
Phoebe Graham and Ami Campbell have signed for Northern Superchargers, Alicia Presland and Teresa Graves have joined Trent Rockets, and Grace Gibbs has linked up with Oval Invincibles.
The moves signal the end of the second phase of the player selection process in The Hundred Women’s Competition. Phase three, througho
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has made five new appointments to its Match Referee Panel.
Former England internationals Devon Malcolm and Dean Headley join Will Smith, Alec Swann and Simon Hinks on the Supplementary Panel ahead of a busy period of domestic cricket.
Sue Laister has also been appointed to match referee this weekend’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match between Norther
Ahead of the two-match LV= Insurance Test Series against New Zealand, the cricket community has come together to launch the LV= Insurance ‘In With Heart’ campaign via a new film released today You can download the rights-free film from the Official Title Partner of Men’s and Women’s Test Cricket in England & Wales here Voiced by Michael Vaughan, the film includes England stars Anya Shrubsole,
Foakes has torn his left hamstring
Kent’s Sam Billings and Nottinghamshire’s Haseeb Hameed added to the Test squad
Surrey and England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes is ruled out of the forthcoming LV= Insurance Test series against New Zealand after tearing his left hamstring.
Foakes, who was selected in the England men’s squad earlier this month, was set to play his first Test in home conditions
The world leading trading and investments provider has agreed a three-year deal to be an Official Partner of England Cricket.
IG, a global leader in online trading and investments, has today been announced as an Official Partner of England Cricket. The partnership will see IG support both the men’s and women’s teams, with the IG logo appearing on the men’s shirt across all three form
