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Welsh Fire announce retained players on Deadline Day

Welsh Fire announce retained players on Deadline Day

Welsh Fire men’s and women’s teams confirm returning players for fourth year of The Hundred  The Hundred Draft powered by Sage to take place at The Shard on Wednesday 20 March   First Sophia Gardens game to be played on Sunday 28 July, double-header against Oval Invincibles  For more information and to sign up for priority ticket access visit thehundred.com  


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Birmingham Phoenix announce retained players on Deadline Day

Birmingham Phoenix announce retained players on Deadline Day

Birmingham Phoenix men’s and women’s teams confirm returning players for fourth year of The Hundred The Hundred Draft powered by Sage to take place at The Shard on Wednesday 20 March  First Edgbaston game to be played on Saturday 3 August, double-header against Southern Brave  For more information and to sign up for priority ticket access visit thehundred.com  
Ellyse Perry, Chris Woakes, Soph

Manchester Originals announce retained players on Deadline Day

Manchester Originals announce retained players on Deadline Day

Manchester Originals men’s and women’s teams confirm returning players for fourth year of The Hundred  The Hundred Draft powered by Sage to take place at The Shard on Wednesday 20 March   First Emirates Old Trafford game to be played on Thursday 25 July, double-header against Welsh Fire  For more information and to sign up for priority ticket access visit thehundred.com  
Sophie Ecclestone,

Jack Leach ruled out of India Test tour

Jack Leach ruled out of India Test tour

England and Somerset spinner Jack Leach has been ruled out of the resof England Men’s Test tour of India with a left knee injury.
Leach sustained the injury during England’s first Test victory in Hyderabad and missed the second Test in Vizag as a result.
He will fly home from Abu Dhabi in the next 24 hours, where the England team have been staying ahead of the third Test in Rajkot, which st

England Men's PD team finish India tour with a win

England Men's PD team finish India tour with a win


England Men's Physical Disability team won the fifth and final match of their series in India by 22 runs in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
India had already clinched the series with a win on Saturday, but the win from England in the final match saw the series finish 3-2 to the hosts.
England Captain Callum Flynn was named player of the series, as he surpassed 1,000 runs in international cricket.

England Men's U19s beat Zimbabwe in World Cup Super Sixes

England Men's U19s beat Zimbabwe in World Cup Super Sixes

England Men's U19 beat Zimbabwe Men's U19 by 147 runs
England won their last game of the Super Six stage of the ICC Men's U19 Cricket World Cup against Zimbabwe, but it wasn't enough to secure qualification to the semi-finals.
Previous results in the competition meant England were unable to progress to join India, Australia, South Africa in the last four but they signed off in style with 17-

Hollie Armitage representing England Women A. Image: ECB via Getty Images

England Women squads named for white-ball tour to New Zealand

The England Women IT20 and ODI squads for the forthcoming tour to New Zealand have been named.
Heather Knight’s side will play five IT20s and three ODIs across March and April.
Hollie Armitage and Linsey Smith are named in the IT20 squad for the opening three matches.
Northern Diamonds captain Armitage, who represented England Women A in the tour of India in November and has recently been

ECB announces increased investment, evolved ownership model and expanded competition structure for women’s professional game

ECB announces increased investment, evolved ownership model and expanded competition structure for women’s professional game

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is today announcing the next stage in the evolution of women’s cricket with the creation of a three-tiered domestic competition structure and a shift in the ownership model underpinning the women’s professional game.

In addition, the ECB has also confirmed that it will invest a further £4m-£5m per year into the women’s professional game from 2025-20

England Men's U19 start Super Six with loss against Australia

England Men's U19 start Super Six with loss against Australia

England Men's U19 lost to Australia Men's U19 by 110 runs (DLS)
England started the Super Six phase of the Under 19s World Cup with a loss to Australia in Kimberley on Wednesday.
England won the toss and chose to bowl first. Sebastian Morgan took a wicket in the first over to get England off to a great start, before Harry Dixon put on a half century to settle the ship for Australia. Captain

England Men's U19 suffer first defeat of World Cup

England Men's U19 suffer first defeat of World Cup

England Men's U19 lost to West Indies Men's U19 by 2 wickets
England finished the group stage of the Under 19s World Cup with a defeat to West Indies on Friday. The result was not enough to stop England from staying ahead of West Indies in Group B, by virtue of their superior net run rate.
West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first. For the first time in the tournament England lost e

ECB Domestic Cricket Journalism Award entries open

ECB Domestic Cricket Journalism Award entries open

Entries for the 13th annual ECB Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards have opened.

The awards are presented in association with the Cricket Writers’ Club to recognise the very best of domestic cricket journalism during 2023, across five categories.
The closing date for entries is 5pm Friday, 16 February 2024. Entries for each award must follow the below requirements and be sent via email i

England Men's U19 beat World Cup hosts South Africa

England Men's U19 beat World Cup hosts South Africa

England Men's U19 beat South Africa Men's U19 by 36 runs (DLS Method)
England continued their Under 19s World Cup campaign with a second group stage win as they beat home side South Africa on Tuesday.
England won the toss and chose to bowl first, restricting the hosts to 230 all out.
Spin was the name of the game in Potchefstroom once again. After seven wickets fell to England's young sp

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