The Vitality Blast men's competition county-by-county preview compiled by journalists from the ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay.
NORTH GROUP
BEARS
Previewed by Brian Halford, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
Captain: Alex Davies
Overseas players: Tom Latham (New Zealand, full competition), Hasan Ali (Pakistan, availability tbc)
Finals Day appearances
The Vitality Blast women's competition county-by-county preview compiled by journalists from the ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay.
BEARS
Previewed by Brian Halford, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
Captain: Georgia Davis
Overseas players: Laura Harris (Australia, full competition)
Key winter moves: Bears entered the new era needing to keep up without t
England and Surrey seamer Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the upcoming Metro Bank One-Day Internationals against the West Indies due to a right hamstring strain.
Atkinson sustained the injury during England’s Rothesay Test victory over Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge last week.
He will now undergo a period of rehabilitation under the supervision of the England medical team.
No replacement wil
England Women 144-5 beat West Indies Women 127-8 by 17 runs
England Women made it three wins from three at Chelmsford, defying another Hayley Matthews innings of high class to win by 17 runs and secure a series clean-sweep.
Heather Knight was the team's stand-out performer, making her highest IT20 innings on home soil with a 47-ball 66. The visiting team's skipper Hayley Matthews kept the ga
England Women 82/1 beat West Indies Women 81/9 by 9 wickets.
England Women clinched an unassailable 2-0 win in their IT20 series against the West Indies with a commanding nine-wicket victory at the 1st Central County Ground, Hove.
Opting to bowl first, England's bowlers delivered a clinical performance, restricting the West Indies to just 81-9. England's newest debutant, Em Arlott, impressed
As part of a four-year deal, 5 will air four live international T20 matches a year across the spring and summer months
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has agreed a new four-year deal with 5 to bring four live international T20 cricket fixtures to free-to-air TV each year.
As part of the deal, viewers will have the opportunity to watch and stream on 5 two international England Men’s
Richard Thompson has been reappointed as Chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) until September 2028.
Mr Thompson was originally appointed in 2022 for one five-year term, expiring in September 2027. However, ECB Members voted earlier this year to revise the ECB’s Articles of Association, changing the term for a Chair from a five-year term to a three-year term, with a Chair able to s
England Women 150-2 beat West Indies Women 146-7 by eight wickets
Sophia Dunkley led England Women to a winning start under their new coach-captain combination of Charlotte Edwards and Nat Sciver-Brunt, helping her side to an eight-wicket win at Canterbury despite a fine century from Hayley Matthews.
Matthews was awarded Player of the Match for her ton, brought up off the final ball of her t
An initial 15-player squad has been selected for the England Lions’ two four-day matches against India A.
Somerset’s James Rew will captain the Lions for the first time with the opening match at the Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in Canterbury from Friday 30 May. The second match will be staged at the County Ground in Northampton from Friday 6 June.
England Lions squad:
James Rew (Somerset
England Men's and Sussex pace bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the Metro Bank ODI series against the West Indies due to a right thumb injury.
He will be reassessed by the England medical team over the next fortnight to determine when he may return to action.
Lancashire’s Luke Wood has been added to England’s ODI squad for the three-match series, which begins on 29 May at Edgbaston.<
England Men’s Mixed Disability team have named their squad for the historic series against India.
For the first time at international level, players from different disciplines of disability cricket will play together in one team – with Physical Disability, Learning Disability and Hearing Impaired players coming together to form the side.
Callum Flynn, who has been captain of England Men’s Ph
IG, the global investing and trading platform and Official Investment Platform of the England Cricket team, has this week opened a number of new grassroots cricket net facilities in Nottingham and Surrey to help grow the game of cricket across the country.
Working alongside the ECB and local county teams and councils, IG’s Net Gains initiative outlines the brand’s commitment to invest in new pu
