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The ECB is today publishing details of further steps it will take to make cricket a more inclusive sport in response to the recent report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC). Wide-ranging action aims to tackle discrimination and break down barriers for women and girls, people from lower socio-economic groups, and ethnically diverse communities.It will accele
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Initial Washroom Hygiene (Initial) will now offer In Cubicle Period Dignity Dispensers to all grassroots clubs with girls’ sections across England and Wales.The roll-out is a nationwide extension of the pilot programme that has been run across Derbyshire with the support of the Derbyshire Cricket Foundation.ECB’s Head of Female Participation Te
Additional £2m investment in five charity partners to help realise ambition of being the most inclusive sport Work to tackle equity in state school talent and participation, disability, Black and South Asian communities Significant acceleration in work to support communities where cricket has been hard to access New and expanded ECB charity partnerships will provide free cricket to more state
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Middlesex County Cricket Club (MCCC) and Middlesex Cricket Board (MCB) have agreed a number of conditions to be imposed on the Club and Board following breaches of the County Partnership Agreement and Financial Regulations.Following an investigation into funds provided to Middlesex Cricket Board and Middlesex County Cricket Club by the England and Wal
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Metro Bank have pledged to treble the number of girls’ cricket teams in England and Wales.The two organisations will work together with the aim of transforming access to grassroots cricket by recruiting 6,000 volunteers to grow girls’ cricket so there are 2,000 clubs with a girls' section and 6,000 girls' teams by 2026. The announcement f
Sophie Ecclestone has undergone surgery after sustaining a dislocated right shoulder in the warm-up ahead of Manchester Originals’ match against Southern Brave last month. Ecclestone will now begin her rehabilitation with the ECB and Thunder medical teams.ENDS
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Following record-breaking crowds of 110,000 at this summer’s Metro Bank Women’s Ashes series, the ECB today announces it is increasing match fees for England Women to bring them in line with England Men’s match fees.England set new women’s international attendance records at Edgbaston, the Kia Oval and Lord’s, and sold out matches at Taunton, Bristol and Hampshire in their series against A
Sophie Ecclestone sustained a dislocated right shoulder in the warm-up ahead of Manchester Originals’ match against Southern Brave on Wednesday. After scans and further assessment, the ECB can confirm she will be unavailable for the Women’s Big Bash League. ENDS
All timings are BST and approximate. Please be in place a minimum of 30 mins before the advertised time. All timings are subject to change.Please contact Emily Liles (Emily.liles@ecb.co.uk) to confirm your attendance at any of the below and to also request one-to-one interview opportunities. Time Activity Location Tuesday 29 August 10am-
England Women have announced their Vitality IT20 and Metro Bank ODI squads for the 2023 white-ball series against Sri Lanka, which gets underway later this month. Fast bowler Mahika Gaur and wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath receive their maiden senior call-ups and are named in both groups after representing England A against Australia A earlier this summer.Gaur, 17, was part of Thunder's run
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will host bilateral cricket against Zimbabwe for the first time since 2003 following an agreement to play a Men’s Test match in May 2025.England Men will play Zimbabwe in a four-day Test from 28-31 May 2025, at a venue to be confirmed, and follows discussions between the ECB and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) to forge closer relations.ECB Chief Executiv
Record 655,000 people attended the Men’s LV= Insurance and Women’s Metro Bank Ashes Series this summer Every day of the Men’s Ashes series sold out in advance, with total attendance topping 545,000 - after 110,000 watched Women's series England Women’s attendances hit new records with ODI series also selling out – a first for an England Women’s series 17.8 million watched some of the action live
Metro Bank to become Official Title Partner for One Day Cricket Following the recent announcement that Metro Bank will become the first ever Champion of Women’s and Girls’ Cricket, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announces that Metro Bank will also become Official Title Partner for One Day Cricket. This opportunity will see the Bank become title partner of the Metro B
Three-match We Got Game ODI Series in the Metro Bank Women's Ashes Series officially a sell-out Vitality IT20 Series sets two consecutive record attendances, ticket sales approaching 20,000 for Lord's Over 94,000 tickets sold for the Metro Bank Women's Ashes Series The We Got Game ODI Series between England Women and Australia Women in the Metro Bank Women's Ashes Series has sold out – becomi
ECB and the wider game will mark Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign from July 1-July 6.The campaign - now in its 10th year - is designed to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport. Cricket will be participating for the seventh season in a row.Players will be given laces, stumps will be branded and there will be big-screen graphics across all Vitality Blast and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy fixture
The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) finds cricket’s structures and systems have failed to prevent discrimination The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today publicly apologised and acknowledged that more action is required to tackle discrimination in the sport Reforms will be agreed within three months, working with representatives from across cricket to agree a plan o
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Initial Washroom Hygiene (Initial) have today announced a strategic partnership, designed to bring period dignity to grassroots cricket.Central to this new partnership is a shared ambition to ensure that menstruation is not something that holds back women and girls from being involved in sports. Utilising Initial’s extensive research and e
England cricketers Lydia Greenway, Adil Rashid and Sam Curran are among the names recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.Greenway, a two-time World Cup winner and four-time Ashes winner who played over 200 times for her country, receives an OBE. Since retiring from playing, the former Kent left-hander has also founded Cricket For Girls.Rashid, also a two-time World Cup winner, is aw
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and BBC Sport have today announced an audio deal to extend live cricket coverage across BBC Radio and BBC Sounds up to and including the 2028 season.The new four-year agreement extends the existing deal which runs to 2024 and ensures live coverage of all England's home Tests, one-day internationals and IT20s will continue to be heard exclusively across
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