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
The opening salvos of the second season of this 50-over competition take place this Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday with four matches each. Details below. Source: ECBThe eight hubs introduced last year bring together the best players across the country. There is a fascinating blend of generations involved, not least up north with the Diamonds,
England’s Eileen Ash is 109 and not out and the oldest living test star in the world. Now, her portrait is finally going to have a home at Lord’s. But, MCC itself refused to honour her by buying her portrait for cricket’s HQ. It is by Alex Chamberlin the same artist who painted that much-admired
The Girls Cricket Club launches ahead of Women’s Big Cricket Month in June Advisory Board announced featuring 16 international players, coaches & officials Aim to accelerate growth of female cricket around the world & provide sense of belonging for girls in the sport Free online skills session with England captain Heather Knight New concept to
Kent walked off with the SE England Vitality T20 championship, enjoying an unbeaten run of six matches. The one disappointment was a rained-off clash with Sussex on 16 May at the Mote Maidstone. But a week earlier they crossed the Thames to Chelmsford to beat Essex twice soundly. Scores First Match Essex 74 (Kalea Moore
Kent Women, the Horses, continued their merry way through the Women’s Vitality T20 South East Group series with two more powerful performances. After seeing off Surrey in the first two contests of the season, they entertained Middlesex at Beckenham. Scores First match: Kent 150-3; Middlesex 130-7 Second match: Middlesex 131; Kent 135-3 In the first
For the new season the ECB has rejigged the Vitality Women’s County T20 series. The South-East Group comprises Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. Surrey hosted Kent in two consecutive games at the attractive Chipstead CC ground. In the first Surrey put Kent in. After losing two early wickets they recovered thanks to a
England cricketers Chris Woakes and Sophie Ecclestone, who are also set to play in The Hundred this summer, have written a letter to more than 150,000 kids and their parents around the country about the positive role cricket can play in their lives The two international players visited their old primary schools to read the
Cricket is the first discipline to announce qualifying teams for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and a country from the West Indies join England in qualifying for Birmingham 2022; Qualifier to determine the final participant Cricket is the first discipline to announce qualifying teams for the Birmingham 2022
Heather Knight’s England Women’s team will host India and New Zealand in 2021. England will play India in a multi-format series across June and July – with an LV= Insurance Test match at Bristol kicking off the summer – and New Zealand in Vitality IT20s and a Royal London series in September. ECB Chief Executive
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