Sussex Women have announced that Georgia Adams will be the new captain across both formats for the 2017 season, and have now also confirmed their squad for the Royal London One-Day Cup and NatWest County T20. Adams takes over from Georgia Elwiss, who will be missing for most of the season due to international commitments
Sussex Women have announced the signing of left-arm spinner and top order batsman Linsey Smith from Berkshire. 22-year-old Smith, who is also in the England Academy and will shortly be going on tour to Abu Dhabi with England, was one of the stand out players in the Women’s Kia Super league last year for the
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced the player allocations for this summer’s Kia Super League. All 18 centrally contracted England players and 16 overseas players from four different nations, are set to feature in the tournament’s second edition. The two remaining overseas players will be confirmed at a later date. England’s Danielle
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the global athletic leader New Balance have announced a new five-year deal for New Balance to become the Official Kit Supplier to ECB and the England cricket teams. The deal includes providing match and training wear to all England teams including the men’s and women’s Test, One-Day
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced it had appointed Diana Lewis as its National Talent Manager for women’s cricket. Lewis, who is currently England Netball’s Performance Pathway Manager, will oversee ECB’s talent development programme aimed at supporting the women’s professional game. She will work closely with the wider cricket network to help
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced a 24-strong England women’s touring party for their training camp in the United Arab Emirates next month. The squad includes 17 of the centrally-contracted players alongside seven of the England Women’s Senior Academy players. The trip will include several inter-squad matches alongside three 50 over matches
LCB Women, the Red Rose County’s first team for Women, have been given a further boost as they prepare for their Royal London One Day Championship campaign with the news that New Zealand star Amy Satterthwaite will be joining the squad this summer. Satterthwaite had a memorable 2016 which included a stint at Emirates Old
All Stars Cricket – the first, fun, active form of the game for 5 to 8 year-old boys and girls The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have launched the first nationwide entry-level participation programme for cricket, with the aim of getting 50,000 boys and girls excited by the game this year. A new generation
England Women, Lancashire Thunder and LCB Women’s pace bowler Kate Cross has been named in a list of one hundred of the most inspirational women across the region revealed by Greater Manchester Business Week on International Women’s Day (08 March 2017). From company directors to sports women across Greater Manchester, the 100 Inspiring Women’s list
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the full match schedule for this summer’s ICC Women’s World Cup in England and Wales, including seven matches in Taunton. The tournament will get underway on Saturday June 24th with 28 matches being held over 21 days, and with four weekends of action over the course of the
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