A portrait of the former England cricketer, and the current Head Coach of the England women’s team, Charlotte Edwards, was unveiled in the Long Room at Lord’s this evening. Edwards has been honoured for her achievements on and off the pitch with the portrait, and she was joined by her family and those that inspired
Leicestershire Foxes Women vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Women at Leicester, Uptonsteel County Ground on Sunday 20 April 2025 (10h30) Michaela Kirk made history by scoring the competition’s first ’ton’ with thirteen ‘fours,’ and went on to make match-winning top-score [125*not out from 126 balls.] Foxes reply lost one wicket during each of their first four overs, when
Glamorgan Women vs Sussex Sharks Women at Sophia Gardens (Cardiff) on Sat 19 April 2025 (13h00) Officially making history to launch league two’s opening day to mark a new era for women’s cricket. Following a rain-delayed start, each team’s innings was reduced by half to twenty-five overs. Once play began, commentators gave opinion the pitch was fair,
Gloucester Women vs Derbyshire Falcons at Bristol (Seat Unique Stadium) on Sat 19 April 2025 (10h30) Following a rain-delayed start, twelve overs were docked, reducing the match to thirty-eight overs per side. Commentator observed ‘brilliant fielding.’ Both sides built three key batting partnerships. Liv Daniels played a skipper’s innings for the hosts, with two opening partnerships
The International Cricket Council (ICC) hosted a Women’s High Performance workshop in Lahore, which coincided with the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier which took place in the same city. The forum was attended by High Performance Managers, heads of women’s cricket, coaches and staff from Full and Associate Members of the ICC, including
Yorkshire Women vs Worcester Rapids Women at Leeds (Headingley) on Sat 19 April 2025 (10h30) Described by commentators as a ‘massive victory’ for Rapids – chalked-up in 23.1 overs; to co-launch league two’s opening day for this season’s fifty overs competition. Rapid posted two match-winning ‘fifty’ partnerships, both scored at one-run—per-ball (i.e.: at a strike-rate
The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier went down to the wire, with the final place at the main event not decided until the very latter stages of the competition. Bangladesh ended up joining Pakistan among the top two but only held on by the skin of their teeth as West Indies narrowly missed
County-by-county previews DURHAM Previewed by Graham Hardcastle – ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay Captain: Hollie Armitage Head Coach: Dani Hazell The big questions: Durham have assembled a squad including some star signings and some smart signings. Will they be able to hit the ground running at the start of a new era for women’s
Somerset’s Olivia Barnes, Jess Hazell and Erin Vukusic will each spend time on loan, dual registered with other counties over the coming weeks. Left-arm spinner, Barnes will join Kent, wicketkeeper/batter, Hazell links up with Gloucestershire whilst right-arm seamer, Vukusic will represent Glamorgan. Hazell and Vukusic are both products of the Western Storm Academy, progressing through
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Castore have launched three new playing kits and training wear to be worn by the three England teams across a huge summer of cricket. The new Test, ODI and IT20 kits were revealed in a ‘A Call To All’ video featuring England legend Andrew Flintoff alongside Lauren
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