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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Sune Luus on the Unlikely Star Who Inspired Her Spin Bowling
There are probably not too many cricketers that modelled their bowling action on former Proteas player Jacques Rudolph, as he was better known for his top-order batting, but that’s the case for SA women’s cricketer Sune Luus. Rudolph, now aged 43, played 94 matches for South Africa across all three formats, and claimed just four
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Bangladesh win thriller against Ireland
Ritu Moni sealed a stunning two-wicket victory for Bangladesh over Ireland in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier in Lahore. This means Bangladesh now have two wins from two, while Ireland have been on the wrong end of three narrow defeats. Orla Prendergast’s all-round performance looked set to hand Ireland a first win
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ICC launches support initiative for Afghan women cricketers
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday announced the formation of a dedicated task force to support displaced Afghan women cricketers. In a landmark initiative, the ICC has joined hands with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), and Cricket Australia (CA) to assist these talented athletes
Kathryn Bryce leads the charge in Scotland’s second victory
A captain’s knock by Kathryn Bryce and fine bowling from the bowlers, led by Rachel Slater helped Scotland claim a solid, 58-run victory over Thailand in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier at the Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) Ground on Sunday. The Scotland skipper made 60, ably supported by Megan McColl’s 57,
Pakistan and Scotland claim opening wins
Hosts Pakistan got their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier campaign off to a winning start as they defeated Ireland. In the opening day’s other match, Scotland pulled off a famous win despite the best efforts of West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews. Matthews century in vain as Scotland triumph Scotland earned an 11-run victory
Trio recognised for evacuating the Afghanistan women’s cricket team
Mel Jones, Dr Catherine Ordway and Emma Staples receive the MCC Spirit of Cricket Award Trio recognised for their monumental work in evacuating Afghanistan women’s cricketers safely from their homeland to Australia They were presented with the MCC Spirit of Cricket Award at the MCC Cowdrey Lecture, which took place yesterday evening at Lord’s and
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Match Officials named for Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier
A panel consisting of 10 umpires and three match referees has been named as the officiating team for the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier in Pakistan. The host nation are one of six countries competing for the remaining two spots at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, to be held in
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Evie Ashton wins Young Journalist of the Year
Evie Ashton has won the coveted Christopher Martin-Jenkins Young Journalist of the Year following the presentation of the 2024 Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards at Lord’s. The new-look awards, now in their 14th year, were presented in conjunction with the Cricket Writers’ Club at the ECB Domestic Season Launch. The awards featured three new categories –
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Charlotte Edwards announced as England’s new Head Coach
The England & Wales Cricket Board has today announced Charlotte Edwards as the new Head Coach of the England Women’s team. Edwards is a former England captain who represented her country over 300 times, winning two World Cups and lifting the Ashes five times across a 20-year playing career. Since retiring from playing in 2017,
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