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Eight Tier 1 Counties confirmed for 2025

Eight Tier 1 Counties confirmed for 2025 and plans unveiled for four more women’s professional domestic teams by 2029 The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed the eight First Class Counties who have been successful in their bid to be awarded Tier 1 women’s team status from 2025. As a further outcome of

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Maia Bouchier named ICC Women’s Player of the Month

Maia Bouchier celebrates maiden ICC Women’s Player of the Month after starring in England’s T20I series win in New Zealand Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis wins ICC Men’s Player of the Month after historic batting feats in Bangladesh Test victory More about the ICC Player of the Month awards is available here. The International Cricket Council

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England U19 Women Tri-nation IT20 Series Win

England U19 Women secured an IT20 series victory, winning three out of their four matches played against Australia and Sri Lanka Playing in 30 degree heat, hosts Sri Lanka looked set to cause an upset after beating both England and Australia by narrow margins in both their opening matches. Josie Groves played a Skipper’s innings

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Cricket ploughs its own Furrow

What a Mess – continued What are we to make of the current state of cricket, and in particular of England’s tour of New Zealand? I made my feelings known when the ECB first published the teams (http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2024/02/05/an-unholy-mess/). Once more Indian billionaires prove they control world cricket. The IPL promises players such riches that few

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England Women seal ODI series win over New Zealand

Tammy Beaumont scored 81 to help England seal a series-clinching 56-run win over New Zealand in the second of three one-day internationals at Seddon Park, Hamilton. Heather Knight named an unchanged side to the team that secured victory in their opening ODI in Wellington. England batted first with Beaumont’s total of 81 runs in 96

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