Cricket attracts record crowds for domestic and international games Domestic cricket attendances total more than 1.5 million with crowds increased across all three domestic competitions. 3 million people attended domestic and international cricket fixtures in 2015 – the highest season aggregate since ECB was founded. Cricket has recorded its highest overall attendance figures for international
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that the ‘invitation-to-tender’ window in the process to determine the host teams for the inaugural Women’s Cricket Super League has now closed. Prospective hosts will be invited to interview in the coming weeks and it is anticipated that the awards for the Women’s Cricket Super League
The Lancashire Cricket Board has formally submitted its bid to the ECB to host a Women’s Cricket Super League (WCSL) team from 2016 onwards. Details of the WCSL can be found here. The six host teams will compete in a T20 competition next year following the exciting announcement from ECB. The competition will expand to include
The ECB has today announced that Sussex’s Professional Cricket Manager Mark Robinson has been appointed as the new England Women’s Head Coach. Robinson, who joined Sussex as a player in 1997, went into coaching at the club in 2003 and in his first season as Head Coach in 2006, Sussex achieved the double, by winning both
England Women’s Hockey team have been crowned Vitality Team of the Year at the Sunday Times & Sky Sports Sportswoman of the Year Awards. Now in their 28th year, the awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding contribution to sport made by elite performers, coaches, administrators, community volunteers and inspirational women. This summer the team came
Sussex left-arm spinner Holly Colvin has today officially announced her retirement from international cricket. The 26-year-old, who took an indefinite break from all cricket following England’s successful Women’s Ashes campaign in 2013, has been appointed as the new Women’s Cricket Senior Officer at the International Cricket Council (ICC) and will be moving to Dubai to
Surrey all-rounder Natalie Sciver has become the latest England women’s cricketer to sign-up to play in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL|01) in Australia this winter. Sciver will play alongside Australia women’s captain, Meg Lanning, for the Melbourne Stars in the inaugural edition of the twenty20 (T20) competition, which is aligned to the men’s KFC
ICC announce substantial increase in prize money for global women’s events from 2016-2023 England to host biggest ever ICC Women’s World Cup in 2017 ICC Women’s Championship to continue post 2017 England women’s captain, Charlotte Edwards, has applauded news from the International Cricket Council (ICC) today that the ICC Board has committed to significantly increasing
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today confirmed that the seven England women’s players who have been contracted to play in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) in Australia this winter, will be available for the duration of the competition. Charlotte Edwards and Katherine Brunt (Perth Scorchers), Heather Knight
The recruitment process for the new position of England Women’s Head Coach has started today with the posting of the job description. Alongside overall responsibility for the performance and management of the England women’s team in all forms of the game, the new England Women’s Head Coach will be responsible for: Developing a team which inspires
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