ECB Chairman Colin Graves has hailed the achievements of the England’s women’s team after their triumphant World Cup campaign won national recognition in today’s New Year’s Honours List. Captain Heather Knight and Head Coach Mark Robinson received OBEs while Player of the Tournament Tammy Beaumont and Anya Shrubsole, Player of the Match in the Lord’s
After a successful inaugural fixture at the ground in 2017, Sussex Women will play two matches at The Sir Rod Aldridge Cricket Centre at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) next season. Sussex’s 2018 season begins with two home 50-over matches during the early May bank holiday weekend. Their Royal London One-Day Cup division two campaign
Eight girls have been selected for the 2018 Sussex Cricket Girls’ Academy and Emerging Players Programme (EPP). Both programmes are made possible by funding from the Aldridge Foundation and use of the facilities at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy. The girls involved come from throughout the county and six of the eight are pupils at Sussex
An expanded Kia Super League will mean a feast of T20 cricket next summer, with a total of 165 matches in the KSL and the Blast to be played in the 74 days between July 4 and September 15. After the success of the first two KSL seasons, the six teams will play each other
England won the final IT20 by four wickets at the Manuka Oval after an incredible partnership between Danni Wyatt and captain Heather Knight. Wyatt scored a remarkable maiden international hundred while Knight reached 51 in a superb stand that brought England from likely defeat to a thrilling victory as they spearheaded a record-breaking women’s IT20 chase
England bounced back from the disappointment of losing the Women’s Ashes on Friday to win the second IT20 at Manuka Oval, Canberra. After putting on 152/6, their highest T20 score in Australia, they dismissed the hosts for 112 to win by 40 runs with six balls to spare. It was a team effort with the ball but Katherine
Sussex is set for a memorable summer of women’s cricket following the announcement that The 1st Central County Ground, Hove will host two major matches in 2018. On Tuesday 12th June, England’s World Cup winners will be in town for a day/night Royal London ODI against South Africa. The midsummer affair will see the likes
As the women’s Ashes builds towards an exciting climax, the England and Wales Cricket Board today announced the summer 2018 international fixtures for the World Cup winning England women’s team. One year on from lifting the trophy on an historic day in front of a packed house at Lord’s, England will face World Cup semi-finalists
Australia chased down England’s total of 132/9 to win the first T20 and with it retain the Women’s Ashes. England recovered from a perilous 16/4 to post a competitive target but Beth Mooney’s unbeaten 86 inspired the hosts to a six-wicket win. It means that Australia go 8-4 up in the multi-format series points tally, an unassailable
Tens of thousands of boys and girls have played cricket for the first time this summer thanks to All Stars Cricket. More than 37,000 kids aged five to eight took part in year one of the programme in over 1,500 centres across England and Wales. The programme has successfully introduced new families to the game
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