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ECB announce schedule for 2023 domestic season

LV= Insurance County Championship returns April 6, in the same format as last year – each county will play 14 fixtures. The fixture list for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy has doubled, with 14 50-over fixtures per season for each women’s regional team. Vitality Blast starts with Vitality Blast Off at Edgbaston on May 20,

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ECB chosen to host 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

The 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will be held in England and Wales, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced today. The success of the ECB’s bid to host the competition means this country will host another global women’s cricket competition less than a decade since England captain Heather Knight lifted the 50-over ICC

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ECB appoints five umpires to new Professional Umpires’ Team

Five umpires have been added to the newly-established Professional Umpires’ Team who will officiate in men’s and women’s matches across England and Wales. Naeem Ashraf, Anthony Harris, Sue Redfern, Surendiran Shanmugam and Jack Shantry join the new 34-person Professional Umpires’ Team, which has been established following an independent review into officiating carried out last year.

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Ecclestone and Mooney among latest to sign for the Hundred

Players are being signed on an individual basis by the eight teams in the women’s competition. Teams will continue to fill their squads over the coming months. World’s top female T20 bowler Sophie Ecclestone and leading female T20 batter Beth Mooney are among the latest women’s star signings. Women’s competition currently features three of world’s

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Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic cricket contracts

The eight teams within the new women’s Regional set-up have today confirmed their allocation of professional players – meaning 41 female cricketers have now signed full-time domestic contracts. In June of this year 25 players signed regional retainers. Today’s announcement adds a further 16 players to the list of contracted professionals and confirms that all

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ECB Launches New Plan To Transform Women’s And Girls’ Cricket

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today (8th October) launched its action plan to transform women’s and girls’ cricket with the fundamental goal of making cricket a gender-balanced sport. Transforming women’s and girls’ cricket is one of six priorities within ECB’s ‘Inspiring Generations’ strategy for 2020-2024. An unprecedented £20m of funding will be

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Dani Hazell Retires From International Cricket

England off-spinner Dani Hazell has retired from international cricket. The 30-year-old – who won three Ashes series and two World Cups – steps away from the game having made 141 appearances for her country. She made her debut in 2009 and since then has taken 146 international wickets across all forms, and has also captained her country

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Clare Connor and David Mahoney take senior ECB roles

ECB have announced two new roles within its Executive team. Clare Connor has been appointed to the new role of Managing Director, Women’s Cricket while David Mahoney has been named Chief Operating Officer. The moves each fit the purpose and delivery of the new game-wide strategy for 2020-24, Inspiring Generations, which has been developed over

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