All posts tagged "ECB"
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County Championships
/ 2 years agoGrounds for concern
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler My local non-league football club were eyeing promotion before the winter flooding. But between Boxing Day...
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Ben Gardner
/ 2 years agoWhen points and pointlessness combine
BEN GARDNERR NEW COLUMNIST! So was that basically all meaningless then? A fortnight that may as well not have happened? We’ve...
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County Championships
/ 2 years agoRob Lynch to depart PCA after four years
THE PROFESSIONAL Cricketers’ Association (PCA) has announced its Chief Executive Rob Lynch will stand down from his role in June with...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoKnight says counties’ frustrations hails ‘progress’ for women’s cricket
England captain Heather Knight insists counties feeling upset by their failure to land a new ‘tier one’ women’s team represents “progress”...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoYorkshire not in ECB’s new revamp of women’s professional game
Yorkshire will have to wait until 2027 to take part in the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new ‘Tier 1’ revamp...
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Club Cricket
/ 2 years agoMillions pour into cricket
Earlier this month, Rishi Sunak announced a £35 million investment into grassroots cricket facilities and widening access to the sport within...
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Features
/ 2 years agoCricket sessions a big hit for vulnerable women in East London
Adam Hopkins says the Marks Gate Relief Project is using cricket as a force for good “These women have come a...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 years agoLuddite’s lament
ANNIE CHAVE Our new columnist says that for the good of the game, it’s time to end the civil war It’s...
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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years agoWhite pitches, red Kookaburras and rain: A perfect storm for the new season
DARREN STEVENS It wasn’t quite a case of bursting out the blocks, was it? Two of the Championship’s opening nine matches...
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Katya Witney
/ 2 years agoThe end of beginning
KATYA WITNEY The staff writer @wisdencricket, on where women’s cricket finds itself Women’s regional cricket in England is entering its final...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoOff we go once more!
It is a pleasure to welcome you back to The Cricket Paper’s coverage of our summer sport and we’re delighted to...
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News
/ 2 years agoVitality to sponsor 2024 County Championship
THE ENGLAND and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Vitality have announced the extension and expansion of their partnership for a further...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoGraves apologises for racism at Yorkshire as he closes in on return
Colin Graves has apologised “personally and unreservedly” to those who experienced racism at Yorkshire after the club’s board approved a loan...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoGraves edging closer to Yorkshire return as board meets to discuss offer
Colin Graves’ controversial return to Yorkshire is edging closer, with the club’s board meeting on Tuesday to discuss a consortium offer...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoMP says return of Graves to Yorkshire would be a ‘disaster’
Colin Graves returning to Yorkshire would be a “disaster” if the cricket authorities allowed it to happen, a member of the...
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Club Cricket
/ 2 years agoChance to Shine urges cricket to tackle ‘postcode lottery’
Laura Cordingley, head of leading cricket charity Chance to Shine, has called on the professional game to look beyond its traditional...
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The Hundred
/ 3 years agoDurham ‘100 per cent committed’ to bringing Hundred franchise to north east
Durham chief executive Tim Bostock says the club are “100 per cent committed” to bringing a Hundred team to the north...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 3 years agoECB boss admits challenges remain for cricket after positive impact report
Making cricket the most inclusive sport in the country and breaking down barriers to access will continue to present tough challenges...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 3 years agoECB releases county cricket schedule for packed 2024 summer
Reduced rounds of County Championship fixtures and more time between formats can help manage player workload, according to the England and...
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Women (International)
/ 3 years agoTransgender athletes banned from playing international women’s cricket by ICC
Transgender players who have been through male puberty will not be able to play international women’s cricket under new gender eligibility...
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England News
/ 3 years agoStokes remains ‘100 per cent committed’ to England, says Rob Key
England are confident Ben Stokes remains “100 per cent committed” to international cricket, despite turning down a three-year central contract in...
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England News
/ 3 years agoEngland players sign multi-year deals but Stokes takes one-year extension
England have signed their leading male players to multi-year central contracts for the first time but Test captain Ben Stokes has...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 3 years agoLet us not go down the football route
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler The relationship between modern sport and morality has become increasingly strained in the past few decades....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBlaze hold nerve in murky 10-over chase
By ECB Reporters “We just went out there with a positive mindset and trusted ourselves. It was a decent pitch and...
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Club
/ 3 years agoECB’s recreational cricket period dignity campaign to be extended nationwide
THE ENGLAND and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Initial Washroom Hygiene (Initial) will now offer In Cubicle Period Dignity Dispensers to...
County Championships
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County Championships
Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
