Thursday, April 25, 2024

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ECB announces four new Non-Executive Directors

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board Penny Avis, Baroness Zahida Manzoor CBE, Jennifer Owen Adams and Gareth Williams will all add their expertise to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after being appointed its newest Non-Executive Directors. The...

Update on recruitment of ECB Chair

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board The ECB Board met last night and has agreed to restart the process for recruiting its next permanent Chair.  Following an ongoing process involving a number of strong candidates undertaking interviews with both the...

ECB lifts suspension on Yorkshire County Cricket Club hosting internationals subject to key requirements being met

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has lifted the suspension on Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) hosting international and major cricket matches at Headingley. The decision follows a rigorous review of progress...

Tom Harrison, CEO, ECB on England Cricket’s action plan to tackle racism at all levels of the game

Photo Credit: ICC “For cricket truly to ‘connect communities and improve lives’ – our stated aim at the ECB – we must start by accepting that not enough has happened to make our game better, both inside our own walls...

PCA: Game takes action to tackle discrimination

Photo Credit: Professional Cricketers' Association Cricket commits to wide-ranging action plan on inclusion and diversity. Cricket today commits to a wide-ranging action plan to tackle racism and promote inclusion and diversity at all levels of the game. The plan has been developed...

ECB: Cricket commits to action plan to tackle racism and all forms of discrimination

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board Cricket today commits to a wide-ranging action plan to tackle racism and promote inclusion and diversity at all levels of the game. The plan has been developed jointly by the ECB, MCC, the...

ECB Chair Ian Watmore to step down

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board Ian Watmore is to step down with immediate effect, it has been announced today. He has reached a mutual agreement with the Board to stand down following the end of the domestic season and...

​ECB Board appointments ratified

Photo Credit: England and Wales Cricket Board The appointment of Baroness Valerie Amos as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the ECB has been unanimously ratified at the Annual General Meeting today. The ECB’s 41 members also unanimously ratified the reappointment of...

​Baroness Amos appointed as ECB Independent Non-Executive Director

Photo Credit: England and Wales Cricket Board Baroness Valerie Amos is to join the ECB Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Vastly experienced in public service, education and charitable roles, Valerie Amos has served as a Cabinet Minister and High Commissioner...

Ian Watmore, Chair of ECB on being appointed as Chair

Photo Credit: ECB “I’m delighted to officially start my role as Chair today following a really informative and consultative onboarding process."Ian WatmoreChair ECB (on being appointed as Chair) Read the full article here.

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Cricket Scotland: Craig Wallace – “It’s a whole new level of intensity”

Photo Credit: Cricket Scotland On Thursday, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier gets underway in Abu Dhabi, with Scotland...