Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Clare Connor

Metro Bank enters partnership with ECB as inaugural champion partner of women’s and girls’ cricket

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board Metro Bank to become the first ever champion partner of women’s and girls’ cricket, across all formats, from Test match to grassroots A new Women’s and Girls’ Fund will sit at the heart of...

ECB: Katherine Sciver-Brunt retires from international cricket

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board Katherine Sciver-Brunt has announced her retirement from international cricket. The right-arm seamer, who made her England debut in 2004, has played 267 times for her country, taking 335 wickets across all formats. In that...

Richard Gould, CEO, ECB on March 18, 2023

Photo Credit: LinkedIn Profile Photo of Richard Gould “This is a huge year for cricket, with the Men’s and Women’s Ashes to look forward to, the women’s game developing so quickly and domestic cricket on a fast growth strategy, while...

Clare Connor appointed ECB Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director England Women

Photo Credit: ECB Clare Connor is to take up a new expanded role as ECB Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director England Women. Clare took on the role of Interim CEO in June 2022, having previously been ECB’s Managing Director...

MCC World Cricket Committee statement – “Game is at a crossroads with intervention required”

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club THE MCC WORLD CRICKET COMMITTEE (WCC), WHO RECENTLY MET IN DUBAI, UNANIMOUSLY CONCLUDED THAT THE GAME HAS REACHED AN IMPORTANT CROSSROADS, RECOMMENDING URGENT INTERVENTION FROM THE GAME’S LEADERS TO ENSURE INTERNATIONAL AND FRANCHISE CRICKET CAN...

ECB: Schedule confirmed for England Men’s White-Ball Tour of Bangladesh

Photo Credit: BCCI England Men are scheduled to play three ODIs and three IT20s against Bangladesh in March 2023 after the Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed the tour dates. The tourists will return to Bangladesh for the first time since 2016 and...

Who’s Who in Cricket: Clare Connor

Photo Credit: LinkedIn Profile Photo of Clare Connor Profiles LinkedInTwitter Wikipedia Career Highlights Current RoleDeputy CEO, England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) (Mar 2023 -Present)Managing Director - England Women's Cricket, England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) (Mar 2023 - Present)Chair - ICC Women’s Committee...

ECB, Chance to Shine and Lord’s Taverners join forces, taking cricket to hundreds more schools this year

Photo Credit: ECB Through inclusive programmes being rolled out by the ECB, Chance to Shine and Lord’s Taverners, cricket will be taken directly to those children who are at the greatest risk of missing out on playing the game. More than...

MCC Foundation visit cricket projects in Lebanon

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club STAFF FROM BOTH MCC AND MCC FOUNDATION (MCCF) RECENTLY UNDERTOOK A TRIP TO LEBANON, TO VISIT ONE OF THE THRIVING CRICKET PROJECTS IN THE COUNTRY AND DELIVER AN INTENSIVE PROGRAMME OF COACHING TO YOUNGSTERS. MCCF work...

ICC: A Letter to Charlotte Edwards, by Clare Connor

Photo Credit: ICC Following the ICC Hall of Fame announcement on 8 November 2022, open letters have been written to the inductees by those close to them, with their reactions to the news. Here, Clare Connor writes to Charlotte Edwards. Dear...

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Adelaide Strikers: Wes Agar traded to Sydney Thunder

Photo Credit: Adelaide Strikers After eight seasons in blue the Adelaide Strikers are farewelling Wes Agar, with the fast bowler...