Collage of major cricket updates from December 2025, including Team India players, Gautam Gambhir, PCB, ECB, Cricket Australia, Leicestershire's Division 2 win, and The Great County Reset headline.

Week in Review: Cricket governance shakeups, franchise resets, and global expansion moves

Cricexec Staff

Leicestershire County Cricket Club team celebrating with the trophy after winning the Division 2 title in the 2025 County Championship, with club logo and banner in the background.

Leicestershire’s reset: Inside a county club rebuilding for a new era

Zee Zaidi

Split image showing traditional county cricket on the left and modern T20-style cricket on the right, with a cricket ball transitioning between eras under the title "The Great County Reset"

The Great County Cricket Reset

Zee Zaidi

View of a packed grandstand at Lord's Cricket Ground with iconic red brick pavilion and modern canopy architecture

Lord’s to host five County Championship matches and Metro Bank One-Day Cup clash in 2026

Marylebone Cricket Club

PCA Chair Olly Hannon-Dalby speaking at an event supporting professional cricketers in England and Wales

PCA voices player welfare concerns over congested end to 2026 county season

Professional Cricketers Association

Kookaburra and Dukes red cricket balls alongside the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) logo, highlighting ball type comparisons.

ECB drops Kookaburra ball after County Championship pushback

Cricexec Staff

Official logo of Cricket Regulator featuring bold black text with a green circular element around the letter C

Surrey CCC fined and reprimanded for second breach of player eligibility rules in 2025

Cricket Regulator

Collage of cricketers featured in the PCA Men's Team of the Year 2025 with IG branding

PCA names 2025 Men’s Team of the Year, Ed Barnard leads star-studded XI powered by MVP rankings

Professional Cricketers Association

Richard Kenyon, new Chief Executive of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, standing at Trent Bridge stadium

Nottinghamshire appoint Richard Kenyon as new chief executive

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

Aerial view of a cricket match in progress at a stadium under dark, stormy clouds with empty stands and floodlights

PCA: Player welfare not prioritised in county review

Professional Cricketers Association