Friday, April 26, 2024

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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...

James Allsopp, Cricket Australia’s Executive General Manager of Community Cricket on the Toyota Australian Country Cricket Championships featuring 250+ players from regional areas

Photo Credit: LinkedIn profile photo of James Allsopp "We are delighted to bring the Toyota National Country Cricket Championships to the Barossa. The collaboration with the SACA and The Barossa Council will ensure a great competition for some of the...

Paraag Marathe, Chairman, USA Cricket on the campaign to add cricket to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Photo Credit: LinkedIn profile photo of Paraag Marathe “USA Cricket is thrilled to be able to support cricket’s bid for inclusion in the Olympics, the timing of which aligns perfectly with our continuing plans to develop the sport in the...

Greg Barclay, ICC Chairman on the campaign to add cricket to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Photo Credit: ICC “Our sport is united behind this bid, and we see the Olympics as a part of cricket’s long-term future. We have more than a billion fans globally and almost 90 percent of them want to see cricket...

Zimbabwe Cricket: Mukuhlani part of ICC task force leading cricket’s Olympics bid

Photo Credit: Zimbabwe Cricket Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) Chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani has been named as a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s task force spearheading a bid for cricket’s inclusion in the Olympic Games from 2028 onwards. Apart from Mr Mukuhlani,...

ICC confirms cricket’s Olympic ambition

Photo Credit: ICC The International Cricket Council has today confirmed its intention to bid for cricket’s inclusion in the Olympic Games. The ICC has convened a Working Group to lead the bid on behalf of the sport which will be...

ECB Board update on historical social media content

Photo Credit: England and Wales Cricket Board A meeting of the ECB Board took place on Wednesday June 9 to address the emergence of historical social media content, shared by high-profile players within the game. There were two matters the Board...

​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...

Johnny Grave, CWI CEO on expanded England Men’s Tour of the West Indies in 2022

Photo Credit: Twitter profile photo of @JohnnyGrave “We are delighted that the ECB have agreed to increase the number of matches in their tour to Caribbean next year. An England Tour to the West Indies is a special event, so...

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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...