Richard Thompson

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) finds cricket’s structures and systems have failed to prevent discrimination The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today publicly apologised and acknowledged that more action...

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board England cricketers Lydia Greenway, Adil Rashid and Sam Curran are among the names recognised in the King's Birthday Honours. Greenway, a two-time World Cup winner and four-time Ashes winner who played over 200 times...

Photo Credit: ECB THE CRICKET COMMUNITY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE UNITING IN SUPPORT OF THE RUTH STRAUSS FOUNDATION (RSF) ON THURSDAY, 29 JUNE, AS LORD'S TURNS #REDFORRUTH ON DAY TWO OF THE 2ND LV= INSURANCE MEN'S ASHES TEST. The #RedforRuth campaign,...

Photo Credit: ECB New research published by the ECB highlights the health of cricket in England and Wales following growth in the number of fans, players, match attendances and TV viewers over recent years. The data was shared with representatives from...

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board World Cup-winning England cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent MBE and sports development expert Pete Ackerley have been appointed to the ECB Board as Cricket Non-Executive Directors. They fill the final two vacancies on the Board, and...

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...

Photo Credit: LinkedIn Profile Photo of Richard Thompson Profiles LinkedInTwitter Career Highlights Current RoleNon-Exec Chairman, M&C Saatchi Group (Apr 2021 - Present)Chairman, M&C Saatchi Merlin (2003 - Present)Chairman, England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) (Sep 2022 -Present)Non-Exec Chairman, South Shore Productions Ltd (Nov...

Photo Credit: LinkedIn Profile Photo of Richard Thompson “When I joined the ECB, I said that this was a reset moment for our organisation and our sport. Recruiting a CEO who can lead the organisation forwards and deliver on the...

Photo Credit: England and Wales Cricket Board The England and Wales Cricket Board today announces that Richard Gould will join as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Gould, 52, will take up the post at the end of January, moving from...

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board Final report features 17 recommendations to enable sustained success for England men’s teams and a thriving domestic gameECB Board and Executive endorse all recommendations in final report15 of the 17 recommendations fall to...