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ECB launches new £5m Grass Pitch Improvement Fund to provide more cricket pitches across England and Wales

ECB - July 24, 2024

Photo Credit: ECB The fund will invest £5m of National Lottery funding over a three-year period in around 250 projects, backed by Sport England The ECB has today launched the Grass Pitch Improvement Fund, which will help cricket to tackle inequalities...

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ECB: New pavilion puts Leeds Caribbean at heart of local community

ECB - April 23, 2024

Photo Credit: ECB The part ECB-funded pavilion at Leeds Caribbean Cricket Club will not only upgrade matchday experiences, but also provide a hub for local events to put the club at the heart of the community. Founded by the Windrush generation...

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ECB: Trailblazing all-weather cricket dome officially opens in Bradford

ECB - October 21, 2023

Photo Credit: ECB A state-of-the-art £1.5million, 10-bay all-weather cricket dome has been officially opened in Bradford Park Avenue. The facility – the first of its kind – is funded by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in partnership with City...

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ECB: Developing skills on and off the pitch – Cricket and partners unite to expand women’s and girls’ horizons

ECB - July 6, 2023

Photo Credit: ECB Two pioneering events have shone a light on the exciting careers available in technology and cricket. More than 70 young female cricketers from seven different schools across Warwickshire have spent an afternoon at Edgbaston being inspired by tech...

Causes - Organizations

ECB: Over 2,000 more South Asian women now volunteering in cricket as Dream Big programme reaches landmark

ECB - September 24, 2022

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board Dream Big Desi Women programme has now recruited and trained over 2,000 South Asian female cricket volunteersCulmination of a four-year, £2.4 million Sport England-funded programme, delivered by The ECBVolunteers deliver cricket programmes for children...

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Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the ECB’s All Stars and Dynamos cricket programmes, with over 100,000 children...

Cricexec Staff - August 22, 2021

Photo Credit: LinkedIn profile photo of Oliver Dowden "I'm thrilled to see more people playing cricket, and particularly to see more girls enjoying the game ahead of women's cricket in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games next summer. I encourage people of...

Governing Body News

ECB: Over 100,000 kids make 2021 a record-breaking summer of cricket

ECB - August 21, 2021

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board This year, 101,000 kids have played All Stars and Dynamos cricket, seeing more participation and diversity of participants at recreational level than ever before2021 has also seen strong growth in the adult recreational...

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