Cricket

The Rise of Womens Cricket Bats

Over the past decade, women’s cricket has undergone a significant transformation.

What was once a niche corner of the sport has become a dynamic, global phenomenon with growing audiences thanks to the growth of the WPL, the Women's Big Bash and the Hundred. New professional contracts...

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Liv Butler

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women's sport, women's cricket, MCC, England, England cricket

MCC names first female president

Clare Connor has been nominated as the first woman president in the 233-year history of the Marylebone Cricket Club.

The current managing director of women's cricket for the England and Wales Cricket Board will take over from Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara in October 2021.

The MCC was responsible for running English cricket until 1993 and retains an important role within...

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Cricket: England women to resume training

Twenty-four England Women cricketers will return to individual training on Monday June 22 as plans continue for a proposed tri-series with India and South Africa in September.

The players will return across six venues, initially training on their own before progressing to small group training. Squads for specific formats will be named in due course, subject to confirmation of the...

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Cricket's plan to save the summer

The England and Wales Cricket Board has set out plans for the resumption of community cricket which could potentially get girls and women back playing before the end of the summer.

The five-point plan will allow the recreational game to return, with players in England currently at stage 3 which allows groups of up to six people to train together as long as social distancing is...

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ECB target tri-series boost for England Women

The England and Wales Cricket Board hope a tri-nation series involving India and South Africa later in the summer can rescue the season for England and also help repair the damage done to their finances by the coronavirus crisis.

The men's game will resume when the West Indies visit England for a three-Test series next month but the women's summer series against India has been...

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