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2025 Domestic Finals dates and venues confirmed

A total of eight county domestic finals will be played across men’s, women’s and disability competitions next season with the historic inaugural Vitality Blast Women’s Finals Day to be staged on Sunday 27 July.

Zoopla announced as the Official Property Partner of England Cricket

Zoopla will have nationwide presence at key cricket grounds across the country through advertising and broadcast TV, reaffirming its position as the first place the UK comes to for property prices and to sell and the second most visited property site.

Thomas Rew to captain much-changed Young Lions side in tri-series

England Men U19s will play Scotland U19 and Ireland U19 in a Youth ODI tri-series in Loughborough this month.

Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One Day Cup align with women’s game to drive professionalism and growth

Women's teams will compete side-by-side with men's teams in the Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One Day Cup from 2025.

ECB opens process to secure private investment into The Hundred

The England and Wales Cricket Board have opened the process to secure private investment into the 100-ball competition The Hundred.

Pirates continue undefeated run heading into final DPL group stages

Pirates batter Brendon Parr continued his outstanding form in the second week of Disability Premier League fixtures.

England Men’s Visually Impaired squad announced ahead of multi-format Ashes Series

Ed Hossell will captain England Men Visually Impaired in the 2024 VI Ashes in Australia this winter.

Pirates unbeaten in opening weekend of the Disability Premier League

The scores and the stories from the first week of the 2024 Disability Premier League

Taste of Cricket unites 2,000 people across the game in a celebration of inclusion and diversity supported by England Cricket stars and celebrity chefs

Celebrating the unique relationship the sport has with food, exciting twists on the traditional cricket tea were served – from Caribbean Jerk Chicken and rum cake to Afghan Kabuli Pulao and Indian Vegetable Biriyani

England Men's and Women's 2025 summer international fixtures revealed

England Men's and England's Women series against India and West Indies at heart of 2025 schedule.

England stars urge kids to get playing in new video as 2024 is on track to be record year for kids’ cricket

The latest ECB campaign is encouraging more people to find their way to play, no matter if that is casual cricket at home, in the street, at the local park, at school, or at a local club or community project

Graham Thorpe | 1969-2024 | Obituary

"He brought much joy to fans of English cricket, and that will live with them forever as they remember a man who gave so much to the game."

Graham Thorpe passes away aged 55

England cricket legend Graham Thorpe has passed away.

"It was like waiting for Christmas" - reflections on a historic day for disability cricket at Lord's

Two England Disability cricketers reflect on a historic day for the sport at Lord's

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

The fund will invest £5m of National Lottery funding over a three-year period in around 250 projects, backed by Sport England

The Hundred and BKT Tires become official partners

The 2024 Cricket Playing Survey is live! It's time to have your say

Complete the 2024 Cricket Playing Survey and you could win one of a number of great prizes, including England signed merchandise.

Ben Stokes to feature in The Hundred

England Men's Test captain and his international teammates will play in the fourth season of The Hundred, as well as some new replacement players

The ECB confirm the formation of Tier 2 and Tier 3 in women’s domestic structure

The next stage of the evolution of the women's domestic game has been confirmed by the ECB

Sporting legends Dean Headley, Norman Cowans, Devon Malcolm, Dalton Grant and Tony Jarrett join celebrations at African Caribbean Cricket Festival

ECB pays tribute to James Anderson after final Test appearance

England Men's greatest ever Test bowler Jimmy Anderson makes final Test appearance after 21 years.

Rothesay become Official Partner of England Cricket

The multi-year sponsorship sees Rothesay become the title partner of Men's and Women's Test Matches

England Men’s Test Captain Stokes joins calls for more school sport

Ben Stokes visits Hawthorn Primary School in a bid for more hours of physical education in schools.

England Men’s Deaf IT20 series closes 5-2 to India: “They’ve shown just how brilliant and engaging elite deaf cricket can be”

The England Men's Deaf IT20 Series against India has drawn to a close with the seventh fixture in Leicestershire.

Cricket celebrates Rainbow Laces to support LGBTQ+ inclusion

The ECB, First Class Counties, women's regional teams and recreational clubs will mark Rainbow Laces 2024 from June 29-July 7.

Richard Thompson: Building a more inclusive sport – a year on from the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket

ECB Chair, Richard Thompson, discusses progress across the game one year after the ICEC's report into cricket.

WATCH: England Women turn the Home of Cricket into their playground with next level trickshots

India win Deaf IT20 Series with a game in hand

Match report and scorecard from England Men's Deaf team's defeat in the fifth and sixth IT20 against India.

Josh Price leads England Men's Deaf to victory in fourth IT20

Match report and scorecard from England Men's Deaf team's victory in the fourth IT20 against India