The ECB produces reports and financial statements on an annual basis as well as strategy documents, such as Inspiring Generations and the South Asian Action Plan, which set out our vision for cricket’s future.
Strategies and Action Plans
Inspiring Generations
Inspiring Generations is the game-wide strategic plan to grow cricket in England and Wales from 2025-28. You can read the full strategy here.
Inspiring Generations was originally launched in 2020 and the previous iteration can be read here.
Cricket’s action plans
In October 2024, the ECB published a series of actions plans for cricket, to coincide and support with the relaunch of Inspiring Generations.
In 2019, the ECB published a plan for Transforming Women's and Girls' Cricket. This remains one of six priorities within Inspiring Generations. You can read and download the 2019 plan here.
In 2018, the ECB launched theSouth Asian Action Plan, which contained the ECB’s 11-point action plan to better engage with South Asian communities. You can read and download the 2018 plan here.
EDI and ICEC updates
Alongside the Inspiring Generations relaunch in October 2024, the ECB published its EDI Action Plan for 2025 - 2028. You can read the Action Plan here. This Action Plan, which spans 2025-28, will be underpinned by an annual operational plan – a series of detailed tasks to deliver on the commitments. We will publish annual progress updates, as well as a detailed State of Equity in Cricket report in 2026.
In September 2024, the ECB published a further progress update on “Making Cricket A More Inclusive Sport”, as requested by the ICEC. You can read this update here.
In September 2023, the ECB published "Making Cricket A More Inclusive Sport", our response to the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket. You can read this response here.
In 2022, we updated on progress in our EDI work which is available here.
Safeguarding
In October 2024, the ECB Board in conjunction with the Cricket Regulator approved an ambitious safeguarding strategy that encompasses the whole game. You can read the ECB Safeguarding Strategy 2025- 2028here.
The strategy has been developed in consultation with key internal and external stakeholders, including new audiences to cricket, who told us what we could do to help people feel safe across the game. Our focus is to develop a culture of safeguarding and drive behaviours that will provide positive experiences for children and adults. We prioritise creating a safe and inclusive environment where the right behaviours are embedded, and negative behaviours are identified and managed robustly.
This strategy is embedded within Inspiring Generations, the ECB’s game-wide strategy by focusing on delivering safer environments.
From drawing a full-house crowd at Lord’s to watch England win the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup Final, to improving our governance by exceeding Sport England’s target for a 30% female Board, we are proud of the role we are playing in breaking down barriers for women in sport both on and off the field. Our ambition is to be a gender-balanced organisation by increasing female representation at all levels and see more women in leadership positions.
We are also committed to improving ethnically diverse representation in our workforce, and starting with 2022, we voluntarily began publishing our Ethnicity Pay Gap data as well. Through our EDI action plan, and actions being implemented by the wider game, we are committed to making cricket a more inclusive and diverse sport.
Download and read the ECB Gender Pay Gap Report 2017 here
Download and read the ECB Gender Pay Gap Report 2018 here
Download and read the ECB Gender Pay Gap Report 2019/20/21 here
Download and read the ECB Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2022 here
Download and read the ECB Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2023 here
Download and read the ECB Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2024 here
Annual Governance Statement
Read and download our 2023/24 annual governance statement here
Modern Slavery Statement
The ECB believes that slavery and human trafficking have no place in cricket. Read and download our statement here