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Official account of the England and Wales Cricket Board. For the England teams please follow @englandcricket

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England and Wales Cricket Board
2 years
#RamadanMubarak to everyone celebrating!
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Cricket has lost a dear friend.
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We are delighted that the UK Government have given their permission for recreational cricket to return from next weekend. We will shortly be publishing our approved guidelines to help clubs and players prepare for cricket's return.
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Wishing all those celebrating around the world a blessed #EidAlAdha
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Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating around the world! #Eid2023 #EidAlFitr
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Wishing a happy Diwali to everyone celebrating!
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Shane was more than one of the game’s all-time greats, he was someone who deeply cared about the sport and wanted everyone to love cricket the way he did.
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A day that we will remember forever ❤️
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A sensational £382,462 has been raised today for @RuthStraussFdn from donations in the ground and online! 👏 Thank you so much for your support and generosity. You can still donate here: #RedForRuth
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The England and Wales Cricket Board is deeply saddened at the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The thoughts of everyone involved in the game are with the whole Royal Family.
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2 years
We are very concerned to hear reports of racist abuse at today's Test match. We are in contact with colleagues at Edgbaston who will investigate. There is no place for racism in cricket
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Friday's play between England and South Africa Men at The Oval, along with all scheduled matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, will not take place. For fixtures beyond Friday, updates will be provided in due course.
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When you carry your bat, You don’t carry it alone #TogetherThroughThisTest | @stephenfry
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Ruth will be greatly missed by everyone whose life she touched, including her many friends in cricket. The thoughts of all at ECB are with Andrew, Sam and Luca, as well as their wider family, at this terribly difficult time.
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Ramadan begins in April this year and our Changing the Game series has teamed up with @NujumSports to help clubs and players across the country prepare for the holy month, by hearing how some of cricket’s biggest stars do it best 👇
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. @SomersetCCC have raised more than £5,000 for the Pakistan Flood Appeal through an online auction
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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ECB congratulates record-breaker Sir Alastair Cook, following his retirement from cricket. Read more ➡️
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"We owe him a great debt for his support and passion over many decades.”
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We will remember them
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We're delighted the UK Government has given the green light for recreational cricket in England to return from Saturday 11 July
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England and Wales Cricket Board
9 years
England cricket team's bats outside their dressing room in memory of Phillip Hughes #putoutyourbats #RIPPhilHughes http://t.co/pJsjeptMki
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Cricket to Resume and Pay Tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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"My dad would drive a taxi all night, come in at six and drive me to a game at nine. He sacrificed all his life for my cricket"
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The generosity of the UK cricket community helped raise £48 million for those affected by the Pakistan floods last year DEC chief executive, Saleh Saeed, saw first hand how those funds have supported so many people at a time of need Read his story here:
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Statement: Ollie Robinson suspended from all international cricket
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5 years
Statement from Tom Harrison regarding Ben Stokes:
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James Taylor has been appointed as England Selector
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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. @englandcricket 's tour of Bangladesh to go ahead:
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ECB Board statement on Yorkshire County Cricket Club
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#EidMubarak to all those celebrating around the world 🎈 #EidAlFitr
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England and Wales Cricket Board
4 years
ECB Statement on Recreational Cricket.
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3 years
An amazing 32 days! 📺 16.1M broadcast reach 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 510K tickets sold and issued (19% U16) 🏏 Record attendances for Women’s cricket (267K) 📱 34M video views 🤝 55% new to cricket ticket buyers #TheHundred
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WHAT A WAY TO WIN! Indian star @ImHarmanpreet smashes a huge six to win it on her @LancsCricketWMN debut 🔥
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@BlackpoolFC Congratulations Jake, from everyone at the ECB. What a brave and inspiring announcement. Well done on living your truth so proudly, and sharing it so articulately to help make sport more tolerant and accepting and encouraging more people to be themselves ❤️
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has given its approval for the professional men’s county cricket season to begin on 1 August.
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Statement: Ben Stokes ➡��
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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Congratulations to Anna Harris who is standing in her first international game as on-field umpire today!
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5 years
Wonderful scenes 😊 Celebrating World Cup success with our amazing @englandcricket fans!
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We will remember them. #ArmisticeDay
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Two Ashes series which have enthralled and entertained 🏏Attendances topped 655,000 🏏17.8m watched on TV 🏏More than 609m video views 🏏Just under 10,000 bucket hats sold out And nearly 4m watched @TheHundred openers yesterday
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4 years
A tribute to an all-time great.
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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A huge honour for @englandcricket to receive this message from Her Majesty The Queen.
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The Royal Family
5 years
A message from Her Majesty The Queen: “Prince Philip and I send our warmest congratulations to the England Men’s Cricket team after such a thrilling victory in today’s World Cup Final.” (1/2) #CricketWorldCup
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What a match! We did it! Big thanks to @RoyalMail for honouring our victorious @englandcricket teams and paying a special tribute to the captains @Heatherknight55 and @Eoin16 #CWC19 #CWC19Final
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Royal Mail
5 years
Congratulations England! We'll celebrate the historic victory with eight Special Stamps, subject to Royal Approval - featuring England’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 winning campaign and England’s ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 team victory. #CWC19
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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England XI win European Cricket Championship 2023.
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England and Wales Cricket Board
3 years
Thank you, @Natwest_Cricket for 40 years supporting our sport 👏
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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Two remarkable series, one memorable summer.
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@bbcpress
BBC Press Office
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🏏 Millions turned to the BBC to follow the Ashes via @bbctms , TV highlights, social clips and the @BBCSport website & app There were 27.3m requests from audiences tuning into TMS on @BBCSounds or the BBC Sport site, a huge increase on the 2019 series
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England win! 🏆 Captain Chris Edwards hits the winning runs as England Men's Learning Disability side beat Australia by eight wickets at The Wanderers to secure the Tri-Series and continue their successful run in series dating back to 2010.
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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Heartbreaking news. Our thoughts are with Barnaby's family, friends and club mates at Bishops Hull Cricket Club
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Bishops Hull Cricket Club
11 months
CLUB STATEMENT Today we learnt of the death of our dear friend and team mate, Barnaby Webber. Barney was attacked at the early hours of this morning walking home with a friend after a night out on 13/06/2023 and had lost his life. (1/3)
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Congratulations to Alastair Cook who has received a knighthood in the New Year's Honours Enid Bakewell, a legend of the women's game, has received an MBE
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An update from ECB on the recreational game.
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England and Wales Cricket Board
3 years
Congratulations @GlamCricket ! Winners of the 2021 @RoyalLondonCup 🏆
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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The ECB is desperately sad to learn of the passing of Josh Baker. This is devastating news. We extend our best wishes to Josh's family and friends, to everyone who knew and loved him, and to everyone at Worcestershire CCC.
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Worcestershire CCC
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Worcestershire County Cricket Club is heartbroken to announce the untimely passing of Josh Baker, who was aged only 20 years old. The love and prayers of everyone at the Club go out to Josh’s family and friends at this time. ➡️
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What. A. Summer. 🏏❤️ #VoteStokes #SPOTY
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England Cricket
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Who's tuned in to #SPOTY ?? Time to relive some of the incredible moments from our historic summer of cricket 🙌❤️🏏 #VoteStokes
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Talk us through this, @ejrainfordbrent 😂
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England and Wales Cricket Board
4 years
England Men will play three Tests against the West Indies in July, subject to UK Government clearance to return behind closed doors
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Testing is free, quick and vital to stop the spread of Coronavirus. Anyone with symptoms, no matter how mild, can get a free test by calling 119 or visiting
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🏏Transforming women's and girls' cricket is one of the ECB's strategic priorities. As well as serving up some outstanding performances on the pitch, here's how this summer's @Metro_Bank Women's Ashes have been a record breaker off it.
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Sue Redfern will again break new ground when she becomes the first female umpire to stand in the @CountyChamp next week.
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An incredible, unforgettable summer!
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A huge applause for this country’s greatest champions 🏆🏥🩺 We're so proud of everyone in the NHS and couldn't be more grateful for their bravery💕 A standing ovation from our England players and everyone at the ECB 👏 #NHSThankYou #ClapOurCarers #ClapForNHS
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We know many of you are waiting for ECB's guidelines around the return of recreational cricket. We will work with the game today and share publicly tomorrow, after the Government have shared their sports-wide guidelines.
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ECB Chair Ian Watmore is to step down with immediate effect. More ⬇️
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The Third Test of the #raisethebat Test Series will be named The Ruth Strauss Foundation Test with the first day seeing cricket turn red again for this year’s #RedForRuth Day.
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Today we remember the fallen. #RemembranceDay | #ArmisticeDay
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£8️⃣7️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ and counting 😲 A huge amount has been raised for the @RuthStraussFdn as cricket turned #RedForRuth
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@AnilSehmi @Edgbaston We’re very sorry to hear what you’ve experienced and are in contact with colleagues at Edgbaston who will investigate.
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ECB respond to Government’s next steps for domestic and recreational cricket in England:
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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You can still bid for @RuthStraussFdn auction items including @Eoin16 's signed World Cup Final shirt and a net with @ShaneWarne ! Bid here:
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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A moment of unity. ❤️ Cricket is a game for everyone. 🏏
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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The NHS Spitfire graced the skies here before play ✈️ Thank you to all key workers across the county 👏 It’s vital that we stop the spread of this virus and protect our loved ones. If you’re experiencing any symptoms, please call 119 or visit
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ECB Statement: Test series in Sri Lanka postponed
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England and Wales will host the 2026 @ICC Women's T20 World Cup 🏆 Read more ⬇️
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Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan fly back for @TheRealPCB duty, having enjoyed their first spell @YorkshireCCC They spoke about their summer so far, and enjoying rock-star status at a tapeball event in Bradford this week
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The ECB is saddened to learn of the passing of former England batsman John Edrich, at the age of 83. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends.
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On Thursday, the ECB hosted an Iftar in the Long Room at Lord’s to celebrate #Ramadan . The event brought together people from across the game to share a meal and open the fast of those practicing. Read about the event from lead organiser @TameenaHussain ⬇️
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Today we remember the fallen #RemembranceDay | #ArmisticeDay
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What an honour for our @englandcricket teams 🙌
@RoyalMail
Royal Mail
5 years
Following England Cricket’s historic win, we've unveiled a special edition white and gold postbox at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The postbox pays tribute to the achievements of the Men's and Women's teams @EnglandCricket . #CWC19 #Cricket #England
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#HappyNewYear from us to you as we welcome in an exciting 2020! 🏏 #InspiringGenerations
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ECB statement in response to Colin Graves' interview with Sky Sports News
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We’re delighted that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has today announced a £35 million investment in grassroots cricket facilities and state schools, enabling over 900,000 young people to play cricket over the next five years.
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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Working with Sport England and other sports, we have today published our anticipated roadmap for the return of recreational cricket in England from 29 March, subject to Government confirmation, and guidance for cricket in Wales. Details ⬇️
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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Following the Government’s updated guidance for outdoor organised sports around the easing of social restrictions in England on 29th March, we are delighted to confirm the return of recreational cricket in England from that date. More details and updated guidance ⬇️
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The ECB is incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of England great Ted Dexter, who contributed hugely to the game both on and off the field.
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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The Third Test of the #RaiseTheBat  Test Series will be named The Ruth Strauss Foundation Test
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There is still plenty of women's cricket to be played both domestically and internationally this summer! Be a part of it 👇
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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The ECB has today had positive discussions with @OliverDowden about the return of recreational cricket, with groups of more than six able to gather. We remain optimistic that we will have positive news to share in the not too distant future.
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@BBCSport
BBC Sport
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@benstokes38 @edsheeran England’s World Cup-winning batsman Ben Stokes has been nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019! Voting will open during the live show on BBC One on Sunday, 15 December. More: #SPOTY
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Jimmy Anderson proudly wearing #RainbowLaces . Make sure to follow @PrideinCricket to find out more about the new fan-led LGBTQ+ supporters group. #RaisingTheGame
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A £3.5m increase in funding for the women’s regional game to run until the end of 2024.
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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Floods have had a huge impact on the lives of many in Pakistan. Pleased to work with @LordsTaverners @UKinPakistan @SarwarFdn @FfP_Global to enable cricket equipment donated in UK to help schools in affected areas of Pakistan. Thanks to IAG Cargo for generous support.
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Christian Turner
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#FloodsInPakistan affected some 26k schools, disrupting 3.5m children’s education. Heartening to see 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 institutions donating to flood affected schools to help children regain normality cc @englandcricket @SarwarFdn @British_Airways @FfP_Global @LordsTaverners #BuildBackBetter
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Only six overs? @mandhana_smriti doesn't care... she's smashing it all over the park 🔥🔥 ➡️
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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Changing rooms and indoor hospitality can resume at cricket clubs in England from Monday, 17 May as the country moves into Step 3 of the Government's roadmap. Click below for all the updated guidance ⬇️
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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The ECB is saddened to learn of the loss of David English CBE. He did so much for the game, and for charity, and he played a part in the rise of many England Men’s cricketers. Our thoughts at this time are with his friends and family.
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Bunbury Cricket 🏏
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Sadly I have just heard from the family that David English has now passed away. He’s now at peace ❤️
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that Rob Andrew has been appointed as Managing Director, Professional Game.
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WICKET! It’s a moment of history! Congrats Jimmy!! England's all-time leading Test wicket taker #Jimmy384 #WIvEng http://t.co/XSY7mEbquh
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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Sue Redfern will become the first female umpire to officiate on-field in the @VitalityBlast when she stands in this Sunday’s game between Gloucestershire and Middlesex. Sue has written about the significance of the occasion, not just for her career, but other female umpires too.
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England and Wales Cricket Board
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Merry Christmas, to those who are celebrating, from all at the ECB 🎄
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