Major League Cricket (MLC) chief executive Johnny Grave says the tournament should not be seen as a danger to The Hundred any more. The third edition of the United States’ franchise league starts on Friday at 02:00 BST when defending champions Washington Freedom face San Francisco Unicorns. MLC’s emergence caused some uneasiness in English cricket...
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chair Richard Thompson has been reappointed until September 2028. The ECB’s non-executive directors chose unanimously to extend Thompson’s tenure, which had been set to expire in September 2027. Since being appointed in 2022, Thompson has overseen the sale of the franchises in The Hundred and presided over the Independent...
The BBC have agreed a rights deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) which includes England men’s and women’s international highlights and live coverage of The Hundred for the next four years. There will be highlights of all red and white ball internationals across television, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, with digital...
Transgender women have been barred from competing in all levels of women’s cricket with immediate effect, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced. In an update to its transgender regulations, the ECB said “only those whose biological sex is female” will be able to participate in women’s and girls’ cricket. The ECB say...
The Hundred has long been a source of frustration to county cricket supporters who feel the 18 teams are negatively impacted by the marquee competition. A county-led review offering feedback as to how a future structure could work will be undertaken in the coming weeks. Rob Andrew, managing director of the professional game, said: “There’s...
The deadline to finalise the sale of The Hundred franchises has been extended by the England and Wales Cricket Board after delays in negotiations. Multiple sources have told BBC Sport there are no major concerns over the hold-ups, with investors still fully committed to the deals agreed earlier this year which had an initial eight-week...
Shakib Al Hasan has been cleared to bowl again in all England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) competitions and The Hundred having previously served a suspension because of his action. The Bangladesh all-rounder played one game for Surrey in the County Championship in September 2024, and was reported by the umpires. In December he received...
