England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
ASA bans KP Snacks ad campaigns surrounding The Hundred
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned two promotional campaigns from KP Snacks relating to its sponsorship of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)’s new short-form competition, The H…
ECB signs up Chapel Down in first sparkling wine sponsorship
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has signed up sparkling wine brand Chapel Down as a sponsor
ECB ‘targeting’ 10-year extension with Sky
The England and Wales Cricket Board is in advanced talks over a 10-year extension to its rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky, according to The Times
Headingley retains status as international cricket venue following Yorkshire reforms
Members of Yorkshire County Cricket Club have voted in favour of proposals to restructure the club in the wake of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal, paving the way for Headingley to resume hosting England…
FA commercial director Singh to assist Lancashire Cricket with streaming strategy
Navin Singh, the new commercial director for the English Football Association, has been co-opted as a non-executive board member at Lancashire Cricket to assist the club in its digital media strategy and…
2021 a record-breaking year for women’s sport, says Women’s Sport Trust study
The FA Women’s Super League (WSL) and the ECB Women’s Hundred succeeded in bringing nearly 11 million new UK viewers to women’s sport in 2021, making it a record-breaking year for the sector, a new repor…
Australia and England agree long-awaited Pakistan cricket tours
The Australia and England cricket teams have confirmed historic tours of Pakistan next year, after avoiding the country for more than a decade over security concerns
Watmore departs as ECB chairman
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that Ian Watmore will step down as chairman a little under 12 months into a five-year term in the position
Elworthy leaves ECB to become chief executive of Surrey
Steve Elworthy, managing director of events and special projects for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has been appointed as the new chief executive of Surrey County Cricket Club
ECB signs Castore to replace New Balance as kit supplier in 10-year deal
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has signed lifestyle and sportswear brand Castore as the next official kit supplier to the England cricket team
Lancashire Cricket weighs up losses from cancelled England-India Test
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has said it has offered to reschedule the Test match between England and India that was cancelled shortly before play was due to begin earlier today (Friday),…
Sure expands sponsorship of The Hundred in latest ‘Pit-vertising’ deal
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has extended Unilever-owned deodorant brand Sure’s sponsorship of The Hundred.
ICC launches cricket’s Olympic bid targeting LA 2028
The International Cricket Council has confirmed its ambition to become an Olympic sport, targeting its inclusion in the LA 2028 programme
England’s Bangladesh cricket tour postponed, freeing players for IPL
An England cricket tour of Bangladesh scheduled for September and October has been postponed, while a South Africa tour of Sri Lanka in September has been confirmed, as boards continue to work their way…
Australia’s Kayo streaming free coverage of The Hundred
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel is broadcasting The Hundred, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) new-limited overs competition, on its free streaming platform Kayo Freebies.
FanCode to broadcast The Hundred in India
Online streaming platform FanCode has acquired exclusive rights in India to The Hundred, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) new limited-overs competition.
Harry Eckersley | Why history is on the side of The Hundred
Harry Eckersley, senior group marketing executive for CSM Sport and Entertainment, the exclusive commercial agency for The Hundred, argues the success of competitions like Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket and the IPL show that the ECB's new 100-ball competition will thrive - in spite of scepticism from the media
Stats Perform extends data rights deal with ECB
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has signed a four-year extension to its official data agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)