As England begin their summer of cricket today at Lords, commercial director of the England & Wales Cricket Board, John Perera, gives SportIndustry.biz an insight into the significant boost of broadcast revenue into the governing body’s revenue – and the ongoing impact of the growing Indian marketplace. read more
As England prepares to begin its long-awaited summer of cricket on Thursday, the extensive range of commercial partners of the England & Wales Cricket Board have begun rolling out their range of products and promotions. read more
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe has announced a new partnership with England's nine Test Match cricket grounds for the 2013 season that will see the brand become the Official Insurance Partner of the Test Match Grounds for the year, covering all domestic fixtures and international matches against Australia and New Zealand including the Investec … read more
Waitrose has signed a three-year deal with the England & Wales Cricket Board to become the new Team Sponsor of England Cricket from next year. read more
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has announced a new ‘Masterplan’ for Lord's Ground, which will see the venue undergo a £200 million redevelopment beginning in 2014. read more
The England & Wales Cricket Board has launched a new cryptic image of famous and not-so-famous cricketing terms. #WHATZAT challenges fans to work out fifty clues, ranging from ‘Ashes’ to ‘Twelfth Man’, doubling as an interactive game hosted on www.whatzat.co.uk with top prizes, including tickets to the Investec Ashes Series, up for… read more
The Wensleydale Creamery, producers of the famous Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese, has announced it will become an official partner of Yorkshire County Cricket Club until 2016. read more
Cricket’s LV= County Champions Warwickshire has renewed its partnership with skincare specialists sk:n, who will wear the logo for the fifth consecutive year. read more
Old Trafford, Lancashire’s cricket ground set to host the third Investec Ashes Test in August, has been renamed Emirates Old Trafford as part of a 10-year sponsorship deal with the brand that will see the stadium undergo an extensive re-development. read more
The World Cricket Committee at Marylebone Cricket club has given its support for the sport’s Twenty20 format to be included in the 2024 Olympic Games. The International Cricket Council (ICC) had received Olympic recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2010, bringing the sport one step closer to Olympic inclusion. read more
Following an iconic year for cricket in South Africa, which saw the men’s team rise to the top of the official rankings in all three formats of the game, the Proteas were rewarded for their contribution to South African sport at the Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards 2013 in front of over 1,200 industry leaders on Thursday n… read more
Following a recently agreed partnership with Yorkshire Tea, the ECB has continued its venture into the county after announcing Yorkshire Bank as the new title sponsor of the domestic 40-over competition, the Yorkshire Bank 40. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that Yorkshire Tea has signed a commercial agreement to become the ‘Official Brew of England Cricket.’ The deal, which runs until October 2015, will form part of Yorkshire Tea’s marketing activity, including TV advertising, social media and on-pack promotion. A full programme of events and … read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board has appointed freud communications to lead the PR campaign for this summer’s Friends Life twenty20 cricket competition. read more
Customer data consultancy Two Circles, who specialise in enabling sports rights holders to drive commercial growth, has been appointed by the ICC Champions Trophy Local Organising Committee to develop the event's ticket sales and marketing strategy. read more
Sky Sports will show England’s next four tours to the West Indies as part of a new eight year deal with West Indies cricket. The agreement includes every major Test playing nation live from the Caribbean and features all Test, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals played in the region until 2020. read more
Lalit Modi, the former chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has claimed that spot-fixing is rife in the game and that players should take more responsibility to end corruption. read more
Two Circles, specialists in enabling sports rights holders to drive commercial growth through customer centric marketing strategies, has been tasked by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to develop a better understanding of the needs of customers attending cricket matches in order to improve the fan experience. read more
The BBC has resolved its ongoing disagreement with the Board of Control for Cricket, which had threatened to disrupt Test Match Special's plans to broadcast from the grounds during England's tour to India. read more
viagogo has announced it is extending its European ticketing agreement with multiplatform sports media company, ESPN, which will see the international ticketing marketplace continue as the broadcaster’s official ticketing provider. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will begin a search for a new shirt sponsor following the announcement that Brit Insurance will not be extending its current deal when it expires in 2014. read more
The International Cricket Council has announced that tickets for the fifteen matches of the ICC Champions Trophy in June 2013 will go on sale to the public on Monday 5th November 2012. read more
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has been appointed to the International Cricket Council's cricket committee, replacing West Indian Ian Bishop, who opted not to continue in the role. read more
Multi-platform cricket service ESPNcricinfo, has launched a free new iPad application to give fans access to its content wherever they are, complementing the experience of watching cricket matches on TV or in person - in time for the Super 8s stage of the World Twenty20 World Cup. read more
Sky Sports have announce that they have secured live UK rights to a host of international cricket series, covering six overseas tours by the England team, including the next two Ashes series in Australia. read more
Former cricketer Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff is taking questions this afternoon for a live webTV show on all things sport, as well as being the face of Jacamo. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced that Friends Life, the current title sponsor of domestic Twenty20 cricket, will not be renewing their contract with the ECB beyond the 2013 season. read more
Slazenger has launched its 2013 cricket range, with the new products hitting the shelves from November, with the full range available from January 2013. read more
The ECB has announced the full schedule for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 with Cardiff, Edgbaston and The Oval all set to host England fixtures during the three week tournament, which will feature the world’s top eight One-Day sides. read more
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced it will pilot new digital advertising boards at the “Cardiff Double Header”, with England taking on South Africa in the NatWest Series on Friday 24th August, and the Friends Life t20 Finals Day on Saturday 25th August at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff. read more
The Football League has announced Prostate Cancer UK as the League’s official charity partner for the new season, with the players, staff and fans of the 72 clubs to undertake a range of activities this year to raise funds to help more men survive prostate cancer and enjoy a better quality of life. read more
Cricket SA Acting CEO Jacques Faul says the country's national side, the Proteas, will focus on winning silverware as they celebrate securing the number one spot in the world rankings with their series victory over England. Faul also paid tribute to the ECB in an exclusive interview with the Sport Industry Group's South African industry news sit… read more
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