The ECB, in partnership with its counterparts in Australia, India and South Africa, has announced the creation of a new Cricket Champions League featuring the top domestic sides from each nation competing for a $5m purse. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board is reportedly close to securing a key recommendation which could lead to the reduction of foreign players plying their trade in England under the Kolpak ruling. read more
England has announced its touring schedule of the West Indies next year – a calendar which opens the door for the players to compete in the lucrative Indian Premier League. read more
Despite its well-documented problems, publicly-owned UK bank Northern Rock will continue to sponsor Premier League team Newcastle United and rugby union club Newcastle Falcons. read more
The ECB and the PCA have issued a joint statement saying that negotiations with Sir Allen Stanford regarding a new Twenty20 tournament are continuing. read more
The MCC world cricket committee, consisting of former players and umpires, is petitioning to restructure the sport’s global calendar to fit around the lucrative new Indian Premier League. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board is to examine ‘as a matter of urgency’ the increasing number of South African players in county cricket. read more
Former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar has quit as chairman of the International Cricket Council's cricket committee after eight years in the job. read more
The MCC is to explore the possibility of Lord's being used as a neutral venue for Test cricket. read more
England and Wales Cricket Board chief Giles Clarke has announced his opposition to any plans to merge the 18 first-class counties into ‘city franchises’ mirroring the lucrative new Indian Premier League. read more
The chiefs of the English cricket counties are reported to be divided over the idea of a English Premier League that mirrors its Indian counterpart ahead of an annual general meeting of the England and Wales Cricket Board. read more
The International Cricket Council has asked chief executive Malcolm Speed to step down from his post early because of a disagreement. read more
A third of England cricket players say they would consider quitting the national team early to play in the Indian Premier League, a new survey claims. read more
The UK government is to meet with the England and Wales Cricket Board to discuss whether the Zimbabwean cricket team will be allowed to tour England in 2009. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board has named Icon as the governing body’s exclusive provider of signage and arena dressing services covering the 2009 Ashes Series. read more
Cricket has moved a step closer to winning Olympic status after the International Olympic Committee provisionally recognised the sport. read more
Warwickshire and England cricket legend Dennis Amiss has been elected as deputy chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board. read more
County cricket's experiment with the use of television technology for key umpiring decisions has been discontinued after it was deemed a failure. read more
Supermarket chain Asda has renewed its deal with the ECB to continue as the title sponsor of the grass-roots ‘Kwik Cricket’ programme until September 2009. read more
Investec has bolsted its interest in cricket by signing up as the title sponsor of the England v Sri Lanka Test series in Sri Lanka this December. read more
International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed has denied that the success of the first World Twenty20 Cup will lead to a decline in international one-day matches. read more
After a second ballot, Somerset chairman Giles Clarke has been named as the new chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board has joined forces with its counterparts in India, Australia and South Africa to launch the T20 Champions League - a new Twenty20 tournament involving domestic county, province and state sides from the various nations. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed changes to the format of the Friends Provident Trophy and the Twenty20 Cup becoming effective in the 2008 domestic season. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board has launched a new campaign under the marketing strapline of One Game with a view to bolstering the appeal of cricket across all age groups. read more
Richard Bevan, chief executive of The Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), has announced that he is to stand down from his post at the end of 2007 after 11 years at the helm. read more
Warwickshire County Cricket Club has hired advertising agency Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest (VCCP) to lead all the club’s marketing and advertising strategies. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board will have to organise a re-election vote for who will become its next chairman after the initial ballot ended in a draw between nominees Michael Soper and Giles Clarke. read more
Nottinghamshire CCC has confirmed that the £8.2m funding required to increase the capacity of its Trent Bridge cricket ground is now in place and that work will begin shortly. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board has received two nominations for its vacant chairman position following the news that current incumbent David Morgan is to become ICC president next year. read more
England cricket sensation Monty Panesar has been snapped up by Walkers Crisps to front a marketing campaign for the brand’s latest product launch – a new chilli and lemon flavour. read more
The bad weather sweeping the country is threatening to ruin this year’s Twenty20 Cup with the cricket authorities forced to hold an emergency meeting to review the playing schedule after a number of group games were washed out. read more
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