Cricket
The ICC will use front-foot no-ball technology at the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
The third umpire will monitor the front foot landing position after each ball - not just wickets - and will communicate to the on-field umpire if the delivery was a no-ball. The ICC says on-field umpires have been instructed not to call any front-foot no balls unless advised to do so by the third umpire.
The governing body has confirmed that the decision to use the new system was made after successful trials conducted in late 2019 in both India and the West Indies.
England’s third One-Day International against South Africa in Johannesburg on Sunday, 9th February will see both teams wear limited edition pink kits in aid of charity.
The New Balance kits form part of Cricket South Africa’s ninth annual #PinkDay, a day full of activities to help raise funds for charity. This year’s proceeds will go towards the Breast Cancer Care Unit at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg.
Surrey County Cricket Club has unveiled a new scholarship programme to create new opportunities for young African-Caribbean cricketers.
The African-Caribbean Engagement (ACE) Programme will target 11-18 year old boys and girls, with the aim of breaking down barriers for the local African-Caribbean community by providing qualified cricket coaching, sports science and personal development education, equipment and travel grants to youngsters.
The programme will also offer include inspirational members from the community in a bid to create role models.
Lancashire Cricket will offer blockchain-secured mobile tickets for all domestic and international fixtures at Emirates Old Trafford in 2020.
The County Cricket Club says it is the first organisation in the UK, in any industry, to activate blockchain technology for mobile ticketing.
After England's victory over South Africa in the second Test of the series, James Fenn of H+K Strategies asks if brands are the answer to the debate raging over cricket's five-day tests.
Ben Stokes and England are at it again. Cape Town is a world away from Headingly, but on another afternoon bathed in sunlight and tension in equal measure, England’s all-rounder once again put forward his case to be this country’s most inspiring and electric athlete.
Neil Snowball will start in the second quarter of 2020, succeeding Gordon Hollins.
2019 saw arguably one of the most exciting summers that fans of cricket have ever witnessed.
A slow-burning World Cup culminated in a tense finale with Ben Stokes’ last stand at Lord’s winning the trophy for England. That was followed by a gripping Ashes series, retained by the visiting Australians.
‘One Day in July’ celebrates the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final and Wimbledon men’s final - both of which took place on 14th July just eight miles apart.
Warwickshire County Cricket Club has named former Premiership Rugby CEO Mark McCafferty as its new Chair.
McCafferty, who has been a member of the club’s Board of Directors in a non-executive role since 2016, was appointed following an interview process after having stepped down from a 14-year spell at Premiership Rugby.
McCafferty is also an advisor to CVC Capital Partnership, which has invested in Premiership Rugby and has also agreed to buy a minority stake in the sport’s PRO14 league.
The ICC has extended its global partnership with Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO.
The pair have agreed a three-year extension to their current deal, taking the partnership through to the end of 2023.
OPPO will continue to be the Official Mobile Handset and Headset partner of the ICC and its events, starting with the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 in South Africa and both the Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cups in Australia next year.
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