New Zealand Cricket to introduce Debbie Hockley Medal to honour top women cricketer – Devdiscourse

New Zealand’s outstanding female cricketer will be honoured with the inaugural Debbie Hockley Medal at this year’s annual cricket awards ceremony,” New Zealand Cricket announced on Thursday. To be afforded equal status to the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for the outstanding male cricketer of the year, the newly-minted honour is to become a regular event … Read more

One in five ACE academy players advancing to county cricket structure, says charity chair Ebony Rainford-Brent – Sky Sports

Cricket African Caribbean Engagement programme (ACE) has seen more than 20 per cent of players from its elite academies progress to the county cricket structure; ACE chair Ebony Rainford-Brent says that the charity have been able to “bust myths” about participation in the sportThursday 26 January 2023 10:34, UKPlease use Chrome browser for a more … Read more

Sylhet International Cricket Stadium pitch report: Sylhet pitch report batting or bowling for BPL 2023 matches – The Sportsrush

Rishikesh Sharma|Published 26/01/2023Sylhet International Stadium in SylhetThe caravan of the Bangladesh Premier League 2023 has reached Sylhet, and the next 8 matches will be played at the very same venue. A total of 24 matches have been played so far in the tournament, and the race to the playoffs is now building up nicely.Rangpur Riders … Read more

South Africa seek to avoid Cricket World Cup qualification embarrassment – The New Indian Express

The proteas go into a one-day international series against England in Bloemfontein on Friday needing a strong performance to ensure automatic qualification. Published: 26th January 2023 01:54 PM  |   Last Updated: 26th January 2023 01:54 PM   |  A+A A- Cricket South Africa (Photo | AP)BLOEMFONTEIN: South Africa goes into a one-day international series against England in Bloemfontein on … Read more

Rainford-Brent and Ace making progress while cricket awaits damning report – The Guardian

Report should lift the lid on discrimination in the game but a programme is already addressing some of the sport’s issuesThere’s an iceberg looming over English cricket, and some day soon the sport is going to run slap-bang into it. The independent commission (ICEC) set up in 2021 is due to publish its report on … Read more

T20 competitions giving local players chance to shine alongside … – Arab News

https://arab.news/4y8h5 There is so much cricket being played professionally and internationally at the moment that one of the International Cricket Council’s objectives to grow the game worldwide is coming to fruition. Opportunities to play on a world stage are now afforded to players who could only have dreamed about it a few years ago. This … Read more