England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB)

Cricket saved Imogen's life. Despite battling many challenges, her passion, inspired by Alice Capsey, led her to Surrey Cricket Foundation Super 1s, where she's gained confidence and champions others in cricket, including her mum. On #WorldMentalHealthDay we're celebrating Inspire Award winner, Imogen.

🔊 Attention anyone who wants to be a changemaker… As if being the first female Black cricket player for England, a broadcaster across radio and TV and the founder of the ACE Programme wasn’t enough to call Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent MBE a changemaker, there are even more ways she’s transforming the game! To find out more, check out the second episode of our Black History Month and Beyond changemaker series where Ebony shares valuable advice for anyone looking to make a difference: https://lnkd.in/etiUWCUk Thanks to Dean Wilson, Chris Grierson and Tyra Mills for their support on this series. #BlackHistoryMonth #RaisingTheGame

Meet the all-female team who made history in the men's Lancashire Cricket League last season. Ramsbottom Women are breaking boundaries on and off the field. https://lnkd.in/eVQcSX9e

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We have today announced our updated Inspiring Generations strategy for the next four years. The strategy details cricket’s vision to become the most inclusive team sport in England and Wales, while at the same time growing and uniting the game and leading it through global transformation. Everyone within the game - including the county network and our partners - will be focused on delivering action plans that underpin the updated Inspiring Generations strategy. The publication of several of these action plans was recommended by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket, and they set out in more detail how we will address issues identified by the ICEC Report. Key actions include: • Boosting cricket in state secondary schools by training hundreds of secondary school teachers. • Investing £3.5m into the most ethnically diverse areas of England and Wales by 2027 • Increasing the number of young volunteers by 50%, adding 3,500 young people by 2028 • Training thousands of staff and volunteers in anti-discrimination and inclusion https://lnkd.in/eWjQGpUb

Congratulations to Anna Harris who will umpire in her first World Cup final today. Anna only started umpiring seven years ago and, after progressing though the newly-established ECB Umpires Pathway, she will oversee the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final between South Africa and New Zealand in Dubai as the TV umpire. https://lnkd.in/equvVRq4

“In recovery or when you’re in addiction you’re used to whatever your addiction was. This is a new scope to learn something different that you've never dreamed about doing." A Hartlepool Borough Council initiative is using cricket to give people recovering from substance use a new lease on life - and they're falling in love with the game. https://lnkd.in/ejN7nD_c

Our Disability Cricket Champion Clubs, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, help give grassroot clubs guidance and resource to enable individuals with additional needs and varying abilities to play cricket. Hear what it means to Oldswinford and Stourbridge Social CC 👇 #NationalLottery30 https://lnkd.in/ee66i5sm

As part of the celebrations for The National Lottery Heritage Fund's 30th birthday, we look at a how Rushden & Higham Town CC in Northamptonshire has benefitted from their funding. https://lnkd.in/eNnMWV-E

It's The National Lottery Heritage Fund's 30th Birthday! All week we will be sharing stories on the positive impact their funding has had on cricket over the years, starting with the Dream Big Desi Women programme. Hear from Henal, one of 2,000 South Asian women volunteering in the game. https://lnkd.in/gPqZ4EqD #NationalLottery30