Cricket in England

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Cricket in England
Lord's Pavilion.jpg
Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, the spiritual home of cricket and one of the premier cricket grounds in England and Wales
Country England
Governing body England and Wales Cricket Board
National team(s) England Men's
England Women's
England U-19 Men
England U-19 Women
England Lions
England A women
National competitions
International competitions

Cricket is one of the most popular sports in England, and has been played since the 16th century. Marylebone Cricket Club, based at Lord's, developed the modern rules of play and conduct. The sport is administered by the England and Wales Cricket Board and represented at an international level by the England men's team and England women's team. At a domestic level, teams are organised by county, competing in tournaments such as the County Championship, Metro Bank One-Day Cup, T20 Blast and the Women's Twenty20 Cup. Recent developments include the introduction of a regional structure for women's cricket and the establishment of The Hundred for both men's and women's cricket. Recreational matches are organised on a regional basis, with the top level being the ECB Premier Leagues.

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History

Administration

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. [1] [2] It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB), the National Cricket Association (NCA) and the Cricket Council. [3] [4] [5]

They are full members of the International Cricket Council. [6]

National teams

National teams of India

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England (Men's) England (Women's)
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England U-19 (Men's) England U-19 (Women's)
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England Lions England A women

The England cricket team is governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and is a member of the ICC Europe. Since 1909, the ECB has been affiliated with ICC, the international governing body for world cricket.

Performance

The following list includes the performance of all of England's teams at major competitions.

Men's senior team

In men's cricket, England is a founding Test cricket, One Day International and Twenty20 nation. England played in the first ever Test match in 1877 (against Australia in Melbourne) and the first ever One Day International in 1971 (also against Australia in Melbourne).

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance
Best
performance
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 4 out of 13 2023 Champions (2019)
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 3 out of 9 2024 Champions (2010, 2022)
Olympics 1 out of 1 1900 Gold Medal (1900)
ICC Champions Trophy 2 out of 8 2017 Runners-up (2004, 2013)
ICC World Test Championship 0 out of 3 2023–25 4th (2019–21, 2021–23)

Women's senior team

In women's cricket, England played in the first Women's Test series against Australia in 1934–35. They won the first Women's Cricket World Cup in 1973, and again in 1993, 2009 and 2017. They played in the first ever Twenty20 International for either gender, against New Zealand at Hove, and they won the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2009. [7] [8]

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance
Best
performance
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 8 out of 12 2022 Champions (1973, 1993, 2009, 2017)
ICC Women's T20 World Cup 4 out of 9 2024 Champions (2009)
Commonwealth Games 0 out of 1 2022 4th (2022)

Men's U-19 team

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance
Best
performance
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 1 out of 15 2024 Champions (1998)

Women's U-19 team

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance
Best
performance
Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 1 out of 1 2023 Runners-up (2023)

Organisation of cricket in modern England

International cricket

International cricket in England follow a fixed pattern, the English schedule under which the nation tours other countries during the winter and plays at home during the summer. Generally, there has recently been a tendency to play more one-day matches than Test matches. Cricket in England is managed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

Men's National Team

The England Cricket Team represents England & Wales in international cricket matches.

England have been participating in international cricket since 1877 and competed in international tournament since the first ever the 1975 Cricket World Cup. The England cricket team has also provided some of the greatest players to the world, the biggest example of which is W. G. Grace. British cricket has a rich history. The England men's team is currently ranked No. 4 in Tests, No. 7 in ODIs and at 3rd position in T20Is. England won their first world cup in the year 2019

  • One Day International- England played their first ODI International in 1971 against Australia. England men's have made great impact in ODI international from their early day of this format. They were very consistent in first five edition of Cricket World Cup. They consequently reaches finals in 1987 and 1992. In 2019, they clinch their first title held in England, beating New Zealand in nail bitting super over full of drama in the final. [17]

Women's National Team

The England women's cricket team represents England & Wales in international women's cricket matches.

England have been participating in international cricket since 1909 and competed in international tournament since the second ever the 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup. They are the most successful women's cricket team in Europe. The England Women's team is also currently ranked No. 3 in ODIs and at 2nd position in T20Is.

  • Test International- England made their debut as a Test playing nation in 1934 against Australia. In past time, England women's rarely play test. But in recent years they are playing more test matches. They have greatest test rivalry against Australia called the Women's Ashes
  • One Day International- England played their first ODI International in 1973 against International XI. They are the most consistent team after Australia in women's cricket. They have been participating in Women's Cricket World Cup since, the first edition. After australia, England have won most number of Women's Cricket World Cup titles. They won their first titile in first edition by beating Australia in points table. Recently, in 2017 they have won their latest Women's Cricket World Cup trophy by beating India by 9 runs in the final. [21]
  • T20 International- England played their first T20 International in 2004 against New Zealand. England Women's have made great impact in T20 international from their early day of this format. They have won the first edition of Women's T20 World Cup held in England, beating New Zealand by 6 wickets in the final. They been consistent in reaching the finals but failed to clinch the title multiple times. In latest 2024 Women's T20 World Cup, they have worst performance of all the editions.

Domestic Cricket

Men's Domestic Cricket

On a domestic level, there are eighteen professional county clubs, [22] seventeen of them in England and one in Wales. All eighteen counties are named after, and were originally representative of, historic counties. These clubs are heavily dependent on subsidies from the England and Wales Cricket Board, which makes its money from television and endorsement contracts and attendances at international matches. The English cricket season traditionally starts at the beginning of April and runs through to the second half of September although in recent years counties have played pre season friendly matches at the very end of March. [23] The following games are considered derbies:-

  • Roses Match – Yorkshire v Lancashire
  • Battle of London (Cross-Thames Derby) – Middlesex v Surrey
  • Battle of the Bridge - Essex v Kent
  • South Coast Special (El Clasicoast) – Hampshire v Sussex
  • West Midlands Derby – Warwickshire v Worcestershire
  • West Country Derby – Somerset v Gloucestershire
  • East Midlands Derby – Notts v Derbyshire
  • North Derby – Yorkshire v Durham
First class competitions
Limited overs competitions
Twenty20 competitions
  • T20 Blast – It is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003. T20 Blast is the oldest domestic T20 league in the world. It is one of the top-level Twenty20 league in the world. Vitality Blast comprises 18 teams, with 17 in the England and 1 in Wales.

Women's Domestic Cricket

In women's cricket, 35 teams, mainly representing counties, currently compete in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. The Women's County Championship, a one-day competition, was also competed for by counties until it ended in 2019. [26] In 2016 the Women's Cricket Super League was established, a Twenty20 competition with six franchise teams. The Women's Cricket Super League was replaced in 2020 with a new regional domestic structure for women's cricket. [27] This included eight teams each representing a region of England and Wales, and competing in the 50-over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy from 2020 and the Twenty20 Charlotte Edwards Cup from 2021. [28]

Twenty20 competitions

100 ball competitions

University matches

Oxford and Cambridge universities played their first match against each other in 1827. After the advent of first class cricket, matches between Oxford and Cambridge, and between either of those two universities and another first class side, were considered first class matches, with the status applied retroactively to earlier matches. First class counties started playing matches at other universities in the 1980s, the first being Nottinghamshire vs Durham University at The Racecourse in 1981, but these were not granted first class status. [31]

The first University Centre of Cricketing Excellence (UCCE) was established at Durham University by Graeme Fowler in 1996. [32] [33] The success of the Durham centre led to it being adopted as a national model by the ECB in October 2000, with the establishment of six UCCE sides (two – Durham and Loughborough – based around a single university; the others bringing together players from multiple institutions) playing from 2001 in a two-day match competition with a final at Lord's. From 2001 the Oxford and Cambridge matches against the counties were no longer considered first class games, but each UCCE played three early-season matches against county sides, which acted as pre-season warm-ups for the counties, [34] [35] and for Oxford, Cambridge and Durham UCCEs these were considered first class. Matches between counties and Loughborough UCCE were considered first class from 2003. [36]

The MCC took over funding of the scheme from 2005, and from 2010 the UCCEs were rebranded as MCC University (MCCU) teams. [37] A further re-arrangement in 2012 granted first-class status to all six MCCUs, but only for two of the three matches against county sides each season. [38]

The MCC ceased funding the programme in 2020, with the organisation transferring back to the ECB. [37] The matches between the MCCUs and counties, and the annual University Match between Oxford and Cambridge, were no longer considered first class matches after 2020. [39] No MCCU matches were played in 2020 due to COVID, [40] although the last first class Oxford-Cambridge match was played that September.

As of 2022, pre-season matches with first class counties are played under the name of "English University Matches" (according to the ECB website, although Wisden uses the term ECB University Matches), and Exeter has been added to the universities participating. [41] [42] Both the ECB and Wisden list the university teams participating in these pre-season matches as MCCUs, but they compete in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) limited-over matches as UCCEs. [43] Inter-university matches outside of BUCS and the Oxford-Cambridge match have not, as of 2022, resumed after COVID. The 2023 and 2024 County v UCCE Matches continued to include Exeter, but Cambridge UCCE did not participate and have not played any matches as Cambridge UCCE (either against counties or in BUCS competitions) since 2022. [44] [45] [46] From the 2022 season, the Oxford UCCE men's team was replaced in BUCS by the single-institution Oxford Brookes UCCE. [47]

The university teams that have played first-class cricket, the dates when they held that status, the universities they represented and the number of first class matches played are: [48]

Teams representing a single university:

a Date of earliest first class match listed on the Cricket Archive; formal first class status from 1895.
b Includes matches prior to 1895 regarded as first class by the Cricket Archive; see First-class cricket § Retrospective classification of matches played before the definitions.

Teams representing multiple universities:

a Date of earliest first class match listed on the Cricket Archive; formal first class status from 1895.
b Includes two matches prior to 1895 regarded as first class by the Cricket Archive; see First-class cricket § Retrospective classification of matches played before the definitions.

The Oxford and Cambridge Universities team played 18 first class matches against touring sides from 1839 to 1992, including two before official first class status started in 1895. The Combined Universities (British Universities from 1995) team, formed originally from Oxford and Cambridge but including other universities from 1987, played in the limited overs Benson & Hedges Cup from 1975 to 1998 and played 13 first class matches against touring sides from 1993 to 2006. [49] [50] The MCC Universities team (formed from the six MCCUs) played various matches from 2007 to 2017, including entering the Second XI Championship from 2009 to 2017. [51]

Recreational club competitions

The ECB runs a national club knock-out competition, the ECB National Club Cricket Championship, and has in place a regional Premier League pyramid system for recreational club cricket in England and Wales.[ citation needed ]

Stadiums

The cricket grounds of England and Wales are smaller than the largest in some other countries, especially India and Australia, but the best of them have been modernised to a high standard, and two new international grounds have been built in recent years. The largest English cricket ground, Lord's in London, is internationally regarded as the "home of cricket". [52]

Test matches have been played at 24 grounds across the country. Five of these grounds have hosted both men's and women's Tests in their history: The Oval (South London), Old Trafford (Manchester), Trent Bridge (Nottingham), Headingley (Leeds) and Edgbaston (Birmingham). [53] [54]

The other grounds to have hosted a Test match since 2010 are Sir Paul Getty's Ground (Wormsley Park), St Lawrence Ground (Canterbury), County Ground, Taunton, Bristol County Ground, Sophia Gardens (Cardiff), the Rose Bowl (Southampton) and Riverside Ground (Chester-le-Street). [53] [54]

International competitions hosted

CompetitionEditionWinnerFinalRunners-upEngland's positionVenuesFinal venueStadium
Men's senior competitions
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 1975 Cricket World Cup WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
291/8 (60 overs) – 274 (58.4 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Semi-finals6 ( in 5 cities) Lord's Lords-Cricket-Ground-Pavilion-06-08-2017.jpg
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 1979 Cricket World Cup WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
286/9 (60 overs) – 194 (51 overs)
Flag of England.svg  England Runners-up6 ( in 5 cities) Lord's Lords-Cricket-Ground-Pavilion-06-08-2017.jpg
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 1983 Cricket World Cup Flag of India.svg  India
183 (54.4 overs) – 140 (52 overs)
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Semi-finals15 ( in 14 cities) Lord's Lords-Cricket-Ground-Pavilion-06-08-2017.jpg
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 1999 Cricket World Cup Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
183 132 (39 overs) – 133/2 (20.1 overs)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Group Stage19 ( in 3 countries) Lord's Lords-Cricket-Ground-Pavilion-06-08-2017.jpg
ICC Champions Trophy 2004 ICC Champions Trophy WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
217 (49.4 overs) - 218/8 (48.5 overs)
Flag of England.svg  England Runners-up3 (in 3 cities) The Oval Kia Oval Pavilion.jpg
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
138/6 (20 overs) – 139/2 (18.4 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Super 83 (in 2 cities) Lord's Lords-Cricket-Ground-Pavilion-06-08-2017.jpg
ICC Champions Trophy 2013 ICC Champions Trophy Flag of India.svg  India
129/7 (20 overs) - 124/8 (20 overs)
Flag of England.svg  England Runners-up3 (in 3 cities) Edgbaston Cricket Ground Edgbaston - view of new stand from the north.jpg
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 ICC Champions Trophy Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
338/4 (50 overs) - 158 (30.3 overs)
Flag of India.svg  India Semi-finals3 (in 3 cities) The Oval Kia Oval Pavilion.jpg
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 Cricket World Cup Flag of England.svg  England
183 132 (39 overs) – 133/2 (20.1 overs)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Champions11 ( in 10 cities) Lord's Lords-Cricket-Ground-Pavilion-06-08-2017.jpg
ICC World Test Championship 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
217 (92.1 overs) & 170 (73 overs) – 249 (99.2 overs) & 140/2 (45.5 overs)
Flag of India.svg  India 4th1 (in 1 city) (final) Rose Bowl Pavilion stands.JPG
ICC World Test Championship 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
469 (121.3 overs) & 270/8d (84.3 overs) – 296 (69.4 overs) & 234 (63.3 overs)
Flag of India.svg  India 4th1 (in 1 city) (final) The Oval Kia Oval Pavilion.jpg
Women's senior competitions
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup Flag of England.svg  England
279/3 (60 overs) – 187/9 (60 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Champions21 (in 20 cities) Edgbaston Cricket Ground Edgbaston - view of new stand from the north.jpg
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup Flag of England.svg  England
279/3 (60 overs) – 187/9 (60 overs)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Champions25 (in 16 cities) Lord's Lords-Cricket-Ground-Pavilion-06-08-2017.jpg
ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
149/2 (19.3 overs) – 148/5 (20 overs)
Flag of England.svg  England Runners-up4 (in 3 cities) Lord's Lords-Cricket-Ground-Pavilion-06-08-2017.jpg
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Flag of England.svg  England
228/7 (50 overs) – 219 (48.4 overs)
Flag of India.svg  India Champions5 (in 5 cities) Lord's Lords-Cricket-Ground-Pavilion-06-08-2017.jpg
Commonwealth Games Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
161/8 (20 overs) – 152 (19.3 overs)
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 4th1 (in 1 city) Edgbaston Cricket Ground Edgbaston - view of new stand from the north.jpg

Performance in international competitions

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within England

Key
Champions
Runners-up
Semi-finals

Men's team

ICC World Test Championship

ICC World Test Championship record
YearLeague stageFinal hostFinalFinal position
PosMatchesDedPCPtsPCT
PWLDT
2019–21 [55] 4/92111730072044261.4 Rose Bowl, EnglandDNQLeague Stage
2021–23 [56] 4/922108401226412447 The Oval, EnglandDNQLeague Stage

ICC Cricket World Cup

World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNRWin %
Flag of England.svg 1975 Semi-final3/84310075.00
Flag of England.svg 1979 Runners-up2/85410080.00
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 1983 Semi-final3/87520071.43
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg 1987 Runners-up2/88530062.50
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 1992 2/910630166.67
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 1996 Quarter-final8/126240033.33
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1999 Group Stage5320060.00
Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Kenya.svg 2003 Group Stage9/146330050.00
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2007 Super 85/169540055.55
Flag of India.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2011 Quarter-final7/147331050.00
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 Group Stage10/146240033.33
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2019 Champions1/1011830068.18
Flag of India.svg 2023 Group Stage7/109360033.33
Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Namibia.svg 2027 TBD
Flag of India.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2031
Total1 title13/139352391156.45
*The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.

ICC T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNRWin %
Flag of South Africa.svg 2007 Super 87/125140020.00
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2009 6/125230040.00
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010 Champions1/127510183.33
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 Super 86/125230040.00
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 Super 107/164130025.00
Flag of India.svg 2016 Runners-up2/166420066.67
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Oman.svg 2021 Semi-final4/166420066.67
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 Champions1/167510183.33
Flag of the United States.svg WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2024 Semi-final4/208430157.14
Flag of India.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2026 Qualified
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2028

TBD

Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Scotland.svg 2030 Qualified as co-hosts
Total2 titles9/95630230353.57
*The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.

ICC Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNRWin %
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1998 Quarter-final5/9101000.00
Flag of Kenya.svg 2000 7/11101000.00
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2002 Pool stage6/122110050.00
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2004 Runners-up2/124310075.00
Flag of India.svg 2006 Pool stage7/103120033.33
Flag of South Africa.svg 2009 Semi-final4/84220050.00
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2013 Runners-up2/85320060.00
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2017 Semi-final3/84310075.00
Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2025 Qualified
Total0 titles8/82413110054.17
*The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNRWin %
Flag of France.svg 1900 Champions1/211000100.00
Total1 title1/111000100.00
*The Summer Olympics Gold medal was won by the Devon and Somerset Wanderers representing Great Britain.
*The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.

Women's team

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPlayedWonLostTieNR
Flag of England.svg 1973 Champions1/765100
Flag of India.svg 1978 Runners-up2/432100
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1982 Runners-up2/5137420
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1988 Runners-up2/596300
Flag of England.svg 1993 Champions1/887100
Flag of India.svg 1997 Semi-finals3/1175200
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2000 Group Stage5/873400
Flag of South Africa.svg 2005 Semi-finals4/883302
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2009 Champions1/898100
Flag of India.svg 2013 Semi-finals3/885300
Flag of England.svg 2017 Champions1/898100
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2022 Runners-up2/895400
Flag of India.svg 2025
Total4 Title-96642822

ICC Women's T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPlayedWonLostTieNR
Flag of England.svg 2009 Champions1/855000
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010 Group Stage5/831200
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 [57] Runners-up2/854100
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 Runners-up2/864200
Flag of India.svg 2016 Group Stage4/1054100
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2018 Runners-up2/1063300
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2020 Semi-finals4/1053101
Flag of South Africa.svg 2023 Semi-finals3/1054100
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2024 Group Stage6/1043100
Flag of England.svg 2026
Total1 Title-44311201

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of England.svg 2022 Medal round4/853200
Total0 Title-53200

Men's U-19 team

U-19 World Cup

India U19 Cricket World Cup record
YearResultPosPldWLTNR
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1988 Semi-final4th884400
Flag of South Africa.svg 1998 Champions1st1675200
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2000 Group Stage6th1663300
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2002 Group Stage7th1662400
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2004 Semi-finals4th1675200
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2006 Semi-finals4th1653200
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2008 Quarter-finals5th1663201
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2010 Quarter-finals8th1663300
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2012 Quarter-finals5th1664200
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2014 Semi-finals3rd1664200
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2016 Quarter-finals6th1664200
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2018 Quarter-finals7th1653200
Flag of South Africa.svg 2020 Group Stage9th1664200
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2022 Runners-up2nd1654100
Flag of South Africa.svg 2024 Super 66th1674300
Total1 titles92553601

Women's U-19 team

Under-19 Women's World Cup

England U19 T20 World Cup record
YearResultPosPldWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2023 Runner-up2nd1676100
Total1 title1676100

Popularity

In 2005 the ECB concluded a commercial arrangement with BSkyB which gave Sky the exclusive television rights for live Test cricket in England for four years (the 2006 to 2009 seasons). This deal, which took live Test cricket for home England matches away from terrestrial television for the first time generated substantial future revenues for English cricket, but was criticised by many England cricket supporters and others. [58] [59] [60] [61]

The Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year is an annual award voted by the Cricket Writers' Club for the best young cricket player in England and Wales, and has been awarded since 1950.[ citation needed ]

Cricket is also one of the most popular participation sports in England after football, rugby and tennis with most villages running a side every Sunday through the season, and towns putting out 2, 3, 4 and occasionally 5 sides for Saturday league matches, and 1 or 2 sides on a Sunday. According to the mid year 2020-21 Active Sport England survey an estimated 181,500 people play cricket at least twice a month, a 0.4% fall compared to the previous year. [62] Around 65% population of England follow Cricket. [63] [64] [65] [66] [67]

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