Test Match Special is a British sports radio programme,originally,as its name implies,dealing exclusively with Test cricket matches,but currently covering any professional cricket. The programme is available on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra (digital) and on BBC Sounds to the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. TMS provides ball-by-ball coverage of most Test cricket,One Day International,and Twenty20 matches and tournaments involving the England cricket team.
Ashley Fraser Giles is a former English first-class cricketer,who played 54 Test matches and 62 One Day Internationals for England before being forced to retire due to a recurring hip injury. Giles played the entirety of his 14-year first-class career at Warwickshire County Cricket Club.
Clare Joanne Connor is an English former cricketer who batted right-handed and bowled slow left arm spin. She held the presidency of Marylebone Cricket Club from 2021 until 2022. She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She achieved a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her retirement from international cricket in 2006.
Jennifer Louise Gunn is an English former cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in 11 Test matches,144 One Day Internationals and 104 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2004 and her international retirement in October 2019. She played domestic cricket for Nottinghamshire,Yorkshire,Warwickshire,Yorkshire Diamonds,Loughborough Lightning,Northern Diamonds,Northern Superchargers,South Australia and Western Australia.
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.
Laura Alexandra Marsh is an English former cricketer. Born in Pembury,Kent,she began playing cricket at 11 and started her career as a medium pace bowler but found greater success when she switched to off spin. She played county cricket for Kent Women,represents the Rubies and made her Test debut against India in 2006. She was part of the England team that retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008 and in England in 2009. She was also part of teams that won the Women's Cricket World Cup in 2009 and 2017. In December 2019,Marsh announced her retirement from international cricket,and announced her retirement from all forms of the game in August 2020. In April 2022,she became interim head coach of Sunrisers for the 2022 season.
Alison Mitchell is a British-Australian cricket commentator and sports broadcaster,working for the BBC,Australia's Channel 7 and the Australian Open among others. She was the first woman to become a regular commentator on the BBC's Test Match Special,and has been commentating on men's and women's international cricket around the world since 2007.
Anya Shrubsole is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed lower-order batter. She played for England between 2008 and 2022,and played domestic cricket for Somerset,Berkshire,Western Storm,Southern Vipers,Southern Brave and Perth Scorchers. She made her England debut in 2008,and was Player of the Match in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final. In 2018,she became the first woman to appear on the cover of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. In April 2022,Shrubsole announced her retirement from international cricket. In June 2023,she announced her intention to retire from all forms of cricket after the 2023 season of The Hundred.
Isabelle “Izzy”Westbury is a sports writer,broadcaster,lawyer and former cricketer. As a cricketer,she played as a right-arm off break bowler,playing for Somerset and Middlesex,as well as being part of the Western Storm squad in 2016. She captained Middlesex for two seasons,in 2015 and 2016. Westbury also appeared in one One Day International.
Tamsin Tilley Beaumont is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent,The Blaze,Welsh Fire,Melbourne Renegades and England. She plays primarily as an opening batter and occasional wicket-keeper. She has previously played for Surrey Stars,Adelaide Strikers,Southern Vipers,Sydney Thunder and London Spirit.
The Surrey Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Surrey. They play their home games at various grounds across the county,including Reed's School Ground,Cobham,as well as The Oval and Woodbridge Road,Guildford. They are captained by Amy Gordon and coached by Jonathan Batty. In 2019,Surrey played in Division One of the final season of the Women's County Championship,and have since played in the Women's Twenty20 Cup. They are partnered with the regional side South East Stars.
Cricket for Change (C4C),registered as the London Community Cricket Association,is a UK charity established in 1981 to provide support for young disadvantaged people to be able to take part in cricket events. Programmes include providing cricket facilities,training,disabled access to cricket,establishing cricket projects in deprived inner-city estates and providing coaching and practical support for other charities internationally.
Amy Ellen Jones is an English cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter for Warwickshire,Birmingham Phoenix,Perth Scorchers and England. She made her England debut in 2013 and is a holder of an ECB central contract.
Natalie Ruth Sciver-Brunt is an English cricketer who represents England in all formats. She was the first cricketer for England to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match. The "Natmeg" shot is named after Sciver-Brunt,from when she has hit a cricket ball through her legs during a game.
The Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL),known as the Kia Super League (KSL) for sponsorship reasons,was a semi-professional women's Twenty20 cricket competition in England and Wales operated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The competition featured six franchise teams,partnered with a variety of county teams and boards and universities,and was envisaged as a means to bridge the gap between amateur domestic cricket and the increasingly professional international game.
The Surrey Stars were an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in South London that competed in the English women's Twenty20 competition,the Women's Cricket Super League. The Stars played their home matches at The Oval and Woodbridge Road,Guildford. They were captained by Nat Sciver and coached by Richard Bedbrook,working with Surrey's Director of Women's Cricket Ebony Rainford-Brent. The Stars won the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League,beating Loughborough Lightning in the final at the County Cricket Ground,Hove. In 2020,following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket,some elements of the Surrey Stars were retained for a new team,the South East Stars.
Loughborough Lightning were an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based at Loughborough University. They were formed in 2016 to compete in the inaugural season of the Women's Cricket Super League. They primarily played their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground. They were coached by Rob Taylor and were captained by Georgia Elwiss. The team was partnered with Loughborough University. Together with the netball team and the women's rugby union team,the cricket team was one of three women's sports teams based at Loughborough University that used the Loughborough Lightning name. In 2020,following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket,some elements of the Loughborough Lightning were retained for a new team,named just Lightning and representing a broader region.
Kirstie Louise Gordon is a Scottish cricketer who currently plays for Kent,The Blaze and Trent Rockets as a slow-left arm orthodox bowler. She played for Scotland from 2012 to 2017,before switching nationality to England for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament. She has previously played for Nottinghamshire,Loughborough Lightning,Birmingham Phoenix and Otago.
The Cricket Social is a television program that provides live commentary on important cricket matches. The show is aired by BBC on the Sky TV Pictures
Paige Jamie Scholfield is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey and Oval Invincibles. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Sussex,Loughborough Lightning,Southern Vipers,South East Stars and Southern Brave.
