Worcestershire is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire,Staffordshire,and the West Midlands county to the north,Warwickshire to the east,Gloucestershire to the south,and Herefordshire to the west. The city of Worcester is the largest settlement and the county town.
West Midlands is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands region of England. A landlocked county,it is bordered by Staffordshire to the north and west,Worcestershire to the south,and is surrounded by Warwickshire to the east. The largest settlement is the city of Birmingham.
The West Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of International Territorial Level for statistical purposes. It covers the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. The region consists of the counties of Herefordshire,Shropshire,Staffordshire,Warwickshire,West Midlands and Worcestershire. The region has seven cities;Birmingham,Coventry,Hereford,Lichfield,Stoke-on-Trent,Wolverhampton and Worcester.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the national governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was formed on 1 January 1997 as a single governing body to combine the roles formerly fulfilled by the Test and County Cricket Board,the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council. In April 1998 the Women's Cricket Association was integrated into the organisation. The ECB's head offices are at Lord's Cricket Ground in north-west London.
The Birmingham &District Premier Cricket League is the oldest club cricket league in the United Kingdom,formed in 1888. It was the first ECB Premier League,being designated such in 1998,and is one of the strongest of the ECB Premier Leagues.
Douglas Robert Brown is a Scottish former cricketer and former head coach of the United Arab Emirates national team. Brown represented the Scottish national team as an all-rounder at One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International level,having earlier played One Day International cricket for England in 1997 and 1998. He played English county cricket for Warwickshire.
Seth Somers Park is a cricket ground in Halesowen,West Midlands. It is home to Halesowen Cricket Club,whose 1st XI play in the Birmingham and District Premier League. The park was used for first-class cricket by Worcestershire on two occasions in the 1960s,at which time Halesowen lay in Worcestershire. In 1964 they beat Cambridge University by ten wickets,and five years later they beat the same opposition by an identical margin. Two games in the 1986 ICC Trophy were played at Seth Somers Park:Canada beat Hong Kong by four wickets,while Denmark beat Bermuda by six wickets.
The Worcestershire County Cricket League (WCL) is an English club cricket league,and consists of club teams primarily from Worcestershire,as well as several other clubs from bordering counties Herefordshire,Shropshire,Staffordshire and Warwickshire.
Calum Scott MacLeod is a Scottish professional cricketer. He has represented the Scotland national team since 2008,including at the 2015 World Cup and the 2016 World Twenty20. He has played county cricket in England for Warwickshire and Durham. In January 2019,MacLeod was named the ICC Associate Player of the Year at the 2018 ICC Awards.
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,Royal London 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.
Ian Leslie Pont is an English former cricketer and current International Coach,specialising in T20 as a Head Coach and developing the speed of fast bowlers across all formats. Known for a powerful throw and a brief foray into the world of baseball,Pont mainly played for Essex during his career,as did his brother Keith Pont. Ian Pont won the Nat West (1985),Sunday/Pro 40 League (1985) and County Championship (1986) titles with Essex.
The Association of Cricket Officials (ACO) is an organisation set up to represent and support cricket officials,especially umpires and scorers. It operates under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and is often referred to as the "ECB ACO" or similar. Current membership is "near 8,000".
Scouting in West Midlands provides an overview of Scouting activities in the governmental region of the West Midlands. The largest number of Scouts and volunteer leaders in the region is linked to the Scout Association of the United Kingdom,while there is also a presence of traditional Scouting groups,such as the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association. The Scout Association administers the region through 8 Scout Counties,overseen by a regional commissioner,which follow the boundaries of the ceremonial counties they exist within. There are also a number of Scouting clubs within Universities in the region which are affiliated to the Student Scout and Guide Organisation.
The Warwickshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Warwickshire. They play their home games at Edgbaston Foundation Sports Ground,Birmingham,and are captained by Marie Kelly. In 2019,they won the Women's Twenty20 Cup. They are partnered with the regional side Central Sparks.
Bulls Head Ground is a cricket ground in Coventry,West Midlands. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1848,when Coventry played an All-England Eleven. It hosted its first first-class match in 1903,which was between Warwickshire and the Gentlemen of Philadelphia. From 1909 to 1919,the ground played host to 12 first-class matches. First-class cricket returned to the Bulls Head in 1990,and from 1990 to 1992 it hosted a further 3 first-class matches,the last of which was between Warwickshire and Middlesex.
Halesowen Cricket Club is an English cricket club in Halesowen,West Midlands that has four senior Saturday cricket sides. Their 1st currently play in the Birmingham and District Premier League. The 2nd,3rd,4th,5th &6th XI's play in the Worcestershire County Cricket League. The Club also has a youth cricket section,where there are teams for children between the ages of five and 17. Each year group has its own team,and plays representative matches throughout the season. In addition to this,there are coaching nights run for children of all ages and abilities at the club.
The administrative boundaries of Worcestershire,England have been fluid for over 150 years since the first major changes in 1844. There were many detached parts of Worcestershire in the surrounding counties,and conversely there were islands of other counties within Worcestershire. The 1844 Counties Act began the process of eliminating these,but the process was not completed until 1966,when Dudley was absorbed into Staffordshire.
Amy Ellen Jones is an English cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter for Warwickshire,Central Sparks,Birmingham Phoenix,Perth Scorchers and England. She made her England debut in 2013 and is a holder of an ECB central contract.
The North Midlands Rugby Football Union is a governing body for rugby union in part of The Midlands,England. The union is the constituent body of the Rugby Football Union for the counties of Herefordshire,Shropshire,Worcestershire and the Greater Birmingham area.
100-ball cricket is a short form of cricket designed to attract new audiences to the game with simplified rules,which was originally created by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for its new city-based competition The Hundred.
