Short form cricket is a collective term for several modified forms of the sport of cricket , with playing times significantly shorter than more traditional forms of the game.
57-496: First-class cricket One Day International Limited overs (domestic) Twenty20 International Twenty20 (domestic) Other forms T10 cricket or Ten10 cricket is a short form of cricket . Two teams play a single innings , which is restricted to a maximum of ten overs (60 legal balls ) per side, with the game lasting approximately 90 minutes. The first competition using this format took place in December 2017 ,
114-540: A County Partnership Agreement with the ECB. County Boards: Recreational cricket at all levels in each county is administered by a county board. There are more than 6,500 recreational cricket clubs and 40 county boards in total, including boards for Wales and the Isle of Wight. Each board has a County Partnership Agreement with the ECB. The intention is for the whole of cricket to think collectively about how to work together for
171-461: A Cricket Board. Rutland shares a board with neighbouring Leicestershire, an echo of the 18th century Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket Club . Hampshire as such has two boards given that the Isle of Wight has its own. Westmorland and Cumberland are replaced by Cumbria, a ceremonial county created in 1974. An additional board exists for the whole country of Wales and is incorporated within the ECB. Most counties have clubs which are members of either
228-685: A Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, three Independent Non-Executive Directors, five Cricket Non-Executive Directors, the CEO and the Chief Financial Officer. There are 41 members of the ECB: One of the main responsibilities of the ECB is the preparation and development of the teams that represent England at the highest level in Test and ODI play. The National Selector, head coach and other coaches are ECB employees. The ECB also employs
285-459: A cricket match. Although twenty-over cricket matches have existed for decades and remain the most popular amateur form of the game, the professional format Twenty20 cricket was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003. It is a form of one-day cricket in which each team bats for a maximum of only 20 overs, contrasting with 50 overs for a standard one-day match. This means
342-412: A game can be completed in about three hours, making it more palatable for children and families than longer matches. The players can also rest. The English first-class counties participate in a Twenty20 Cup competition annually. Many games are played in twilight, again to enhance family spectator appeal. They also feature numerous musical 'stings' for exciting events, such as the dismissal of a batsman, or
399-459: A generation to say Cricket is a game for me . Alongside its five-year plan, in October 2019 ECB launched plans to transform women's and girls' cricket. The ECB also leads the sport's efforts with regard to the integrity of cricket, including anti-doping and anti-corruption initiatives, and safeguarding of all who play and administer the game. In the 2017-2018 financial year, the ECB's turnover
456-544: A joint county club. It is now representative of Cumbria as a whole and plays matches in both of the two traditional counties; there has never been a club called Westmorland. Historically, the England team represented the whole of Great Britain in international cricket, with Scottish or Welsh national teams playing sporadically and players from both countries occasionally representing England. Following Ireland's membership in 1993, Scotland became an independent member of
513-648: A one-day final since 1953. On 5 August 2004, New Zealand Women defeated England Women in the first international Twenty20 match, played at Hove in England. On 12 January 2005, Australia's first Twenty20 game was played at the WACA Ground between the Western Warriors and the Victorian Bushrangers . It drew a sellout crowd of 20,700 – the largest seen at the ground for many years. On 17 February 2005, Australia defeated New Zealand in
570-407: A perceived marketing vacancy for a form of the sport which can be completed in a few hours, rather than a full day. They tend to emphasise the more "exciting" aspects of cricket as seen by more casual observers of the game, which includes aggressive batting and fast run scoring. In this regard, they are successful, as shortened forms of cricket attract crowds of spectators who might not otherwise attend
627-433: A pre-agreed personal score, usually 25 or 30. Should the side be dismissed with a number of batsmen retired, they may then return to the crease in the order they retired. It is not unprecedented for a batsman to retire for a second or even third time in one innings. This rule ensures that the majority of a team will get a bat, and hence ensures the emphasis on the entire team both getting involved and being able to contribute to
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#1732797352311684-488: A result, the ECB has identified 26 activities that will make up the overarching Inspiring Generations strategy. The key focus is on six areas, in which the ECB has pledged to: One of the most important elements of the Inspiring Generations strategy is the delivery of a plan to make cricket a truly gender-balanced sport and to build on the significant progress in the women's game in the first two decades of
741-400: Is a very short form of the sport designed to be played by teams of only six players. Each team receives one innings, with a maximum of only five overs. Naturally, with far fewer fielders, runs are much easier to score, and the sixes matches are typically frenetic affairs. As the games last less than an hour, sixes cricket is typically played in a tournament format with multiple teams competing at
798-496: Is aimed at a younger audience with the aim of games being completed in less than three hours. Eight new teams were created by the ECB and based in cities across England and Wales. The teams do not align with existing counties, though they share stadiums. The team names are: The competition also sees the return after 15 years of live cricket to free-to-air television, with a contract seeing the BBC screening at least ten matches live from
855-492: Is odd that we see Ireland and Scotland playing in international tournaments and not Wales." In 2019, Plaid Cymru member Jonathan Edwards called for Wales to separate from the England and Wales Cricket Board by 2020 and to establish itself as an independent national team, Mr. Edwards said; “We have a Welsh rugby team, football team, basketball team, even a national lacrosse team. In cricket, however, we are still incorporated into England. That surely can't be right.” In 2019
912-565: The County Championship or the National Counties Cricket Championship . Rutland and the Isle of Wight do not have county clubs and are wholly integrated for that purpose with Leicestershire and Hampshire respectively. Huntingdonshire County Cricket Club has a chequered history and now plays informal matches only. Cumberland and Westmorland originally shared Cumberland County Cricket Club as
969-603: The International Cricket Council (ICC) officially sanctioned the league. In October 2019, Cricket West Indies decided to host women's exhibition T10 matches in the lead-up to the CPL 2019 final . Ninety–90 Bash , also known as the 90/90 is an upcoming annual franchise-based 90-ball cricket league in the United Arab Emirates , with each team facing 15 overs. The first edition of
1026-567: The laws of the game remain under the control of MCC . In April 2017 the Articles of Association were changed to allow a new White-ball Cricket competition to be run from 2020, comprising 8 teams and run during school summer holidays. The T20 event has become The Hundred . In May 2018 ECB launched an action plan for engaging South Asian audiences in England and Wales. In January 2019 ECB launched its Inspiring Generations strategy for cricket across 2020–2024. The strategy aims to Inspire
1083-604: The 1740s and the first County Championship was played in 1890. From 2020 onwards there are 10 teams in Division One and eight in Division Two. The ECB plays a part in the administration of a county through the County Partnership Agreement, a structure set up in late 2019 designed to improve two-way communication between the ECB and the counties and to ensure the successful implementation of
1140-497: The 21st century. The ECB has promised by 2021 to invest £20million specifically into the transformation of women's and girls’ cricket. This process is built around the following five targets: More than 850 clubs now offer women's and girls’ cricket, a total that was fewer than 100 in 2009. In 2020 the ECB launched a new competition called The Hundred which the board said was designed to appeal to families and younger cricket fans. The new competition, where each side has 100 balls,
1197-514: The Chairman of the ECB Board, a position held by Richard Thompson since September 2022. An executive committee chaired by the CEO is responsible for delivering the ECB's strategic plans. Three other committees – Cricket; Audit, Risk and Governance; and Regulatory – work with the senior management team on policy, planning and strategic issues. The ECB Management Board is composed of a Chair,
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#17327973523111254-407: The ECB and the concept that Welsh players of international standard will continue to represent England. Domestic competitions: First-class counties compete in the following: Subject to certain exceptions, each historic county in England has either an ECB County Cricket Club or Cricket Board as below. The first-class counties are represented directly at the ECB, whereas the national counties retain
1311-427: The ECB launched a game-wide strategy to grow interest in, and engagement with, cricket over the five years between 2020 and 2024. Its vision is that by the latter date a new generation of fans will have been inspired to say: “Cricket is a game for me. ” Inspiring Generations has been made possible by the signing of a media rights deal worth about £1.1billion, the vast majority of which will be paid by Sky television. As
1368-404: The ECB signed a new media rights deal valued at £1.1 billion to cover the five years between 2020 and 2024. This deal will be used to fund a broad range of initiatives across the sport at all levels, including a guaranteed and unprecedented £475 million to fund the county network – First-Class Counties, National Counties and County Boards. While the ECB administers all aspects of English cricket,
1425-705: The English Test match captain and other centrally contracted players, as well as being responsible for the National Cricket Performance Centre , currently based at Loughborough University in Leicestershire. The long-term strategy to deliver world championships in the men's and women's games had a successful conclusion in the summer of 2019. England won the ICC Cricket World Cup for the first time, emulating
1482-575: The English team. Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the UK. More than 1.1 million adults attend cricket matches each year, while 2.5 million people play the game at all levels in England and Wales. Almost 10 million people – about 20% of the adult population – follow the sport. Since 2009, 4 million schoolchildren have been introduced to cricket by the Chance To Shine programme. In 2017
1539-467: The ICC the next year. With Welsh players pursuing international careers exclusively with an England team, there have been a number of calls for Wales to become an independent member of the ICC, or for the ECB to provide more fixtures for a Welsh national team. However, both Cricket Wales and Glamorgan County Cricket Club have continually supported the ECB, with Glamorgan arguing for the financial benefits of
1596-510: The Malaysia T10 Bash. T10 cricket is notably shorter than other cricket formats; the shortest format of cricket played at the international level is T20 cricket , in which games are 20 overs per side and last approximately 3 hours. Because of its relative shortness, there is a greater emphasis on fast scoring and hitting boundaries . There have been various positive and negative reactions to T10 cricket, all largely pertaining to
1653-715: 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 board oversees all levels of cricket in England and Wales, including the national teams: England Men ( Test , One Day International and T20I ), England Women , England Lions (Men's second tier), Physical Disability, Learning Disability, Visually Impaired, and Deaf. Although
1710-618: The New Zealand Max Blacks and England (1997), West Indies (2000) and India (2002). It was essentially a very short form of test cricket, with each team permitted two innings, but a maximum of only 10 overs for each innings. Other major differences from the Laws of Cricket include: Super 8s is a defunct short form of cricket devised by Greg Chappell for the Australian Cricket Board in 1996. The format
1767-683: The T10 format in March 2024, with over ₹ 1,165 crore (US$ 140 million) having been spent by the winning bidders in order to own the six teams in the competition. In May-June of 2024 Nepal T10 was organized in Biratnagar at MBJ Cricket Ground. In 2019, the Caribbean Premier League featured two exhibition women's T10 cricket matches, each played before two of the knockout matches. In May 2020, Cricket West Indies announced that
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1824-576: The Welsh Parliament's petitions committee reflected the passionate debate around the issue. Bethan Jenkins , Plaid Cymru 's spokesperson on heritage, culture, sport and broadcasting, and a member of the petitions committee, argued that Wales should have its own international team and withdraw from the ECB. Jenkins noted that Ireland (with a population of 6.4 million) was an ICC member with 6,000 club players whereas Wales (with 3.2 million) had 7,500. Jenkins said: "Cricket Wales and Glamorgan CCC say
1881-527: The Welsh county within the English structure, and Cricket Wales stating they are "committed to continuing to play a major role within the ECB" The absence of a Welsh cricket team has seen a number of debates within the Welsh Parliament . In 2013 a debate saw both Conservative and Labour members lend their support to the establishment of an independent Welsh team. In 2015, a report produced by
1938-560: The World Cup four times, most recently in 2017. The team is captained, as of July 2020, by Heather Knight . Disability teams : The ECB aims to have 300 clubs offering disabled provision by 2024. The four teams administered by the ECB are Physical Disability, Learning Disability, Visually Impaired and Deaf . First-Class Counties: There are 18 First-Class Counties, 17 in England and one, Glamorgan, in Wales. County cricket developed in
1995-432: The amount of time spent moving between overs and enables the same amount of cricket to be played in a shorter time. In contrast to orthodox cricket rules, an extra ball is not awarded following a wide or no-ball, in order to save time. Instead, two runs are added to the score instead of the usual one run. This rule does not usually apply for the last over of each inning to ensure that no strategic advantage can be gained from
2052-410: The deliberate bowling of a wide ball. The fielding side is limited to three overs per bowler, or in some formats only two overs. This ensures that the majority of each team is required to bowl. The tactical implications of this rule for the fielding team captain are important as he must carefully decide when to bowl his experienced and inexperienced bowlers. Batsmen are required to retire upon reaching
2109-465: The feat of their female counterparts, who had become world champions for the fourth time in 2017. The ECB is responsible for the financial direction and commercial exploitation of England cricket. It raises revenue from the proceeds of sales for tickets at One Day International and Test matches in England and Wales. The ECB is also responsible for the generation of income from the sale of sponsorship and broadcasting rights , primarily in relation to
2166-444: The final score. This informal format of cricket is extremely popular in the UK and is seen as the ideal way for new or inexperienced players to be introduced to the sport. More than any other format of cricket, the outcome of the game is often decided by the joint contributions of all the players rather than a few highly skilled performers. This makes it an extremely enjoyable format for amateur cricketers to play. Six-a-side cricket
2223-662: The first full-member cricket board to start a T10 competition, which is called The 6ixty . Later that year, Sri Lanka Cricket and Zimbabwe Cricket announced plans to start their own T10 competitions in 2023. T-Ten Sports, the organisers of the Abu Dhabi T10, have helped organise T10 leagues in Zimbabwe and the USA . India hosted the Indian Street Premier League , a tennis ball cricket league, in
2280-554: The first One-Day International, against Australia in 1971. England won the men's Cricket World Cup for the first time in a thrilling final against New Zealand at Lord's in July 2019. As of May 2023, the team's captain was Jos Buttler . Women's team : England featured in the first Women's Test series, against Australia in 1934–35, where they won 2-0 despite the enduring rancour from the Bodyline series of two winters before. They have won
2337-750: The first edition of the Vincy Premier T10 League would start on 22 May 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Vanuatu T10 Blast started one day earlier in Port Vila . In June 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the commencement of the first edition of the PDC T10 League. A number of other minor T10 leagues have been started, such as the Cricket Fiji Vakataukata T10 League and
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2394-609: The first men's international Twenty20 match, played at Eden Park in Auckland . The 100-ball game was first proposed by the ECB in 2016, with the first club level games starting in England 2019. It was first played at the professional level by a new city-based competition called The Hundred , with 8 teams from England and Wales , that started in 2021. Ten-overs per team cricket matches introduced by T10 Sports Management. The company started T10 League in UAE in 2017. In August 2018,
2451-399: The hitting of a boundary. Such fours and sixes are made easier to achieve by the shortening of the boundaries. Major differences from the Laws of Cricket include: So far, Twenty20 has proved very popular with the public. On 15 July 2004, Middlesex vs. Surrey (the first Twenty20 game to be held at Lord's ) attracted a crowd of 26,500, the largest attendance for any county game other than
2508-465: The idea of a Welsh national cricket team is ‘an emotive subject’, of course having a national team is emotive, you only have to look at the stands during any national game to see that. To suggest this as anything other than natural is a bit of a misleading argument." In 2017, the First Minister of Wales , Carwyn Jones called for the reintroduction of the Welsh one day team stating: "[It]
2565-513: The inspiring Generations strategy between 2020 and 2024. National Counties: Formerly known as the Minor Counties , these are the 21 areas where cricket is played on a county-wide basis but without first-class status. The Minor Counties Championship was first staged in 1895. From 2020 onwards, the counties’ Western and Eastern divisions are split into two five-team groups between which sides are relegated and promoted. Each county also has
2622-472: The men's competition, including the final. The launch of The Hundred competition was planned for 2020, but was officially delayed to 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2018, the ECB launched an initiative designed to increase engagement in cricket in England and Wales among people who trace their ancestry to nations in south Asia – such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka – where cricket has historically been hugely popular. The decision
2679-681: The opening season of the T10 League (now known as the Abu Dhabi T10) in the United Arab Emirates . The International Cricket Council (ICC) officially sanctioned the league. In May 2020, Eoin Morgan , the captain of the England cricket team , supported the idea of using the format at the Olympics , with former international cricketers Virender Sehwag and Shahid Afridi also supporting the idea. In June 2022, Cricket West Indies became
2736-575: The organisation is the England and Wales Cricket Board, it is referred to as the ECB, not the EWCB, as a result of a decision by those overseeing the transition from the previous bodies. The ECB is run by an executive management team that reports directly to the chief executive officer (CEO). Richard Gould took over as permanent CEO in February 2023, replacing Clare Connor , who had held the office on an interim basis since May 2022. He in turn reports to
2793-579: The present and future stability and growth of the game. The ECB also works at grassroots level with organisations such as Chance To Shine that are dedicated to encouraging talented and enthusiastic youngsters to play as much cricket as possible and maximise their potential. Cricket in Wales: Historically, there have been claims that Wales should break away from the ECB and have its own international team, like Ireland and Scotland. However, Cricket Wales and Glamorgan have consistently supported
2850-507: The same ground. Other major changes to the Laws of Cricket include: Six-a-side cricket , or the similar Eight-a-side cricket, is a popular tournament format used in the UK that came to international prominence with a high-profile tournament held in Hong Kong annually, involving some of the best players from each Test nation, as well as other countries. The entire tournament is run over two days. The Six-A-Side-Cricket Federation of India
2907-475: The shortness of the format. Short form cricket A typical short form cricket match can be completed within two to three hours, compared to 7–8 hours for a one-day cricket match, or five days for a Test match . They generally are limited overs cricket matches, with each team batting for a maximum of 5 to 20 overs (30 to 120 legal balls ) depending on the format. These short forms of cricket have been developed locally by various authorities, to fill
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#17327973523112964-530: The tournament is planned to be held in 2022. Amateur evening cricket is a version of T20 cricket that is played informally throughout the UK and the world. The rules are similar to those of Twenty20 cricket, with some modifications designed to speed the game up and to ensure that the game cannot be dominated by a small group of skilled players. As with orthodox 20-over cricket, each team faces 120 deliveries, however instead of being split into 20 six-ball overs, these are split into 15 eight-ball overs. This reduces
3021-591: Was conceived as a way to financially reward the top-class domestic cricketers in Australia whose opportunities of making it into the significantly higher-paying Australian national side were limited. Matches were played outside the regular cricket season during the Australian winter at rugby stadiums with smaller rectangular fields such as Willows Sports Complex in Townsville . An international tournament
3078-562: Was founded in 2002. It hosts inter-school and inter-university tournaments; it also organizes Sub-Junior, Junior, Youth, Senior, Federation Cup, and Zonal tournaments. Cricket Max is a defunct form of cricket invented in New Zealand by former New Zealand cricketer and captain Martin Crowe which was played primarily by New Zealand first-class cricket teams in an annual competition. International matches were also played between
3135-522: Was held in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia in July 1996. The changes from the usual Laws of Cricket include: England and Wales Cricket Board 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 ,
3192-440: Was taken to engage with this community in particular because more than 30% of active cricketers in England and Wales at the time identified as being of South Asian extraction. The SAAP was driven by research and community-led in an attempt to break down barriers to playing and watching cricket. The 11 principal action points included installing non-traditional playing facilities in urban areas and delivering cricket at schools with
3249-500: Was £125.5 million. Men's Test team : England played in the first Test match, against Australia in 1877, and has been one of the world's leading exponents of the five-day form of cricket ever since. England has been a full member of the International Cricket Council since 1909. The position of Men's Test captain, as of 28 April 2022, is occupied by Ben Stokes . Men's white ball team : England featured in
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