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CRICKET TODAY
Cricket has been played in England and Wales for over five centuries.
The passion for the game across the length and breadth of the land
has ensured that it is a distinct and valued part of our cultural heritage.
But what does cricket in England and Wales look like today?
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42,000
First Class
County clubs (FCCs)
Volunteers, including 10,000 officials
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NOW IS THE TIME TO
BUILD ON CRICKET’S
STRONG FOUNDATIONS
Recreational
cricket clubs
(formerly Minor Counties)
MCC
Colin Graves, ECB Chairman
Marylebone
Cricket Club
We have put in place the strong foundations needed to grow cricket in England and Wales. Today, we are
internationally respected by the other national cricket boards for the progress we have made in increasing our
reach and revenue through our new broadcast partnerships, for nurturing a strong domestic game and for our
international on-field success. This success will ensure that we continue to have a significant role to play in
shaping the future of the global game, working closely with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and other
national cricket boards. All of this gives us the strong platform we need to deliver this new strategy.
ICC Women’s World Cup
winners in 2017 Men’s Ashes victory
in 2015 and #1 ranked
ODI team World Record white-ball scores
Strong growth
in participation for
5-8 year olds through
All Stars Cricket Year-on-year growth in
the number of women
playing cricket Over four million children
have come through Chance
to Shine since 2005
500 million+ video views
on ECB digital channels Launch of South Asian
Action Plan in May 2018 New strategic partnerships
with Sky and BBC
I N S P I R I N G G E N E R AT I O N S
6,500
National
County clubs
Men: 481/6 – 50 Over (June 2018)
Women: 250/3 – IT20 (June 2018)
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England Teams
(Men’s Red Ball, Men’s White Ball,
Women’s, Physical Disability, Learning
Disability, Visually Impaired, Deaf )
2.5 M
Players
10.5 M
Followers
1.1 M
Attendees (Unique)
6.
1.2m Children
39
Cricket Boards
(CCBs) delivering the
recreational game locally
29
Premier Leagues
forming the top tier
of club cricket
Charitable
partners
Chance to Shine
and Lord’s Taverners
213 K 30 %
50 1.1m Children Average age
(vs 34 globally) 1.7 M
82% Male 2.4 M 115 %
460k through
Chance to Shine
9.4m Adults
94% White British
Women
Total annual
attendance (2018)
South Asian
Subscribers to ECB
YouTube channel
Growth in T20 Blast
attendance since 2012
7.