Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Gloucestershire 2024 Fixtures

Gloucestershire fixture list. The Vitality Blast is the top T20 series in England. (It is always called the "Blast" series but is currently the Vitality Blast because Vitality Life Ltd is the sponsor.)
For the 2024 squad lineup see here. Winner is indicated in red.

April

Date & Local TimeMatchVenue
1-3 Apr 11:30Glos. vs Oxford UCCE*  friendly (abandoned)The Parks, Oxford
5-8 Apr 11:00Derbyshire vs Glos. (abandoned)Incora Cty Gnd, Derby
12-15 Apr 11:00Glos. vs Yorkshire  Cty. Champ. (drawn)Seat Unique Stad.
19-22 Apr 11:00Sussex vs Glos.  Cty. Champ. (4w)Emirates Old Trafford
26-29 Apr 11:00Glos. vs Middlesex  Cty. Champ. (drawn)Seat Unique Stad.

May

Date & Local TimeMatchVenue
10-13 May 11:00Northamptonshire vs Glos.  Cty. Champ. (256r)County Gnd, Northampton
17-20 May 11:00Leicestershire vs Glos.  Cty. Champ. (drawn)Uptonsteel Cty Gnd, Leicester
24-27 May 11:00Glos. vs Derbyshire  Cty. Champ. (drawn)Seat Unique Stad.
30 May 18:30Glos. vs Essex  Vitality Blast (5w)Seat Unique Stad.
31 May 19:00Sussex vs Glos.  Vitality Blast (3w)1st Central Cty Gnd, Hove

June

Date & Local TimeMatchVenue
7 Jun 18:30Glos. vs Hampshire  Vitality Blast (5w)Seat Unique Stad.
9 Jun 14:30Glos. vs Sussex  Vitality Blast (48r)Seat Unique Stad.
12 Jun 11:00Herefordshire vs Glos.  T20 (48r)Eastnor C.C.
12 Jun 14:00Herefordshire vs Glos.  T20 (52r)Eastnor C.C.
14 Jun 18:30Surrey vs Glos.  Vitality Blast (tie)Kia Oval
16 Jun 15:30Kent vs Glos.  Vitality Blast (9w)Spitfire Gnd, St Lawrence
20 Jun 18:30Glamorgan vs Glos.  Vitality Blast (2w)Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
21 Jun 18:30Glos. vs Somerset  Vitality Blast (5w)Seat Unique Stad.
23-26 Jun 11:00Yorkshire vs Glos.  Cty. Champ. (10w)Scarborough
30 Jun - 3 Jul 11:00Glos. vs Glamorgan  Cty. Champ. (tie)Cheltenham College, Cheltenham

July

Date & Local TimeMatchVenue
5 Jul 14:30Glos. vs Kent  Vitality Blast (4r - DLS)Cheltenham College, Cheltenham
7 Jul 14:30Somerset vs Glos.  Vitality Blast (5w)Cooper Assoc. Cty Gnd, Taunton
11 Jul 17:00Glos. vs Middlesex  Vitality Blast (29r)Cheltenham College, Cheltenham
12 Jul 19:00Hampshire vs Glos.  Vitality Blast (5w)Utilita Bowl, Southampton
14 Jul 14:30 Glos. vs Glamorgan  Vitality Blast (121r)Cheltenham College, Cheltenham
18 Jul 19:00Middlesex vs Glos.  Vitality Blast (10r)The Cloud Cty Gnd, Chelmsford
25 Jul 11:00Glamorgan vs Glos.  Metro Bank 1-Day (27r)Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
28 Jul 11:00Glos. vs Essex  Metro Bank 1-Day (63r)Seat Unique Stad.
30 Jul 11:00Surrey vs Glos.  Metro Bank 1-Day (37r)Kia Oval, London

August

Date & Local TimeMatchVenue
2 Aug 11:00Yorkshire Vikings vs Glos.  Metro Bank 1-Day (36r)York
4 Aug 11:00Glos. vs Warwickshire  Metro Bank 1-Day (6w)Seat Unique Stad.
7 Aug 11:00Glos. vs Sussex Sharks  Metro Bank 1-Day (8w)Seat Unique Stad.
9 Aug 11:00Notts Outlaws vs Glos.  Metro Bank 1-Day (7w)Trent Bridge, Nottingham
14 Aug 11:00Glos. vs Leicestershire  Metro Bank 1-DaySeat Unique Stad.
22-25 Aug 11:00Glos. vs Leicestershire  Cty. Champ.Seat Unique Stad.
29 Aug - 1 Sep 11:00Glos. vs Northamptonshire  Cty. Champ.Seat Unique Stad.

September

Date & Local TimeMatchVenue
9-12 Sep 10:30Middlesex vs Glos.  Cty. Champ.Lord's, London
17-20 Sep 10:30Glos. vs Sussex  Cty. Champ.Seat Unique Stad.
26-29 Sep 10:30Glamorgan vs Glos.  Cty. Champ.Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

* - Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence

See fixture list at the Gloucestershire County website.

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Monday, April 15, 2024

Women's Cricket

There are women's cricket teams around the world, mostly in countries where men's cricket is also popular. In England there is a regional cricket league similar to men's county cricket but are usually limited to T20 and T50 (ODI) fixtures. The teams are:

The Blaze Central Sparks Lancashire Thunder Northern Diamonds

 
South East Stars Southern Vipers Sunrisers Western Storm

Women's Team Map

There is no international Test championship for women's cricket but there are a few one-off test matches. Most games are ODI (One Day International) games among Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies.

The England National Cricket Team members are drawn from the various regional women's teams. They have numerous fixtures for the 2024 season. See detailed information at Wikipedia.

They have some of the top players in women's cricket. Sophie Ecclestone (who plays for Lancashire (North West) Thunder) is rated the best women's bowler in the world in both T20 and ODI. Of the top 5 ranked women's bowlers in the world, England has three in T20 (Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn and Charlie Dean) and two in ODI (Ecclestone and Kate Cross). Nat Sciver-Brunt (who plays for the Northern Diamonds) is rated the best women's batter in ODI in the world. Amy Jones, the team's wicket keeper, (who plays for Central Sparks) is considered one of the best keepers playing. The squad for 2024 can be seen here. Winner is indicated in red.

2024 Schedule

March

DATE & LOCAL TIMEMATCHVENUE
13 Mar 2024 10:00England vs New Zealand  1st T20 (57r)John Davies Oval, Queenstown, NZ
18 Mar 2024 12:00England vs New Zealand  2nd T20 (27r)University Oval, Dunedin, NZ
21 Mar 2024 12:00England vs New Zealand  3rd T20 (15r)Saxton Oval, Nelson, NZ
23 Mar 2024 12:00England vs New Zealand  4th T20 (3r)Saxton Oval, Nelson, NZ
26 Mar 2024 12:00England vs New Zealand  5th T20 (47r)Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington, NZ
28 Mar 2024 12:00England vs New Zealand  6th T20 (5w)Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington, NZ
31 Mar 2024 10:00England vs New Zealand  1st ODI (4w)Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington, NZ

April

DATE & LOCAL TIMEMATCHVENUE
3 Apr 2024 12:00England vs New Zealand  2nd ODI (56r)Seddon Park, Hamilton, NZ
6 Apr 2024 10:00England vs New Zealand  3rd ODI (7w)Seddon Park, Hamilton, NZ

May

DATE & LOCAL TIMEMATCHVENUE
11 May 2024England vs Pakistan  1st T20 (53r)Edgbaston, Birmingham
17 May 2024 17:30England vs Pakistan  2nd T20 (65r)County Gnd, Northampton
19 May 2024 12:00England vs Pakistan  3rd T20 (34r)Headingley, Leeds
23 May 2024 12:00England vs Pakistan  1st ODI (37r)County Ground, Derby
26 May 2024 10:00England vs Pakistan  2nd ODI (No result)Cooper Assoc Cty Gnd, Taunton
29 May 2024 12:00England vs Pakistan  3rd ODI (178r)Cloud Cty Gnd, Chelmsford

June

DATE & LOCAL TIMEMATCHVENUE
26 Jun 2024 12:00England vs New Zealand  1st ODI (9w)Seat Unique Gnd, Chester-le-Street
30 Jun 2024 10:00England vs New Zealand  2nd ODI (8w)New Road, Worcester

July

DATE & LOCAL TIMEMATCHVENUE
3 Jul 2024 12:00England vs New Zealand  3rd ODI (5w)Seat Unique Stad, Bristol
6 Jul 2024 13:30England vs New Zealand  1st T20 (59r)Utilita Bowl, Southampton
9 Jul 2024 17:30England vs New Zealand  2nd T20 (23r DLS)Central Cty Gnd, Hove
11 Jul 2024 17:30England vs New Zealand  3rd T20 (6w)Spitfire Gnd, Canterbury
13 Jul 2024 17:30England vs New Zealand  4th T20 (7w)Kia Oval, London
17 Jul 2024 17:00England vs New Zealand  5th T20 (20r)Lord's, London

September

DATE & LOCAL TIMEMATCHVENUE
7 Sep 2024 09:45England vs Ireland  1st ODICivil Service C.C., Belfast
9 Sep 2024 09:45England vs Ireland  2nd ODICivil Service C.C., Belfast
11 Sep 2024 09:45England vs Ireland  3rd ODICivil Service C.C., Belfast
14 Sep 2024 14:00England vs Ireland  1st T20Castle Avenue, Dublin
16 Sep 2024 14:00England vs Ireland  2nd T20Castle Avenue, Dublin
17 Sep 2024 14:00England vs Ireland  3rd T20Castle Avenue, Dublin

October

DATE & LOCAL TIMEMATCHVENUE
3 Oct 2024 09:00England vs South Africa  1st T20Sher-e-Bangla Nat. Stad., Mirpur, Bangladesh
5 Oct 2024 13:00England vs South Africa  2nd T20Sher-e-Bangla Nat. Stad., Mirpur, Bangladesh
12 Oct 2024 09:00England vs West Indies  T20Sher-e-Bangla Nat. Stad., Mirpur, Bangladesh
14 Oct 2024 09:00England vs Scotland   T20Sher-e-Bangla Nat. Stad., Mirpur, Bangladesh

November

DATE & LOCAL TIMEMATCHVENUE
24 Nov 2024 12:00England vs South Africa  1st T20Buffalo Park, East London
27 Nov 2024 16:00England vs South Africa  2nd T20Willowmoore Park, Benoni, SA
30 Nov 2024 16:00England vs South Africa  3rd T20SuperSport Park, Centurion, SA

December

DATE & LOCAL TIMEMATCHVENUE
4 Dec 2024 12:00England vs South Africa  1st ODIDiamond Oval, Kimberley
8 Dec 2024 08:00England vs South Africa  2nd ODIHollywoodbets Kingsmead, Durban, SA
11 Dec 2024 12:00England vs South Africa  3rd ODIJB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom, SA
15-18 Dec 2024 08:30England vs South Africa  1st TestMangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, SA

2025 Schedule

January

DATE & LOCAL TIMEMATCHVENUE
12 Jan 2025England vs TBD  ODINorth Sydney Oval, Sydney
14 Jan 2025England vs TBD  ODIJunction Oval, Melbourne
17 Jan 2025England vs TBD  ODIBellerive Oval, Hobart
20 Jan 2025England vs TBD  T20SCG, Sydney
23 Jan 2025England vs TBD  T20Manuka Oval, Canberra
25 Jan 2025England vs TBD  T20Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
30 Jan - 2 Feb 2025England vs Australia  Ashes TestMCG, Melbourne
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Monday, April 1, 2024

International Test Cricket Championship Series 2023-25

The Championship series for international Test cricket runs from 2023 to 2025. The national teams competing are Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies. Australia are the defending champions. See the fixtures list the ICC. Current schedule and current standings at CricInfo.

As of July 16, 2024 the standings are as follows:
ICC World Championship Standings
 — — — POINTS — — —
TEAM(PT)(PCT)*
India7468.51
Australia9062.50
New Zealand3650.00
Sri Lanka2450.00
Pakistan2236.66
England5736.54
South Africa1225.00
Bangladesh1225.00
West Indies1619.04

* - PCT = Percent. This reflects the points ranking taking into account the number of games played.

Below is a list of upcoming games — for past results see here. Winner is indicated in red.

2024 Schedule


England Vs West Indies

DateMatchVenue
10-14 Jul 2024England vs West Indies  1st Test (114r)Lord's Cricket Ground, London
18-22 Jul 2024England vs West Indies  2nd Test (241r)Trent Bridge, Nottingham
26-30 Jul 2024England vs West Indies  3rd Test (10w)Edgbaston, Birmingham

Ireland Vs Zimbabwe

DateMatchVenue
25-29 Jul 2024Ireland vs Zimbabwe  Only Test (4w)Stormont, Belfast

West Indies Vs South Africa

DateMatchVenue
7-11 Aug 2024West Indies vs South Africa  1st TestPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
15-19 Aug 2024West Indies vs South Africa  2nd TestProvidence, Guyana

England Vs Sri Lanka

DateMatchVenue
21-25 Aug 2024England vs Sri Lanka  1st TestManchester
29 Aug - 2 Sep 2024England vs Sri Lanka  2nd TestLord's Cricket Ground, London
6-10 Sep 2024England vs Sri Lanka  3rd TestThe Oval, London

Australia Vs India

DateMatchVenue
22-26 Nov 2024Australia vs India 1st TestWACA, Perth
6-10 Dec 2024Australia vs India 2nd TestAdelaide
14-18 Dec 2024Australia vs India 3rd TestBrisbane
26-30 Dec 2024Australia vs India 4th TestMelbourne

West Indies Vs Bangladesh

DateMatchVenue
22-26 Nov 2024West Indies vs Bangladesh  1st TestNorth Sound, Antigua & Barbuda
30 Nov - 4 Dec 2024West Indies vs Bangladesh  2nd TestKingston, Jamaica

South Africa Vs Sri Lanka

DateMatchVenue
27 Nov - 1 Dec 2024South Africa vs Sri Lanka  1st TestDurban, SA
5-9 Dec 2024South Africa vs Sri Lanka  2nd TestGqeberha, SA

New Zealand Vs England

DateMatchVenue
28 Nov - 2 Dec 2024New Zealand vs England  1st TestChristchurch, NZ
6-10 Dec 2024New Zealand vs England  2nd TestWellington, NZ
14-18 2024New Zealand vs England  3rd TestHamilton, NZ

South Africa Vs Pakistan

DateMatchVenue
26-30 Dec 2024South Africa vs Pakistan  1st TestCenturion, SA

2025 Schedule


Australia Vs India

DateMatchVenue
1-5 Jan 2025Australia vs India  5th TestSydney

South Africa Vs Pakistan

DateMatchVenue
1-5 Jan 2025South Africa vs Pakistan  2nd TestCape Town, SA

England Vs Zimbabwe

DateMatchVenue
28 Jul - 1 Aug 2025England vs Zimbabwe  Only TestTBD

 
Afghanistan is also a full member of the ICC but is not participating in this series.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

European Cricket

Netherlands plays first class cricket and participates in international test matches, but the rest of Europe also have their own national teams. The European Cricket League was only founded in 2018 but has a significant number of participants. They play T10 and T20 games.

There are currently 35 countries in the league from all over Europe and also Russia and Israel.

Member Countries

AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech Republic
 
DenmarkEnglandEstoniaFinlandFranceGermany
 
GibraltorGreeceGuernseyHungaryIrelandIsle of Man
 
IsraelItalyJerseyLuxembourgMaltaNetherlands
 
NorwayPortugalRomaniaRussiaScotlandSerbia
 
SloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkey 

The European Cricket Network have lots of videos both live and recorded of matches throughout Europe. They can be watched on their website or on Youtube.

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Friday, February 16, 2024

West Indies cricket

West Indies cricket is comprised of 15 mostly English-speaking island countries in the Caribbean. There are two different leagues: Premier League and First-class cricket, and they are not comprised of the same countries.

Six national teams play First-class cricket toward the West Indies Championship: Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, the Leeward Islands*, and the Windward Islands†. Barbados are the defending champions. They also compete in the Super50 Cup (T50) championship. Trinidad and Tobago are the defending champions.

Six teams play Premier League Twenty20 cricket toward the Caribbean Premier League tournament: Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Saint Lucia Kings, and Trinbago (Trinidad and Tobago) Knight Riders. Trinbago Knight Riders are the defending champions.

First-class teams
BarbadosGuyanaJamaicaLeeward IslandsTrinidad & TobagoWindward Islands

Premier League teams
BarbadosGuyanaJamaicaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaTrinbago

These national teams are not to be confused with the West Indies team that plays International Test cricket. That team is comprised of players from the various West Indies countries and will play seven test matches in 2024: three against England in July, two against South Africa in August, and two against Bangladesh in November. They also play international T20 games.

* Leeward Islands – Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sint Maarten, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
† Windward Islands – Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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