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4 unusual facts about England and Wales Cricket Board


Baron Rochester

Tim Lamb, Chief Executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board from 1997 to 2004, is the younger son of the second Baron Rochester.

BBC Motion Gallery

In addition, BBC Motion Gallery represents numerous other archives, including Rip Curl, Aero GP, the England and Wales Cricket Board, ESPN Classic (UK), Urban Freestyler and Nugus Martin.

England and Wales Cricket Board

The ECB courted further controversy in 2005 when they appeared to dither over the employment contract of the bowling coach Troy Cooley who was seen by many as an important contributor to England's Ashes success.

Peter Gregory

Gregory was the first person to be appointed to the role of chief medical officer by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2002.


2015 Ashes series

The ECB have also commented that having three Ashes series in two years will also prevent any future Ashes series down-under from affecting World Cup preparations.

Controversies involving the Indian Premier League

Because the inaugural IPL season coincided with the County Championship season as well as New Zealand's tour of England, the ECB and county cricket clubs raised their concerns to the BCCI over players.

Cricket pitch

England is the hub for considerable research in the preparation of cricket pitches, and some outstanding research has recently been conducted by Cranfield University working with the ECB and the Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG).

Table Cricket

The England and Wales Cricket Board presides over an annual national tournament funded and organized by the charity Lord's Taverners - the Lord's Taverners National Table Cricket Competition, based on 10 regional tournaments, with the final being played at the Indoor Cricket School, Lord's Cricket Ground.


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Charlotte Edwards

Clare Connor, the England and Wales Cricket Board's Head of Women's Cricket, praised Edwards' achievement, calling her as "a credit to women's cricket globally, a superb role model for girls who aspire to play for their country".