About ECB

ECB headquarters at Lord's

The England and Wales Cricket Board was established on January 1 1997 as the single national governing body for all cricket in England and Wales. It has its headquarters at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.

ECB reported a 27 per cent increase in participation in club and school cricket during 2006-07, with women’s and girls' cricket recording the sharpest rise of 45 per cent.

ECB was responsible for pioneering Twenty20 cricket in the First-Class and international arena. Since the first Twenty20 tournament in 2003, the total number of spectators watching domestic cricket annually in England & Wales has increased by 21.7 per cent.

The aggregate attendance figure for international matches in England and Wales during 2007 was more than 809,000.

The increased popularity of cricket in England & Wales combined with the strength of the domestic and international game has enabled ECB to attract and retain a number of high profile commercial partners such as Vodafone, npower, NatWest, Red Bull, HUGO BOSS, Buxton and adidas.

Cricket's strategic plan

In February 2008, ECB announced a £30million investment in facilities and in club cricket, the most significant injection of funding ever in cricket in England and Wales.

ECB unveiled the blueprint for cricket’s continued success and development over the next four years with the launch of Building Partnerships in April 2005.