History Made Before a Ball Is Bowled at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

History Made Before a Ball Is Bowled at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is still 50 days away, but across the UK it already sounds like summer has arrived early. On one extraordinary day, more than 236,000 children from over 1,350 schools picked up a bat and ball for Schools Cricket Day, the biggest single-day cricket participation event the country has ever seen. Not bad for a Thursday morning. That matters because tournaments do not really begin when the first ball is bowled. They beg…

Birmingham Marks 50 Days to Go Until ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with Schools Cricket Day

Over 8,000* children across Warwickshire came together for Schools Cricket Day, with today marking 50 days to go to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup gets underway at Edgbaston.

HISTORY MADE AS OVER 8,000 CHILDREN ACROSS BIRMINGHAM TAKE PART IN UK’S BIGGEST EVER SCHOOLS CRICKET DAY AHEAD OF WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP COMING TO EDGBASTON

With just 50 days to go until the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, over 8,000* children from 54 schools across the region today picked up a bat and ball as part of Schools Cricket Day – the largest single-day cricket participation event in UK history.  The landmark moment marks a major milestone on the road to this summer’s must-see tournament, which gets underway on 12th June at Edgbaston, kicking off with England vs Sri Lanka before Edgbaston h…

Record Breaking 23,000 Yorkshire Children Take Part In Schools Cricket Day

With exactly 50 days to go until the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, Yorkshire has played a starring role in the largest single-day cricket participation event in UK history. Over 23,000 children from 125 schools across the region took part in Schools Cricket Day, an initiative designed to inspire the next generation of players.The event serves as a major milestone ahead of the tournament, which begins on 12 June. Headingley Cricket Ground is se…