Surrey close £60m Oval Invincibles deal with Reliance after eight months Sport Business Surrey have finally exchanged contracts with Reliance Industries over the shareholders’ agreement governing their new partnership in the Oval-based Hundred team after almost eight months of negotiations. The Mumbai Indians owners agreed to pay £60m for 49 per cent of the franchise in February, but talks over the finer details of the deal have been [...]
Birmingham Phoenix tee up Castore as Hundred teams ditch New Balance Sport Business Birmingham Phoenix have agreed a kit deal with Castore for next season, with The Hundred’s long-term apparel supplier, New Balance, increasingly being phased out by the franchises that are under new ownership. City AM revealed last week that London Spirit are also dropping New Balance after the current campaign, with their new co-owners, Cricket Investor [...]
Oval Invincibles sale delayed due to unresolved issues, reports say Unresolved issues including the future name of the franchise have delayed completion of the sale of Oval Invincibles – and the flow of funds to hard-up counties – according to reports. The deal will see RISE Worldwide, a subsidiary of the Ambani family’s Reliance Industries, take 49 per cent ownership of the Oval Invincibles franchise [...]
Richard Thompson: England cricket chief re-elected until 2028 May 22, 2025 Richard Thompson will remain chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) until 2028 after winning a second term. He was initially appointed for a five-year term in 2022 but ECB members have since voted to reduce terms to three years, with chairs able to serve a maximum of two terms in the role. [...]
Surrey to keep majority as Mumbai Indians owners confirm Oval Invincibles stake February 10, 2025 Surrey have confirmed that they will remain majority owners of the Hundred franchise Oval Invincibles after taking investment from super-rich Indian family the Ambanis. The family, through Reliance Industries Limited, have agreed to purchase a 49 per cent share in the south London side in a deal that values them at around £125m. It was [...]
English cricket mourns ‘beloved’ batter and coach Thorpe after he dies aged 55 August 5, 2024 Thorpe scored more than 9,000 runs for England in 100 Tests and 82 one-day internationals.
Surrey remain unbeaten in County Championship with innings win April 22, 2024 Surrey closed the gap to leading Division One side Essex yesterday with an innings victory over Kent in Canterbury. Dan Worrall took 4-31 while Cameron Steel took 3-38 as the reigning champions bowled out the hosts for just 262. With Dom Sibley and Dan Lawrence knocking 150 and 112 in Surrey’s only innings, the favourites [...]
Alec Stewart: England legend to leave Surrey role after 11 years March 22, 2024 England legend Alec Stewart will step down as director of cricket at Surrey County Cricket Club, it has been announced. The former wicket-keeper and batter is to quit as director of cricket at the end of 2024, following 11 years at the helm, calling it “the toughest decision of my working career”. He was appointed [...]