The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB), the National Cricket Association (NCA) and the Cricket Council.

The ECB is based on representatives of the 38 first-class and minor counties and the MCC. It is headed by the Management Board (with 15 members), a First-Class Forum (for first-class cricket) and a Recreational Forum. The chairman is David Morgan of Glamorgan and the chief executive is Tim Lamb.

It also has responsibility for the England national side.

Major Competitions

• Frizzell County Championship
• totesport League
• C&G Trophy
• Twenty20 Cup

External links

• Official ECB website (http://www.ecb.co.uk)
• The official laws of cricket (http://www.lords.org/cricket/laws.asp)
• Cricket-Online (http://www.cricket-online.org)
• Twenty 20 Cricket (http://www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk)
• CricInfo (http://www.cricinfo.com)
• Cricket Introduction (http://cricketlearn.tripod.com)