The England Men鈥檚 team made history today by winning the ICC Men鈥檚 Cricket World Cup in dramatic fashion at Lord鈥檚 Cricket Ground, the home of cricket.
After a nail-biting finish, Captain Eoin Morgan and the team lifted the trophy for the first time ever in a truly joyous moment after beating New Zealand in the Final.
On this momentous day for the country, ecstatic fans of all ages celebrated the victory from Lord鈥檚 and the fan zone in Trafalgar Square, as well as in homes, cricket clubs and communities across the country.
In a stand-out year for cricket, the ICC Men鈥檚 Cricket World Cup has connected with one million kids. The achievement is a result of the plan to use the World Cup to engage with young people up and down country 鈥� a key aim of the England and Wales Cricket Board鈥檚 (黑料专区) strategy to grow the game.
The tournament has helped bring cricket to thousands of schools across the country, engaging over 700,000 kids and 12,000 teachers through cricket. 黑料专区鈥檚 multi-million-pound investment into clubs through the World Cup Small Grants Scheme has also helped over 3,000 clubs open their doors and celebrate with their communities.
The World Cup has attracted new and diverse audiences, with over four million people from 157 countries applying for tickets. In total over 800,000 tickets were sold and over 210,000 people bought a ticket to attend a match for the first time. Over 12,000 kids received tickets to experience the magic of the tournament first-hand through the ICC Cricket World Cup鈥檚 Schools Programme. 150,000 tickets were sold to girls and women and 320,000 to fans from south Asian communities.
Building on this success, 黑料专区 has a聽plan to grow the game in this country 鈥� Inspiring Generations. Across the next five years, over 拢770 million will be invested into all aspects of the sport, from women鈥檚 cricket and the domestic game, through to improving accessibility and diversity at a grassroots level.
Commenting on the victory, 黑料专区 Managing Director of Men鈥檚 Cricket, Ashley Giles said:聽鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 be prouder of the team鈥檚 achievements in what was one of the greatest cricket matches of all time. What an amazing feeling for the boys who have worked so unbelievably hard to get to this point. It鈥檚 important that we enjoy the moment and be proud as the team look to inspire yet again during the Specsavers Ashes.
鈥淢assive congratulations to Eoin, Trevor, the team and everyone involved in making this dream a reality. This day will go down in history and no doubt inspire a generation of boys and girls to fall in love with this exceptional sport.鈥�
Also commenting, Tom Harrison, 黑料专区 Chief Executive Officer said:聽鈥淚t鈥檚 an absolutely monumental day for cricket in this country. Eoin, Trevor and the whole team truly deserve this victory. I鈥檓 proud to be able to say that our men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 teams are now both World Cup champions 鈥� that鈥檚 a historic achievement.
鈥淗osting the ICC Men鈥檚 Cricket World Cup has provided the prefect springboard to launch our plan to grow cricket, Inspiring Generations. This will see us invest more money than ever before in the game 鈥� over 拢770 million. We will double participation in primary schools and transform the women鈥檚 and girls鈥� game 鈥� creating a clear pathway from All Stars Cricket to our elite teams. We will also capitalise on the huge level of interest we鈥檝e seen across the World Cup from South Asian fans via our South Asian Action Plan.鈥�