Raf Nicholson

Video recording now available on our YouTube channel: WEBINAR: "Building Leadership in English Cricket" youtube.com/watch?v=PsHxb3…

📍 Waterstones Leeds signing Sat 20 June, 2–3pm Come and say hello, meet Raf & get your copy signed! Bonus: the Leeds event is happening on the day of England v Scotland at the World Cup 👀🏏 Would love to see you there! #WomensCricket #Cricket #WomenInSport

Very excited that The Women in Whites: A History of Women’s Cricket is out on 1 June! 🏏📖 To celebrate, I’m doing two launch events: 💻 Online launch Wed 3 June, 7–8pm BST DM me OR email rnicholson@bournemouth.ac.uk for the link waterstones.com/book/the-women…

Leadership will shape the future of English cricket: 🏏Join us on 21 May, 2pm BST, for a webinar on Building Leadership in English Cricket 🏏Featuring John Swannick, former Leics CEO Sean Jarvis, & John Neal 🏏We’ll discuss governance, investment & sustainable growth DM for link.

IYCMI - here is a recording of this week's Cricket Research Network webinar on Cricket and Sustainability. Lots of interesting discussion about various aspects of this very important topic! youtube.com/watch?v=CDp0Xy…

@ACScricket is taking over the website of ‘Women’s Cricket History’ & we are delighted that we will be able to maintain & enhance this wonderful historical record of women’s cricket via womenscrickethistory.org @RafNicholson @AlisonMitchell @NickFriend1 #cricketcounts

A preview of women’s cricket’s biggest summer. Me for The Guardian: theguardian.com/sport/2026/may…

@SaoirsedT @daisycutterzine Well, it depends on what you mean by disabled. A lot of neurodivergent people reject that label. For sporting purposes, we need to have clear criteria - if you are going to ignore the criteria, there's no point in them existing.

@RafNicholson @daisycutterzine So those people are still disabled, their disability just doesn't necessarily affect their cricketing ability

interesting read and really sad for the players referenced. found this quote from tracey jervis uncomfortable though - is it okay to say "this person isn't disabled" about a person with a neurodivergent condition? those conditions can be a disability as per the equality act

Exclusive by me for The Guardian: ECB accused of allowing non-disabled cricketers to play in the Disability Premier League. A quote from one parent sums it up well, I think: “You can’t call it a Disability Premier League if the players aren’t disabled." theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr…

A huge year for the England women’s team with a home World Cup plus a historic Test @HomeOfCricket among the highlights. Alex Hartley, @RafNicholson, @kirstiegordon97 & coach @C_Edwards23 discuss. @bbc5live & @BBCiPlayer NOW. #bbccricket bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

My Christmas present to you all - it’s my annual Women’s Team of the Year for The Guardian! What do you reckon - did I get it right? theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec…

Thanks to @pvelija for her work in convening our webinar series, which continues to feature brilliant, cutting-edge research. In our latest webinar, Ross Ensor from @lborouniversity discusses the use of the Rooney Rule within English cricket: youtube.com/watch?v=1FmHiD…

🏏 A reminder that our latest webinar is TODAY at 2pm. 🏏 Ross Ensor (Loughborough University) will be speaking on 'A retreat from the radical: An analysis of the existence, implementation, & effectiveness of the Rooney Rule within English cricket’. 🏏 DM us for the Teams link.

Full programme for our 2026 conference now available! Hughes Hall, Cambridge, 26 Feb 9am to 5pm Register here: cricketsociety.org.uk/events/cricket…

We’ve opened registration for our annual conference! 🥳 📅 26 Feb 2026 ⏰ 9.30am to 5pm 🏫 Hughes Hall, Cambridge 🏏 We’re looking forward to a day of presentations & discussion, plus a Q&A on the 2026 ICC World Cup. Book your place now: cricketsociety.org.uk/events/cricket…

Here’s the recording of our latest webinar panel - The Men’s Ashes and the Future of Test Cricket. @timwig and @ajarrodkimber covered a LOT of ground - and the event was expertly chaired by @russinthezone 👏 youtube.com/watch?v=mtt6Zs…

Hopes and dreams from India's World Cup victory. Me for The Guardian: theguardian.com/sport/2025/nov…

What a day! Congratulations India 🏆 theguardian.com/sport/2025/nov…

Just ahead of the first ball of the 2025 @cricketworldcup final a reminder you can listen to the story of all the previous tournaments @BBCSounds. Today @AlisonMitchell & @RafNicholson remember the first World Cup won by England n 1973. #bbccricket bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0m…