It’s a huge year for women’s cricket in England and Wales. England will face the No.1 team in the world, Australia, in what is set to be an enthralling Ashes series in June and July. And then in August, stars from both nations will go straight into the domestic competition, The Hundred, which features eight women’s teams battling it out alongside the men’s to be crowned champions. 

2023 Women’s Ashes 

The Women’s Ashes multi-format series will start on Thursday 22 June 2023 and this summer’s showdown is expected to break all attendance records for women’s international fixtures in England. It is the first year that both the men’s and women’s Ashes are being played alongside one another, with equal prominence, at the biggest grounds. 

Heather Knight’s team will start their Ashes campaign with a Test match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham – the first Test fixture England’s women have played over five days on home soil and their first visit to Trent Bridge since 2000. In addition, Edgbaston in Birmingham and Lord’s and the Kia Oval (both London) will play host to their first ever Women’s Ashes international Twenty20s (IT20) – the 20-over format of the game.

The seven-match series will culminate with one-day internationals (ODI) – the 50-over format of the game – at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol, The Ageas Bowl in Southampton and the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton. 

Both England men and women will be attempting to regain The Ashes, after Australia won the two respective series down under in 2021-2022. Tickets can be bought at ecb.co.uk/tickets. 

2023 Women’s Ashes fixtures

• Thursday 22 June-Monday 26 June: LV= Insurance Test Match, England Women vs. Australia Women, Trent Bridge
• Saturday 1 July: 1^st Vitality IT20, England Women vs. Australia Women, Edgbaston
• Wednesday 5 July: 2^nd Vitality IT20, England Women vs. Australia Women, The Kia Oval
• Saturday 8 July: 3^rd Vitality IT20, England Women vs. Australia Women, Lord’s
• Wednesday 12 July: 1^st ODI, England Women vs. Australia Women, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol 
• Sunday 16 July: 2^nd ODI, England Women vs. Australia Women, The Ageas Bowl
• Tuesday 18 July: 3^rd ODI, England Women vs. Australia Women, Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

The Hundred 2023

Returning for its third season, The Hundred starts on Tuesday 1 August 2023 with Trent Rockets taking on Southern Brave at Trent Bridge. Spectators can expect high octane men’s and women’s cricket action, live music and a host of family-friendly entertainment at the height of the summer holidays. 

Sign up at thehundred.com for priority ticket access from 5-18 April. Tickets will go on general sale from Thursday 20 April. 

The Hundred 2023 fixtures 

All fixtures are men’s and women’s double headers

• Tuesday 1 August: Trent Rockets vs. Southern Brave, Trent Bridge
• Wednesday 2 August: Welsh Fire vs. Manchester Originals, Sophia Gardens
• Wednesday 2 August: London Spirit vs. Oval Invincibles, Lord’s
• Thursday 3 August: Northern Superchargers vs. Birmingham Phoenix, Headingley
• Friday 4 August: Southern Brave vs. Welsh Fire, Ageas Bowl
• Saturday 5 August: Manchester Originals vs. London Spirit, Emirates Old Trafford
• Saturday 5 August: Birmingham Phoenix vs. Trent Rockets, Edgbaston
• Sunday 6 August: Southern Brave vs. Northern Superchargers, Ageas Bowl
• Sunday 6 August: Oval Invincibles vs. Welsh Fire, The Kia Oval
• Monday 7 August: Manchester Originals vs. Birmingham Phoenix, Emirates Old Trafford
• Tuesday 8 August: London Spirit vs. Southern Brave, Lord’s
• Wednesday 9 August: Trent Rockets vs. Northern Superchargers, Trent Bridge
• Wednesday 9 August: Oval Invincibles vs. Manchester Originals, The Kia Oval
• Thursday 10 August: Birmingham Phoenix vs. Welsh Fire, Edgbaston
• Friday 11 August: Northern Superchargers vs. Oval Invincibles, Headingley
• Saturday 12 August: London Spirit vs. Trent Rockets, Lord’s
• Saturday 12 August: Welsh Fire vs. Southern Brave, Sophia Gardens
• Sunday 13 August: Northern Superchargers vs. Manchester Originals, Headingley
• Sunday 13 August: Birmingham Phoenix vs. Oval Invincibles, Edgbaston
• Monday 14 August: Welsh Fire vs. Trent Rockets, Sophia Gardens
• Tuesday 15 August: Oval Invincibles vs. London Spirit, The Kia Oval
• Wednesday 16 August: Southern Brave vs. Birmingham Phoenix, Ageas Bowl
• Thursday 17 August: Trent Rockets vs. Manchester Originals, Trent Bridge
• Friday 18 August: London Spirit vs Northern Superchargers, Lord’s
• Saturday 19 August: Trent Rockets vs. Birmingham Phoenix, Trent Bridge
• Saturday 19 August: Southern Brave vs. Oval Invincibles, Ageas Bowl
• Sunday 20 August: Manchester Originals vs. Northern Superchargers, Emirates Old Trafford
• Sunday 20 August: Welsh Fire vs. London Spirit, Sophia Gardens
• Monday 21 August: Oval Invincibles vs. Trent Rockets, The Kia Oval
• Tuesday 22 August: Northern Superchargers vs. Welsh Fire, Headingley
• Wednesday 23 August: Manchester Originals vs. Southern Brave, Emirates Old Trafford
• Thursday 24 August: Birmingham Phoenix vs. London Spirit, Edgbaston
• Saturday 26 August: The Hundred Eliminator, The Kia Oval (women 2.30pm, men 6pm)
• Sunday 27 August: The Hundred Final, Lord’s (women 2.15pm, men 6pm)