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ECB confirmed end of trial on Kookaburra balls. Dukes will provide all balls for English county cricket throughout 2026. This follows Dr Rewilak's research which confirmed that the Kookaburra ball reduced the likelihood of home win by almost 50% (from 33% to 17%). While away win probability remained constant. Therefore the probability of a draw rose sharply whenever the Kookaburra ball was used in like-for-like conditions.

As a seasoned adventurer abroad across all continents in sport and life away from the field, you might expect much wisdom to be gleaned from my month in Morocco for WAFCON24-25, so let me share what I learned.

Gibson Alexander is proud to hear that our Managing Partner, Graham I Smith, has been honoured with the appointment as Vice Chair of the strategic advisory group on Entertainment, Sport and Media at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). The ICAEW is the professional membership organisation for Chartered Accountants with more than 210,000 people across 150 countries.