POSTED: Monday February 8th 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ICC Board meets in Dubai on 10 and 11 February
Among the items for discussion include the provision of greater context for international cricket, Cricket Ireland’s intention to apply for Full Membership and outcomes from the ICC/MCC joint strategy session
The ICC Board will gather in Dubai on 10 and 11 February for the first of the four scheduled meetings it will hold this year.
Among the main items on the agenda are the following:
Context for International Cricket
With the Future Tours Programme post-2012 now agreed in principle, the Board will continue to consider ways in which greater context can be afforded to Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket outside major ICC events.
The Board will consider updates from the ICC Chief Executives’ Committee which has established a working group to look into this ongoing matter. The group comprises David Collier (England and Wales Cricket Board), David Richardson (ICC), Nishantha Ranatunga (Sri Lanka Cricket), N Srinivasan (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and James Sutherland (Cricket Australia).
This discussion will also incorporate general ways in which international cricket can be further promoted.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
The Board will receive an update on preparations for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, which will take place in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
ICC Centenary
The Board will hear a final report on the ICC centenary celebrations which ran throughout 2009.
ICC Events
The Board will begin to consider the location and scheduling of ICC events after 2015 in the context of the newly agreed Future Tours Programme.
Membership of ICC
In light of Cricket Ireland’s expression of intent to apply for Full Membership of the ICC, the Board will hold a discussion on how to deal with that application and the Governance Review Committee’s consideration of current membership criteria.
CEC recommendations
The Board will hear a report from the latest ICC Chief Executives’ Committee meeting, receiving updates on such issues as the umpire decision review system, the composition of the ICC Cricket Committee and outcomes from the ICC/MCC joint strategy session.
Committee reports and task team updates
The Board will hear updates from a number of committees and task teams, including those charged with looking into the ways of supporting Pakistan and general security around international cricket.
The ICC Board consists of the chairman or president from each of the 10 Full Members plus three Associate Member representatives. Also present at ICC Board meetings is the ICC President, who chairs proceedings, the ICC Chief Executive and the ICC Vice-President, as well as, by invitation of the President, the ICC Principal Advisor.
David Morgan ICC President
Sharad Pawar ICC Vice-President
Haroon Lorgat ICC Chief Executive
Ijaz Butt Pakistan
Dave Cameron (alternate for Dr Julian Hunte) West Indies
Peter Chingoka Zimbabwe
Giles Clarke England
Jack Clarke Australia
Alan Isaac New Zealand
Mostafa Kamal Bangladesh
Shashank Manohar India
Dr Mtutuzeli Nyoka South Africa
DS de Silva Sri Lanka
Associate Member Representatives
Samir Inamdar Kenya
Imran Khwaja Singapore
Neil Speight Bermuda
In attendance
Inderjit Bindra ICC Principal Advisor
Media arrangements
A media release will be distributed after the second day of discussions.
ICC President David Morgan and ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat will take part in a media conference after the second day of the meeting, which is being held on the ground floor of ICC headquarters, Street 69, Dubai Sports City, Dubai. The time for Thursday’s conference will be advised in due course.
Photographs of the meeting will be available via Getty Images. Details will be confirmed in due course. Further information can also be obtained by getting in touch with your usual Getty Images contacts.
Please note, for clarification of any details relating to media arrangements, please call James Fitzgerald +971 50 640 1223.
For further information, please contact:
James Fitzgerald
ICC - Communications Officer
Tel: +971 50 640 1223
Email: james.fitzgerald@icc-cricket.com
ICC
PO Box 500 070
Dubai, UAE
www.icc-cricket.com
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