Results of first day of ICC Board meeting
BCCI to meet ICL and report back to ICC Board, umpire decision review system extended, further work to be done on Future Tours Programme post-2012
The first day of the two-day ICC Board meeting took place in Dubai on Tuesday.
Issues including the rescheduling of the ICC Champions Trophy for September/October 2009 will be discussed on Wednesday.
Among the main items discussed thus far were the following:
Official and unofficial cricket
The ICC Board received an application for approval from the Indian Cricket League (ICL).
The Board resolved to adjourn its considerations to allow for discussions between Shashank Manohar, the President of The Board of Control for Cricket in India, and representatives of the ICL.
Mr Manohar agreed to provide the Board with a full written report of those discussions in due course.
New regulations governing official and unofficial cricket were also discussed following work by a sub-committee made up of ICC Head of Legal David Becker, Shashank Manohar, Giles Clarke, Norman Arendse and Lalit Modi.
It was agreed that a final draft be submitted to the directors for consideration and approval.
Umpire decision review system
The ICC Board reviewed a report on the umpire decision review system, which was trialled during the Sri Lanka – India Test series earlier this year.
It agreed to extend the trial to the following four upcoming series, pending agreement from the relevant chief executives:
New Zealand v West Indies two Tests December
India v Pakistan three Tests January/February
West Indies v England four Tests February/March
South Africa v Australia three Tests February/March
The idea of further trials would be to provide exposure to the system for as many match referees, umpires and players as possible ahead of a decision on whether it should be implemented permanently. That would be something to be debated firstly by the ICC’s Cricket Committee, in April/May next year.
Future Tours Programme (FTP) post-2012
With the current FTP due to run out in May 2012, the ICC Board discussed further the concept of an alternative structure to bilateral tours, including the possibility of an enhanced Test championship.
The concept is something that has been previously looked into by both the ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) and the ICC Board during meetings in Dubai in June/July and September.
It was agreed to look at refinements to the model for further consideration by the CEC in December and then the ICC Board in January 2009.
Olympics
The Board discussed the possibility of cricket being part of a future Olympic Games.
It was agreed that ICC management continue research on the matter and present to the Board at a later date.
If cricket wished to be part of the 2020 Olympic Games then it would have to make an application to the International Olympic Committee before 2013.
ICC World Cup Qualifier 2009
The Board was told that the Emirates Cricket Board, the appointed host for the above event, had written to the ICC stating it would be unable to stage the tournament in April 2009 because not all venues required would be ready in time.
On that basis, the Board accepted the recommendation of the Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee that, subject to agreement by Cricket South Africa, the event take place there, at the same time of the year as originally scheduled.
Media arrangements
A media briefing involving ICC President David Morgan and Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat will take place in Al Saker 2 at the Royal Meridien Hotel, Dubai Marina (adjacent to the Habtoor Grand Hotel) at 1230 on Wednesday 15 October following the conclusion of the meeting.
For queries on media arrangements please contact Sami-ul-Hasan on +971 50 452 8662.
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 OBE ICC President
Sharad Pawar ICC Vice-President
Haroon Lorgat ICC Chief Executive
Creagh O’Connor Australia
Gazi Ashraf Hossain (alternate for Major General Sina Ibn Jamali)
Bangladesh
Giles Clarke England
Shashank Manohar India
Alan Isaac New Zealand
Ijaz Butt Pakistan
Arjuna Ranatunga Sri Lanka
Logan Naidoo South Africa
Dr Julian Hunte OBE West Indies
Peter Chingoka Zimbabwe
Associate Member Representatives
Neil Speight Bermuda
Samir Inamdar Kenya
Imran Khwaja Singapore
In attendance
IS Bindra ICC Principal Advisor
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BCCI to meet ICL and report back to ICC Board, umpire decision review system extended, further work to be done on Future Tours Programme post-2012
The first day of the two-day ICC Board meeting took place in Dubai on Tuesday.
Issues including the rescheduling of the ICC Champions Trophy for September/October 2009 will be discussed on Wednesday.
Among the main items discussed thus far were the following:
Official and unofficial cricket
The ICC Board received an application for approval from the Indian Cricket League (ICL).
The Board resolved to adjourn its considerations to allow for discussions between Shashank Manohar, the President of The Board of Control for Cricket in India, and representatives of the ICL.
Mr Manohar agreed to provide the Board with a full written report of those discussions in due course.
New regulations governing official and unofficial cricket were also discussed following work by a sub-committee made up of ICC Head of Legal David Becker, Shashank Manohar, Giles Clarke, Norman Arendse and Lalit Modi.
It was agreed that a final draft be submitted to the directors for consideration and approval.
Umpire decision review system
The ICC Board reviewed a report on the umpire decision review system, which was trialled during the Sri Lanka – India Test series earlier this year.
It agreed to extend the trial to the following four upcoming series, pending agreement from the relevant chief executives:
New Zealand v West Indies two Tests December
India v Pakistan three Tests January/February
West Indies v England four Tests February/March
South Africa v Australia three Tests February/March
The idea of further trials would be to provide exposure to the system for as many match referees, umpires and players as possible ahead of a decision on whether it should be implemented permanently. That would be something to be debated firstly by the ICC’s Cricket Committee, in April/May next year.
Future Tours Programme (FTP) post-2012
With the current FTP due to run out in May 2012, the ICC Board discussed further the concept of an alternative structure to bilateral tours, including the possibility of an enhanced Test championship.
The concept is something that has been previously looked into by both the ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) and the ICC Board during meetings in Dubai in June/July and September.
It was agreed to look at refinements to the model for further consideration by the CEC in December and then the ICC Board in January 2009.
Olympics
The Board discussed the possibility of cricket being part of a future Olympic Games.
It was agreed that ICC management continue research on the matter and present to the Board at a later date.
If cricket wished to be part of the 2020 Olympic Games then it would have to make an application to the International Olympic Committee before 2013.
ICC World Cup Qualifier 2009
The Board was told that the Emirates Cricket Board, the appointed host for the above event, had written to the ICC stating it would be unable to stage the tournament in April 2009 because not all venues required would be ready in time.
On that basis, the Board accepted the recommendation of the Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee that, subject to agreement by Cricket South Africa, the event take place there, at the same time of the year as originally scheduled.
Media arrangements
A media briefing involving ICC President David Morgan and Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat will take place in Al Saker 2 at the Royal Meridien Hotel, Dubai Marina (adjacent to the Habtoor Grand Hotel) at 1230 on Wednesday 15 October following the conclusion of the meeting.
For queries on media arrangements please contact Sami-ul-Hasan on +971 50 452 8662.
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 OBE ICC President
Sharad Pawar ICC Vice-President
Haroon Lorgat ICC Chief Executive
Creagh O’Connor Australia
Gazi Ashraf Hossain (alternate for Major General Sina Ibn Jamali)
Bangladesh
Giles Clarke England
Shashank Manohar India
Alan Isaac New Zealand
Ijaz Butt Pakistan
Arjuna Ranatunga Sri Lanka
Logan Naidoo South Africa
Dr Julian Hunte OBE West Indies
Peter Chingoka Zimbabwe
Associate Member Representatives
Neil Speight Bermuda
Samir Inamdar Kenya
Imran Khwaja Singapore
In attendance
IS Bindra ICC Principal Advisor
-ENDS-
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