ICC Board to meet next week in Dubai

Dubai , 15 March 2008

The appointment of the next ICC Chief Executive, the format of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and a forensic audit of Zimbabwe Cricket among the items up for discussion

The ICC Board will meet in Dubai on Monday and Tuesday 17 and 18 March 2008 with one director, Arjuna Ranatunga from Sri Lanka Cricket, attending for the first time.

Among the topics that the Board will discuss are the following:

Appointment of the next ICC Chief Executive

With the current Chief Executive, Malcolm Speed , set to step down at this year’s ICC Annual Conference in June/July, the Board will be asked to consider a recommendation from the four-person sub-committee tasked with overseeing the appointment of his successor. The sub-committee consists of Ray Mali , David Morgan , Sharad Pawar and Creagh O’Connor.

Zimbabwe

The Board will consider the independent forensic audit of Zimbabwe Cricket, carried out by accountancy firm KPMG of South Africa.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

The ICC Board will consider the format for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 which will take place in Pakistan , India , Bangladesh and Sri Lanka .

India Premier League

A discussion will take place relating to issues surrounding the India Premier League Twenty20 tournament as well as the India Cricket League and the proposed Champions Twenty20 event.

Technology

The ICC Board will be asked to approve the trialing of more technology in aiding umpires’ decisions in a Test series later this year.

The intention is to hold a media conference in Dubai after the ICC Board meeting on Tuesday. Details will be issued in due course. As usual, a media release, detailing the results of the meeting, will be sent out after its conclusion.

On Monday, pool pictures from inside the meeting as it convenes will be available via SNTV while Getty Images will photograph the scene as the meeting convenes.

The ICC Board, which meets three times a year, is made up of the following Directors:

Ray Mali (Chairman) – ICC President
Malcolm Speed – ICC Chief Executive Officer
David Morgan – ICC President-Elect

Full Members
Creagh O’Connor – Australia
Major General Sina Ibn Jamali – Bangladesh
Giles Clarke – England
Sharad Pawar - India
Sir John Anderson KBE – New Zealand
Dr Nasim Ashraf – Pakistan
Arjuna Ranatunga – Sri Lanka
Norman Arendse – South Africa
Dr Julian Hunte OBE – West Indies
Peter Chingoka – Zimbabwe

Associate Members
Samir Inamdar – Kenya
Stanley Perlman – Israel
HRH Tunku Imran – Malaysia

ICC MEDIA RELEASE