Sixth meeting of Committee which enforces MCC's Custodianship of the Laws of Cricket
Dravid, Kumble and Pollock to receive Honorary Life Membership of MCC
Report on the progress of MCC's consultancy to ICC on technology and umpiring
Review of Twenty20 cricket to form part of discussion
Marylebone Cricket Club's World Cricket Committee will meet in New Delhi later this week to discuss the current issues affecting the game today. The Committee will then make a series of recommendations aimed at improving the game and its governance.
Joining the discussions will be MCC's most recent recruits, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and Shaun Pollock. All three, already members of MCC's World Cricket Committee, will be presented with their MCC ties
following last week's decision to award each player Honorary Life Membership of the Club.
The two-day meeting, which convenes in New Delhi on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th October, will cover a range of topics from the impact that Twenty20 competitions are having on international cricket to a comprehensive review of the use of technology for the purposes of decision making.
The meeting will also hear expert opinion in a number of areas: Kumble and Dravid, both involved in the current India v Australia Test series, will give a players' verdict on the Umpire Decision Review System (a trial featured in a recent Sri Lanka v India Test series); Derek Underwood, MCC President, will ask the Committee to consider whether there is a decline in spin bowling around the world; and invited guest Inderjit Bindra will outline the successes and future direction of the Indian Premier League.
MCC World Cricket Committee Chairman, Tony Lewis, is looking forward to proceedings:
"This is the Committee's sixth meeting and we're reaping the rewards of a group of highly experienced, independent-minded cricket specialists debating the core issues in the game today. Free from considerations of politics, money and race, the MCC World Cricket Committee can and does act solely in the interest of the sport and its players. The game of cricket needs debate and forthright opinion, now more than ever, and we can expect more healthy discussion in New Delhi over the coming days."
John Stephenson, MCC Head of Cricket, will present the 'egg and bacon' ties to the newest of the Club's 18,000 Members:
"Anil, Rahul and Shaun are huge names in the sport who contribute much to the game and whose expertise is invaluable to MCC's World Cricket Committee. We are delighted to welcome them as MCC Honorary Life Members."
Following the MCC World Cricket Committee meeting in New Delhi on Sunday 26th October, a media briefing will be held with Chairman Tony Lewis and selected Committee Members in attendance. Further details on this briefing will be announced in due course.
Established in April 2006, MCC's World Cricket Committee is the only true independent voice in world cricket. It ensures that MCC is a robust custodian of the Laws of Cricket - a role the Club has performed since 1788.
Dravid, Kumble and Pollock to receive Honorary Life Membership of MCC
Report on the progress of MCC's consultancy to ICC on technology and umpiring
Review of Twenty20 cricket to form part of discussion
Marylebone Cricket Club's World Cricket Committee will meet in New Delhi later this week to discuss the current issues affecting the game today. The Committee will then make a series of recommendations aimed at improving the game and its governance.
Joining the discussions will be MCC's most recent recruits, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and Shaun Pollock. All three, already members of MCC's World Cricket Committee, will be presented with their MCC ties
following last week's decision to award each player Honorary Life Membership of the Club.The two-day meeting, which convenes in New Delhi on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th October, will cover a range of topics from the impact that Twenty20 competitions are having on international cricket to a comprehensive review of the use of technology for the purposes of decision making.
The meeting will also hear expert opinion in a number of areas: Kumble and Dravid, both involved in the current India v Australia Test series, will give a players' verdict on the Umpire Decision Review System (a trial featured in a recent Sri Lanka v India Test series); Derek Underwood, MCC President, will ask the Committee to consider whether there is a decline in spin bowling around the world; and invited guest Inderjit Bindra will outline the successes and future direction of the Indian Premier League.
MCC World Cricket Committee Chairman, Tony Lewis, is looking forward to proceedings:
"This is the Committee's sixth meeting and we're reaping the rewards of a group of highly experienced, independent-minded cricket specialists debating the core issues in the game today. Free from considerations of politics, money and race, the MCC World Cricket Committee can and does act solely in the interest of the sport and its players. The game of cricket needs debate and forthright opinion, now more than ever, and we can expect more healthy discussion in New Delhi over the coming days."
John Stephenson, MCC Head of Cricket, will present the 'egg and bacon' ties to the newest of the Club's 18,000 Members:
"Anil, Rahul and Shaun are huge names in the sport who contribute much to the game and whose expertise is invaluable to MCC's World Cricket Committee. We are delighted to welcome them as MCC Honorary Life Members."
Following the MCC World Cricket Committee meeting in New Delhi on Sunday 26th October, a media briefing will be held with Chairman Tony Lewis and selected Committee Members in attendance. Further details on this briefing will be announced in due course.
Established in April 2006, MCC's World Cricket Committee is the only true independent voice in world cricket. It ensures that MCC is a robust custodian of the Laws of Cricket - a role the Club has performed since 1788.
The Committee is empowered to conduct research, particularly into technological advances and bio-mechanical elements of the game and its players. MCC funds this work as part of its commitment to develop cricket worldwide. All such research and development is conducted with the help of Imperial College London.
Membership of the MCC World Cricket Committee is voluntary and unpaid. Members are invited primarily because of their continued close involvement in the game, for example, current Test cricketers, media broadcasters and journalists, Test-country management and administration; all part of a performing elite in their playing days.
The full list of Committee members is as follows:
Tony Lewis (Chairman), Mike Atherton, Mike Brearley, Geoffrey Boycott ,Martin Crowe, Tony Dodemaide, Rahul Dravid, Andy Flower, Mike Gatting, Majid Khan, Anil Kumble, Shaun Pollock, Barry Richards, David Shepherd, Alec Stewart, Michael Tissera, Courtney Walsh, Steve Waugh.
Membership of the MCC World Cricket Committee is voluntary and unpaid. Members are invited primarily because of their continued close involvement in the game, for example, current Test cricketers, media broadcasters and journalists, Test-country management and administration; all part of a performing elite in their playing days.
The full list of Committee members is as follows:
Tony Lewis (Chairman), Mike Atherton, Mike Brearley, Geoffrey Boycott ,Martin Crowe, Tony Dodemaide, Rahul Dravid, Andy Flower, Mike Gatting, Majid Khan, Anil Kumble, Shaun Pollock, Barry Richards, David Shepherd, Alec Stewart, Michael Tissera, Courtney Walsh, Steve Waugh.
Media Release