ICC meetings get underway at Lord's on Sunday with Chief Executives' Committee

The ICC Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) will start off a series of meetings for world cricket's leading administrators when it begins at Lord's Cricket Ground on Sunday 24 June

Brian Murgatroyd

21-Jun-2007

The ICC Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) will start off a series of meetings for world cricket's leading administrators when it begins at Lord's Cricket Ground on Sunday 24 June.

The two-day CEC meeting will make decisions on a range of matters relating to the playing of cricket as well as recommendations on the business of cricket for consideration by the ICC Board, which will meet over two days on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 June.

The ICC Board will discuss a host of issues, including the appointment of a Vice-President to take over from current President Ray Mali at Annual Conference 2008, and matters surrounding Zimbabwe including its possible return to Test cricket in November.

Friday 29 June will see the ICC's Annual Conference take place in the Long Room, followed by a Members' Forum.

Following that Members' Forum there will be a media opportunity at The Brit Oval cricket ground ahead of the England - West Indies Twenty20 international. Details of the opportunity, including arrangements for access, will be confirmed and announced in due course.

The ICC Board consists of the Chairman or President from each of the ten Full Members plus three Associate Member representatives. Also present at ICC Board meetings is the ICC President, who chairs proceedings, and the ICC Chief Executive.

ICC Executive Board

Ray Mali	ICC President
Malcolm Speed	ICC Chief Executive Officer

Creagh O’Connor	Australia
Mahbubul Anam (alternate for M Abdul Aziz)	Bangladesh
David Morgan	England
Sharad Pawar	India
Sir John Anderson KBE	New Zealand
Dr Naseem Ashraf	Pakistan
Norman Arendse	South Africa
Jayantha Dharmadasa	Sri Lanka
Ken Gordon	West Indies
Peter Chingoka	Zimbabwe

HRH Tunku Imran	Malaysia
Stanley Perlman	Israel
Samir Inamdar	Kenya

Meanwhile, key agenda items for the CEC will include consideration of a range of proposed changes to playing conditions as recommended at the recent meeting of the ICC Cricket Committee. These include:

Changes to the power-play regulation, including the idea of the captain of the batting side being able to choose when to take one of them.

If the last wicket in the first innings of a match falls within 30 minutes of the scheduled interval then the interval should be taken immediately with the second innings then starting correspondingly earlier (thus removing the possibility of a break of up to 75 minutes).

Mandatory change of ball in ODIs after 35 overs.

Introduction of a free hit for the delivery that follows a front-foot no-ball.

The pushing back of boundaries on grounds where space allows.

Also included on the CEC agenda is the signing off of the playing conditions for the ICC World Twenty20 2007 and discussion on the umpiring task force proposed by the ICC Cricket Committee.

The CEC comprises the Chief Executives of the 10 Test-playing Members and three representatives from ICC Associate Members. It is chaired by the ICC's Chief Executive Officer. The ICC President and the Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee will be in attendance.

ICC Chief Executives' Committee

Malcolm Speed	ICC Chief Executive Officer
Ray Mali	ICC President
Sunil Gavaskar	Chairman, ICC Cricket Committee

James Sutherland	Australia
Mahmudur Rehman	Bangladesh
David Collier	England
Niranjan Shah	India
Justin Vaughan	New Zealand
Shafqat Naghmi	Pakistan
Gerald Majola	South Africa
Duleep Mendis	Sri Lanka
Bruce Aanensen	West Indies
Ozias Bvute	Zimbabwe

Ricardo Lord	Argentina
John Cribbin	Hong Kong
Laurie Pieters	Namibia

Brian Murgatroyd is ICC Manager - Media and Communications