Media Releases

South Africa captain Graeme Smith, all-rounder Andrew Hall and Pakistan batsmen Yousuf Youhana will face ICC Match Referee Clive Lloyd after the International Cricket Council charged all three players following a review of footage taken from the

Australia can boost its official Test rating to 130 for the first time since the ratings system was introduced in May 2003 if it wins both matches in the forthcoming two Test Match series against Zimbabwe starting at Perth on Thursday 9 October

South Africa's Shaun Pollock has been fined 100 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of dissent while team-mate Mark Boucher was cleared of using obscene language in the third One Day International match between Pakistan and South

The International Cricket Council today welcomed the move by the Australian players to make a strong public commitment to the Spirit of Cricket

India can overtake opponents New Zealand and move to fourth position in the ICC Test Championship table if it wins both matches in the forthcoming two Test series starting in Kanpur on 8 October

The ICC said today that it would wait until after it had received a full report and reviewed the available footage of an incident involving South Africa's Andrew Hall and Pakistan batsmen Yousuf Youhana before deciding if any charges should be laid

The International Cricket Council will introduce the Professional Edition of the Duckworth/Lewis method for all One Day Internationals starting with the match between Pakistan and South Africa in Lahore on 3 October 2003

A 5-0 win against South Africa in the One Day International series starting in Lahore on 3 October 2003 will lift Pakistan above its opponent to second in the official ODI ratings

The International Cricket Council today welcomed the announcement that South Africa has agreed in principle to tour Pakistan after the discussions on a revised itinerary proposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took place in South Africa today

The United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCB) has advised me of its decision not to proceed with its scheduled tour of Pakistan at this time following a recent bomb blast in Karachi and its concerns over the safety of its players

The meeting of the ICC's Cricket Committee - Management concluded today with a number of decisions and recommendations to the ICC's Executive Board made by the Chief Executives and Secretaries of the leading cricketing nations

ICC Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed will stay in charge of the sport's governing body until at least July 2005 after accepting an offer by the ICC to extend his current contract

The Chief Executives of the major cricket nations will address some of the key issues in the sport at the Cricket Club of India, Mumbai from 18-19 September

The International Cricket Council today confirmed the scheduling obligations in place for international cricket

The International Cricket Council today launched its search for a Global Development Manager to replace Andrew Eade who returns to his native New Zealand as CEO of the Auckland Cricket Association next month

The President of the International Cricket Council, Ehsan Mani, today welcomed the decision of the Indian government to approve the resumption of cricketing ties between India and Pakistan at junior levels

England's victory in the final npower Test against South Africa today improved its rating in the ICC Test Championship table from 101 to 104

The International Cricket Council today launched the ICC Development Program Annual Awards for 2003

ICC Development Manager Andrew Eade is leaving to take up the role of Chief Executive Officer with the Auckland Cricket Association the ICC announced today

The full list of appointments is available on the ICC website www.icc.cricket.org