ICC meets at Lord's for the last time

The world's leading cricket administrators will meet at Lord's at the end of this week for a series of meetings culminating in the ICC annual conference

21-Jun-2005

Ehsan Mani and Malcolm Speed: a busy week in prospect © Getty Images

The world's leading cricket administrators will meet at Lord's at the end of this week for a series of meetings culminating in the ICC annual conference next Tuesday (June 28).

It will be the last time that the great and the good assemble at Lord's, the ICC's headquarters since 1909 - in August, the ICC relocates to Dubai.

The series of meetings will begin with the ICC chief executives' meeting on June 24 and 25 and incorporated into the programme will be a meeting of the ICC executive board on 27 June, the annual ICC associate members meeting and the first ever ICC women's committee meeting.

The full programme of meetings is as follows:

ICC Chief Executives' Committee - June 24-25
Attendees: Chief executives of full member countries plus three representatives of ICC associate member countries. Chaired by ICC chief executive, Malcolm Speed.

Key agenda items include:

Consideration of proposals from ICC cricket committee concerning:
- Johnnie Walker Super Series technology trials
- Changes to ODI playing conditions
Consideration of proposed amendments to ICC Code of Conduct including issues relating to right of appeal
Formulation of recommendation to IDI Board regarding format of ICC Champions Trophy 2006

Associate Members meeting - June 26
Attendees: Representatives from all ICC associate member countries. Chaired by HRH Tunku Imran.

Key agenda items include:

Nomination of associate member representatives for ICC executive board, chief executives' committee and Cricket Committee
Recommendations on applications for membership from new countries for consideration by ICC Executive Board and ICC Annual Conference
Recommendations on status of current associate and affiliate members. Six current affiliate members - Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Japan, Kuwait and Thailand - have applied for an upgrade to associate membership status.

ICC Executive Board meeting - June 27
Attendees: Chairmen/presidents of full member countries plus three representatives of associate member countries. Chaired by ICC president, Ehsan Mani.

Key agenda items include:

Discussions on ICC Anti-Doping and Anti-Racism policies
Update on Review of the Structure of Cricket
Consideration of membership issues with recommendations to be made to ICC annual conference

ICC Women's Committee meeting - June 27 and 29
Attendees: Five regional delegates plus one co-opted member and one observer. Chaired by Betty Timmer.

Key agenda items include:

Consideration of issues relating to integration of regulations between women's and men's cricket including playing conditions, Code of Conduct and eligibility with recommendations to be made to ICC development committee
Consideration of qualifying pathway to next Women's World Cup with recommendations to be made to ICC development committee

ICC Annual Conference
Attendees: Delegates from ICC full member countries and associate ember countries plus five representatives from ICC affiliate member countries. Chaired by ICC president.

Key agenda items include:

Decision on applications for affiliate membership from Jersey, Guernsey, Mali and Slovenia
Decision on applications for associate membership from Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Japan, Kuwait and Thailand
Decision on recommendation from Governance Review Committee (GRC) to change nomination process for future ICC presidents
Decision on restructuring ODI status to provide this status for all matches involving top six associates against full members or each other
Decision on host nation and format of ICC Under-19 World Cup 2006

The outcomes will be announced at media conference after ICC Cricket Business Forum on June 28 ( online at www.icc-cricket.com).

ICC Cricket Business Forum
Attendees: ICC stakeholders including board representatives, commercial partners and media

Key agenda items include: Speeches from ICC president Ehsan Mani, ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed. Other prestigious speakers to be announced in due course.

The fourth ICC Cricket Business Forum will be streamed online at www.icc-cricket.com. There will be a media conference with Ehsan Mani and Malcolm Speed after the event .

IDI Board meeting
Attendees: Chairmen/presidents of ICC full member countries plus three representatives of ICC associate member countries. Chaired by ICC president.

Key agenda items include:

Decision on format of ICC Champions Trophy 2006