Issues on the agenda for ICC meetings in New Zealand
The ICC Executive Board and the Board of the ICC's commercial arm, IDI, will meet in New Zealand next week with several key issues under consideration
ICC Media Release
04-Mar-2004
Zimbabwe Tour, return of ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 money and location of ICC Headquarters lead agenda for ICC Meetings
The ICC Executive Board and the Board of the ICC's commercial arm, IDI, will meet in New Zealand next week with several key issues under consideration.
The meetings in Auckland on 9 and 10 March 2004 will deal with the following items:
England's tour of Zimbabwe
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Chairman, David Morgan, will be given the opportunity to address the Board on the ECB's position on its scheduled tour of Zimbabwe. This opportunity is in light of the paper prepared by an ECB Director that proposes that the ECB move away from agreed ICC policy when considering its future tour obligations.
This paper has received wide publicity but is yet to be considered or accepted by the ECB Board.
The policy of the ICC Executive Board endorsed unanimously by all countries in October 2002 is that safety and security issues are to be the only matters taken into account in evaluating a tour unless there is a clear direction from government that a tour should not go ahead.
Status of the agreement to return monies withheld following ICC Cricket World Cup 2003
At its October 2003 meeting in the West Indies, the Board agreed to a return of money withheld from all members following the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 in South Africa subject to all countries entering into a legal agreement with the ICC dealing with the return of these funds.
Subsequent to the meeting this agreement was prepared by the ICC and distributed to all members for their signature. Not all countries have signed this document with questions arising from some countries about the wording of the agreement.
The location of the ICC Headquarters
At the direction of the ICC Board, ICC Management has conducted a preliminary review of the most suitable location of the ICC Headquarters taking account of a number of cricketing and commercial concerns.
This review examined the merits of continuing with the headquarters based at Lord's as well as the feasibility of relocating the headquarters to one of six other countries. None of the alternate countries is a Test playing member of the ICC.
The Future Tours Program Agreement
Over the course of several meetings the ICC Executive Board has been debating the final form of the contract to formalize the agreed ICC Future Tours Program. This contract is known as the Future Tours Program Agreement (FTPA).
The FTPA details the operational arrangements surrounding each tour including issues such as tour payments and expenses as well as addressing issues such as possible sanctions should a country unjustifiably refuse to meet its touring obligations.
The Chief Executives of the Test playing countries endorsed the latest draft of the FTPA at the February meeting of the ICC's Cricket Committee - Management and have now recommended that it be signed by all Test playing countries.
Arrangements for the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 and the proposed Super Series.
The ICC Champions Trophy 2004 is scheduled for September in England and the Board will receive an update on the staging of this event as well as an update on the proposed Super Series between the best Test and ODI teams in the world and World XI teams selected from the other countries.
GCC Update
There is an outstanding claim for compensation against the ICC by its commercial partner, Global Cricket Corporation (GCC).
This claim is the subject of on-going discussions and negotiations between the ICC and GCC and the Board will be updated on the status of these talks.
The ICC Executive Board and the IDI Board are the key policy making bodies within the ICC.
They meet three times a year to discuss and debate the key issues within the international game and provide direction to ICC Management in dealing with these tasks.
They comprise of a director from each of the 10 Test playing nations, three representatives from the ICC Associate Member countries and the ICC President and Chief Executive Officer who are non-voting directors.
The members of the ICC Executive Board and the IDI Board are:
ICC President Ehsan Mani ICC Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed.Full Members (Test Countries)
Bangladesh Cricket Board Mohammad Ali Asghar MP, President Board of Control of Cricket in India Jagmohan Dalmiya, President Cricket Australia Bob Merriman AM, Chairman England and Wales Cricket Board David Morgan, Chairman New Zealand Cricket Sir John Anderson, Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Shaharyar Khan, Chairman Sri Lanka Cricket Mohan de Silva, Honorary Secretary United Cricket Board of South Africa Ray Mali, President West Indies Cricket Board Teddy Griffiths, President Zimbabwe Cricket Union Peter Chingoka, Chairman
Associate Members
Kenya Cricket Association Jimmy Rayani, Chairman Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond Rene Van Ierschot, President (Holland) Malaysian Cricket Board HRH Tunku Imran, President
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