ICC Annual Conference Week Starts In Barbados On Monday

The ICC Annual Conference week will begin in Barbados on Monday 22 June with the Associate and Affiliate Members’ meeting, and will conclude with the IBC Board meeting on 26 June.

The Conference is being hosted by the WICB with the support of the Barbados Cricket Association and Barbados Tourism Marketing Incorporated (BTMI).

This will be the first time the ICC’s annual meetings will take place in the West Indies and with delegates from over 50 ICC Members expected to attend, it will be the largest-ever gathering of cricket administrators in the Americas region to date.

The week’s schedule includes the following meetings:

– ICC Associate and Affiliate Members’ meeting (Mon)
– ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (Mon-Tue)
– ICC HR & Remuneration Committee, Executive Committee, Annual Conference, Governance Committee meetings (Wed)
– Finance & Commercial Affairs Committee (Thu)
– ICC, IDI and IBC Board meetings (Wed-Fri)

Key issues on the agenda of the meetings will include:

– Amendments to the ICC’s Memorandum and Articles of Association
– Investiture of new ICC President
– ICC Associate Membership application from Serbia
– Updates on the status of Sri Lanka Cricket and United States of America Cricket Association
– A report from the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit
– Recommendations on cricket and development matters from recent committee meetings
– ICC strategy post-2015

The ICC Board consists of the nominated representatives of each of the 10 Full Members plus three elected Associate Member representatives. The meeting is chaired by Mr Narayanaswami Srinivasan. Also present is the ICC Chief Executive.

ICC Chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson

Australia Wally Edwards
Bangladesh Nazmul Hassan
England Giles Clarke
India Narayanaswami Srinivasan
New Zealand Greg Barclay
Pakistan Shaharyar M. Khan
South Africa Chris Nenzani
Sri Lanka Sidath Wettimuny*
West Indies Dave Cameron
Zimbabwe Wilson Manase
Associate Member Director (Bermuda) Neil Speight
Associate Member Director (Namibia) Francois Erasmus
Associate Member Director (Singapore) Imran Khawaja

* Chairman of the SLC Interim Committee – Status TBC

The CEC comprises the Chief Executives of the 10 Full Members as well as three Associate Member representatives. Also present is the ICC Chief Executive who chairs the meeting, and, by invitation, the ICC Chairman, the Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee and the Chair of the ICC Women’s Committee.

ICC Chief Executive (Chairman) David Richardson
ICC Chairman (ex Officio) Narayanaswami Srinivasan
ICC Cricket Committee Chairman (ex Officio) Anil Kumble
ICC Women’s Committee Chair (ex Officio) Clare Connor

Australia James Sutherland
Bangladesh Nizam Uddin Chowdhury
England Tom Harrison
India Anurag Thakur
New Zealand Lindsay Crocker*
Pakistan Subhan Ahmed
South Africa Haroon Lorgat
Sri Lanka Ashley de Silva
West Indies Michael Muirhead
Zimbabwe Wilfred Mukondiwa
Associate Member Representative John Cribbin
Associate Member Representative Warren Deutrom
Associate Member Representative David East

*Alternate to David White

ICC Annual Conference 2015 To Take Place In Barbados

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that the ICC Annual Conference 2015 will take place in Bridgetown, Barbados from 22-26 June.

This will be the first time the ICC’s annual meetings have taken place in the West Indies and with delegates from over 50 ICC Members expected to attend it will be the largest ever gathering of cricket administrators in the Americas region.

ICC Chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan said: “We are delighted to be taking the ICC Annual Conference to the West Indies for the first time and I am sure both the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the island of Barbados will prove to be excellent hosts for these important meetings.”

The Conference will be hosted by the WICB with the support of the Barbados Cricket Association and Barbados Tourism Marketing Incorporated (BTMI).

WICB President Dave Cameron explained: “The award of this high profile event to our region demonstrates the significant role West Indies cricket continues to play in the global game. We look forward to welcoming our friends from around the cricket world and highlighting our passion for cricket’s past, present and future.”

CEO of the BTM William ‘Billy’ Griffth added: “It is a great honour that this event will be coming to our island – the home of some of cricket’s greatest ever players. We look forward to welcoming the delegates from around the work and introducing them to our impressive cricket heritage and the spirit of the West Indies region.”

Barbados will join a prestigious list of hosts of the Conference which in recent years has included Melbourne (Australia), London (England), Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Singapore and Dubai.