ICC Board meets in Dubai on 14 and 15 October

Umpire decision review system, Future Tours Programme post-2012, ICC Champions Trophy 2009 and official and unofficial cricket among the agenda items

The ICC Board will gather in Dubai on 14 and 15 October for one of the four meetings it holds in a year.

Among the main items on the agenda are the following:

Umpire decision review system

The ICC Board will review a report on the umpire decision review system, which was trialled during the Sri Lanka – India Test series earlier this year.

If it deems it appropriate, the Board will nominate four series for further trials of the system between now and the meeting of the ICC’s Cricket Committee, due to take place in April/May next year.

The idea of further trials would be to provide exposure to the system for as many match referees, umpires and players as possible ahead of a decision on whether it should be implemented permanently.

Future Tours Programme (FTP) post-2012

With the current FTP due to finish in May 2012, the ICC Board will discuss further the concept of an alternative structure to bilateral tours, including the possibility of an enhanced Test championship.

The concept is something that has been previously looked into by both the Chief Executives’ Committee and the ICC Board during meetings in Dubai in June/July and September.

It was previously agreed the key considerations for both the ICC Board and the CEC were and are:

• All three formats of international cricket should be protected and promoted with Test cricket identified as the pinnacle of the sport

• The “icon” Test series must be protected

• The ICC should look at ways of taking greater central ownership of international cricket outside its events or at least providing for more consistency in marketing/promotion

• The concept of an enhanced Test championship should be explored further

ICC Champions Trophy 2009

The ICC Chief Executive will present an option to the ICC Board on how the ICC Champions Trophy, postponed from September 2008, can be slotted into the FTP in 2009.

Official and unofficial cricket
The ICC President David Morgan will report to the ICC Board following his discussions with Subhash Chandra of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited concerning the Indian Cricket League.

Media arrangements

A media release will be distributed after the first day’s discussions.

A media briefing will take place following the conclusion of the meeting on 15 October. A media release will also be distributed as necessary. More details will be confirmed and released in due course.

The ICC Board consists of the chairman or president from each of the 10 Full Members plus three Associate Member representatives. Also present at ICC Board meetings is the ICC President, who chairs proceedings, the ICC Chief Executive and the ICC Vice-President, as well as, by invitation of the President, the ICC Principal Advisor.

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David Morgan OBE |
ICC President | | --- | --- |

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Sharad Pawar |
ICC Vice-President |

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Haroon Lorgat |
ICC Chief Executive |

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Creagh O’Connor |
Australia |

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Gazi Ashraf Hossain (alternate for Major General Sina Ibn Jamali) |
Bangladesh |

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Giles Clarke |
England |

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Shashank Manohar |
India |

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Alan Isaac |
New Zealand |

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Ijaz Butt |
Pakistan |

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Arjuna Ranatunga |
Sri Lanka |

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Logan Naidoo |
South Africa |

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Dr Julian Hunte OBE |
West Indies |

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Peter Chingoka |
Zimbabwe |

Associate Member Representatives

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Neil Speight |
Bermuda | | --- | --- |

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Samir Inamdar |
Kenya |

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Imran Khwaja |
Singapor |

In attendance

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IS Bindra |
ICC Principal Advisor | | --- | --- |