Results of ICC Chief Executives' Committee and ICC Board meetings

ICC Chief Executive to engage with Members on ICC Champions Trophy rescheduling; support for further exploration of enhanced Test Championship model; CEC agrees to further trials of Umpire Decision Review System

The ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) convened in Dubai on Wednesday for one of its four meeting per year and, on Thursday, the ICC Board also met to discuss the issue of the postponement of the ICC Champions Trophy.

The CEC’s remit was to have discussions and make decisions on a range of matters relating to the playing of cricket as well as recommendations on the business of cricket for consideration by the ICC Board’s October meeting.

ICC Champions Trophy 2008

It was agreed by the ICC Board that the ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat would engage with Member Boards likely to be affected by the rescheduling of the tournament to September/October 2009.

It was further agreed that Mr Lorgat would report back to the Board on the result of that engagement at its next meeting, in October.

The primacy of ICC events was also restated during the meeting.

Future Tours Programme post-2012

With the current FTP due to conclude in May 2012, the concept of an alternative structure to bilateral tours, including the possibility of an enhanced Test championship, was discussed by both the CEC and the ICC Board during meetings in Dubai in June/July.

Further discussion took place at the CEC meeting and the majority of that meeting supported further exploration of the enhanced model.

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

· 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 a Test Championship should be explored further

Umpire Decision Review System
The CEC received a report on the trial of the above system, which took place in the recent Sri Lanka – India Test series. The report was presented by ICC umpires’ and referees’ manager Vince van der Bijl and ICC umpires’ manager Doug Cowie.

Following positive feedback, as well as positive support from within the CEC, it was agreed to look into extending the trial for further upcoming series with those series to be determined and confirmed in due course.

It was further agreed that the ideal would be for as many umpires and teams as possible to be exposed to the trial to allow proper assessment of the system’s merits or otherwise.

It was confirmed that a final report on the trial to cover all series in which it has been employed would be presented to the ICC Cricket Committee in May 2009 and then considered by the CEC in June 2009.

The CEC comprises the chief executives of the 10 Test-playing Members and three representatives from ICC Associate Members. It is chaired by the ICC’s Chief Executive. The ICC President and the Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee will be in attendance.

Associate Member representatives

The ICC Board consists of the chairman or president from each of the ten 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.

Associate Member Representatives

In attendance