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And as we take small steps to emerge from this uncertain and difficult time, we are going to need the power of sport and strong sporting organisations like MCC more than ever. The club was formerly the governing body of cricket and still holds considerable global influence. Current incumbent Kumar … Pakistan win a T20 thriller as teenager Haider Ali and veteran Wahab Riaz deny England series How Eoin Morgan defied doubters and embraced risk to become one of the world's best T20 batsmen Cricket has enriched my life so deeply already, and now it hands me this wonderful privilege.“We often need to look back to see how far we’ve come. Clare Connor has been named as the next president of the Marylebone Cricket Club, the first woman to hold the role in its 233-year history.The former England captain’s nomination was announced at the MCC’s annual general meeting by current president Kumar Sangakkara via video from Sri Lanka.Connor will take up the post on October 1, 2021, with Sangakkara invited to remain in the role for a second 12-month tenure due to the impact of coronavirus on the cricketing landscape.Currently the England & Wales Cricket Board’s managing director of women’s cricket, Connor was made an honorary life member of the MCC in 2009.She said: “I am deeply honoured to be named the next president of MCC. Clare Connor has been named as the next president of the Marylebone Cricket Club, the first woman to hold the role in its 233-year history. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. 'All cricket counties have a future as full-time clubs,' says new ECB chairman I made my first visit to Lord’s as a starry-eyed, cricket-obsessed nine-year-old girl at a time when women were not welcome in the Long Room. Nat Sciver scores first hundred of Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy to help Northern Diamonds beat Lightning I really am very proud to have been asked to be its next president.”Connor captained England for six years, including leading them to their first Ashes triumph in 42 years in 2005 before retiring from the game and becoming the ECB’s head of women’s cricket two years later.She has been chair of the International Cricket Council’s Women’s Cricket Committee since 2011 and has also served as a director on the board of Sussex Cricket and Sport England.Former Sri Lanka international Sangakkara, who last year became the club’s first non-British president, said: “I am thrilled that Clare has accepted the invitation to become the next president of MCC.
The latest offers and discount codes from popular brands on Telegraph Voucher Codes Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara is set to serve his second term as the president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) as the current activities have been postponed at the club.The proposal will be voted on at the club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 24 this year and during the meeting, the club will also consider raising funds through a new life membership scheme, in order to keep the redevelopment of the Compton and Edrich Stands on course during the Covid-19 pandemic, ESPNCricinfo reported.The life-membership scheme was previously adopted in 1926 and 1996 to fund the redevelopments of Lord’s Grandstand, and it is expected to cost between 7,000 pounds and 80,000 pounds, depending on the age of the applicant.Sangakkara who is the first overseas president of MCC, took charge of the club at October 1 last year and he also recently participated in a successful club tour of Pakistan, his first return to the country since the terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in March 2009.Presidents of MCC traditionally serve only a 12-month term, but during the first and second World War, Lord Hawke (1914-18) and Stanley Christopherson (1939-45) both served for longer periods.In 2020, Lord’s Cricket Ground was slated to hold two Test matches against West Indies and Pakistan respectively. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London. Clare Connor (front) provides a catch for Laura MacLeod as the England players train at the Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad in India in 1997 Connor will take up role on October 1, 2021, with Kumar Sangakkara remaining in place until then due to ongoing impact of Covid on cricket The club has a significant role to play in cricket’s global appeal and with her influence, I am sure she will make a considerable contribution to MCC.“With the extended lead-in time until she takes office, she will have an important part to play as president designate.”We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Please review our England Twenty20 player ratings: Who burnished credentials for T20 World Cup call-up and who flopped? England vs Pakistan, third T20 international: live scoreboard Clare Connor will take up the post on October 1, 2021 Pages in category "Presidents of the Marylebone Cricket Club" The following 158 pages are in this category, out of 158 total.
Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara is set to serve his second term as the president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) as the current activities have been postponed at the club.
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