Tag: ICC
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England and Australia teams reiterate support
Dubai, August 8, 2013: The ICC’s General Manager – Cricket, Geoff Allardice, met with the representatives of the England and Australia teams and the ICC umpires in Durham on Wednesday to discuss the recent performance of the Decision Review System (DRS). Allardice described the meetings as “very constructive”, with the teams and umpires reiterating their…
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ICC dismisses reports on investigation into players
Dubai, August 7, 2013: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today dismissed reports linking it to any investigation into alleged attempts by any player to “cheat” the effectiveness of the Hot Spot technology during the current Ashes series between England and Australia. An Australian television station alleged that ICC General Manager Cricket, Geoff Allardice was…
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ICC World 20-20 Qualifier 2013 schedule announced
Dubai, August 7, 2013: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the schedule of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 which will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 15 to 30 November, 2013. In exactly 100 days, sixteen sides from across the globe will feature in the 15-day tournament which will be…
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Tendulkar cherishes ICC WC 1992 memories
Dubai, August 03, 2013: Four days after the fixtures of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 were announced for the tournament to be staged in Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 23 years, India’s Sachin Tendulkar has recalled memories of the 1992 event in which he entered as a teenager and today…
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Fixtures of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Dubai, July 29, 2013: The pools, venues and fixtures of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be announced simultaneously in Melbourne and Wellington at 0000 GMT on Tuesday 30 July 2013. The event in Melbourne will take place at Peninsula, Central Pier, 161 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, and will start at 1000 local time, while…
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ICC announces squads for final sixth round matches
Dubai, July 25, 2013: The International Cricket Council today announced the fixtures and squads for the final two encounters of the sixth round of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Championship and ICC Intercontinental Cup, which kick off in Canada on1 August. Canada will host sixth-placed United Arab Emirates (UAE) for two WCL Championship…
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Shane Warne to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Dubai, July 11, 2013: The International Cricket Council today announced that former Australia spinner Shane Warne will be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on Friday 19 July during the tea interval of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia at Lord’s. Warne becomes the 69th male member of the Hall of…
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Ireland qualifies for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Dubai, July 9, 2013: Ireland qualified for its third successive ICC Cricket World Cup after its Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship match against Netherlands on Tuesday ended in a sensational tie in Amstelveen. The home side’s number-nine batsman Michael Rippon hit a four and a six from the final two deliveries off John Mooney…
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Clare Connor hails schedule of ICC women’s events
Dubai, June 30, 2013: Chair of the ICC Women’s Committee Clare Connor has hailed the decision by the IDI Board which approved six global women’s tournaments in the next ICC events calendar from 2016-2023. The schedule will see two ICC Women’s World Cups as well as four ICC World Twenty20 events, including the continuation of…
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ICC to strengthen anti-corruption approach
London, June 29, 2013: The ICC Annual Conference 2013 concluded in London on Saturday with the ICC Board agreeing to strengthen the sport’s approach to fighting corruption. Key decisions from the meetings related to integrity issues included: Enhanced anti-corruption protocols The Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), Sir Ronnie Flanagan, presented his annual…