Decisions of the ICC Annual Conference 2011

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The ICC concluded its week of meetings in Hong Kong today with the ICC Annual Conference 2011. Results of that meeting are:

Independent Governance

The ICC Annual Conference unanimously supported a proposal to amend the ICC Articles of Association to provide for the important principle of free elections and the independence of Member Boards.

It was agreed that all Member Boards must implement the provisions before annual conference June 2012 and a further 12 months (to June 2013) would be allowed before any sanctions would be considered.

It was noted that it was a well-established principle of modern sporting governance that national federations should be autonomous and free from interference from government in the administration of their affairs.

ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said: "This is a significant step towards achieving best practice and, together with the independent governance review, I am excited by the commitment of the ICC to introduce best possible corporate governance."

Format of ICC global events

The Associate and Affiliate members, while welcoming the return to a 14-team format for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, expressed some disappointment at the decision to maintain a 12-team ICC World Twenty20 in 2012 (Sri Lanka) and 2014 (Bangladesh).

Haroon Lorgat said: "The ICC acknowledges their disappointment but the decision to have 14 teams in the ICC Cricket World Cup and 12-teams in the ICC World Twenty20 is a return to the current format for ICC events. We know that development is central to the ICC and our new Strategic Plan 2011-15 is designed to build a bigger, better global game."

ICC President Sharad Pawar and Mr Lorgat thanked the members for their contribution to the great sport of cricket. Both the President and Chief Executive acknowledged the contributions of Shashank Manohar (BCCI), Jack Clarke (Cricket Australia) and Laurie Pieters (Namibia) who were attending their final ICC Annual Conference.

On the week, Mr Pawar said: "Tough decisions often have to be made and this week has been no different. However, I am confident that we have made decisions which are in the best interests of cricket. There have been challenges, as always, but the great community of cricket showed that it was ready and capable of facing those challenges."

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Colin Gibson
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