A turbulent interval for English cricket noticed one other high-profile departure amongst its management on Tuesday when chief government Tom Harrison introduced he can be stepping down.
Since the flip of the yr, the boys’s check captain, head coach, director of cricket and now the CEO have all left their roles because the England and Wales Cricket Board launches a so-called “red-ball reset” amid troubling instances for the check group.
Harrison has confronted among the blame for that, having prioritized the shorter codecs of the sport in the hunt for better income streams throughout his greater than seven years as chief government. That included being a key driver behind the introduction of the Hundred, a brand new competitors created to broaden the viewers of the game and positioned on the coronary heart of the British summer time — maybe to the detriment of check cricket.
Harrison, who joined the ECB from sports activities advertising big IMG in January 2015, needed to navigate English cricket by means of a pandemic that created unprecedented monetary challenges after which a racism scandal sparked by complaints by former participant Azeem Rafiq.
The ECB stated in a press release asserting Harrison’s departure subsequent month {that a} “key part” of the position for his alternative can be making cricket “a welcoming and various sport, together with by means of the continued implementation of the motion plan agreed in November 2021 to drive out discrimination throughout the recreation.”
Clare Connor, who’s presently managing director of girls’s cricket in England, will substitute Harrison on an interim foundation.
The ECB stated its annual income virtually tripled throughout Harrison’s tenure.
Chief Executive Officer Tom Harrison will depart the ECB in June after greater than seven years within the position.
— England and Wales Cricket Board (@ECB_cricket) May 17, 2022
“The past two years have been incredibly challenging,” Harrison stated, “however we now have pulled collectively to get by means of the pandemic, overcome cricket’s largest monetary disaster, and dedicated to tackling discrimination and persevering with the journey in direction of changing into the inclusive, welcoming sport we attempt for to be.
“I have put everything into this role, but I believe now is the right time to bring in fresh energy to continue this work.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
