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Left-arm spinner Raymond Price bagged six wickets for Midlands as Matabeleland took a commendable lead on the third day of the Logan Cup match between the two provinces at Queens Sports Club on Sunday.Matabeleland took a lead of 390 runs after closing at 276-8 off 72 overs in their second innings. This was after they had bundled Midlands out for 348 in 93.2 overs in reply to their first innings of 462.The Matabeleland pace bowlers, Pommie Mbangwa and Mluleki Nkala, utilized the second new ball well and put the pressure on Midlands. The visitors lost their first wicket of the day when Travis Friend departed for 25, Charles Coventry catching his powerful drive off Jordane Nicolle at mid-off. Midlands lost another wicket when Alester Maregwede was dismissed by Mpumelelo Mbangwa, caught behind by wicketkeeper Wisdom Siziba for 23 runs.Left-hander Donald Campbell failed to find his best form with the bat and departed for 14 runs after he was caught in the slips by Mark Vermeulen off the bowling of Mluleki Nkala. Mbangwa claimed his third wicket when he trapped Innocent Chinyoka leg-before wicket for eight runs. Nkala claimed the last Midlands wicket when he removed last man Campbell McMillan for two runs.Nkala and Mbangwa claimed seven wickets between them, with Nkala the more successful with four wickets for 83 from 19.2 overs while Mbangwa took three and gave away 74 runs from 25 overs. Nicolle was close behind with two wickets, while spinner Gavin Ewing claimed one victim. Midlands fell 114 runs short of the Matabeleland total in their chase.In their second innings Matabeleland got off to an excellent start with their opening pair of Gavin Rennie and Mark Vermeulen producing 131 in the face of loose bowling from the Midlands pacemen. The two proceeded steadily before Vermeulen, soon after reaching his half-century, fell to left-arm spinner Price when he was successfully caught at long-on by Vusumuzi Sibanda after a remarkable juggling act. He departed for 55, which came off 124 deliveries.The left-handed Rennie appeared on course for another century and together with Charles Coventry put on 36 for the second wicket. But Rennie was run out after Coventry called for a quick single before changing his mind and stayed at his crease with Rennie caught out of his ground. This brought an end to another brilliant innings by the Zimbabwe Test player which saw him score 79 runs, facing 135 deliveries and smashing 12 fours.The young Coventry continued his heroics and went on to get his half-century from 51 deliveries. Matabeleland lost their third wicket when another error of judgement by Coventry saw Barney Rogers run out for 30.The fourth wicket failed to add any runs when Andre Hoffman went out for a duck, nicking a Price delivery to be caught behind by wicketkeeper Maregwede.Coventry had his moment of reckoning when he smashed two sixes and a four off Price before falling to the same bowler, running out of luck when his powerful drive was caught by Friend at extra cover. This brought an end to the 19-year-old’s innings in which he smashed 81, facing 78 deliveries.Price took his fourth wicket when he had Mluleki Nkala caught at silly mid-on by Terrence Duffin before he opened his account. Gavin Ewing followed, caught in the slips by Sean Ervine for four runs. Mbangwa became the last Matabeleland wicket of the day to fall when he was given out leg before wicket to Price with the last ball of day, without offering a shot.Wisdom Siziba was unbeaten with five runs to his name, with Keith Dabengwa and Jordane Nicolle still to bat. Price finished with the best figures of six for 75 in 31 overs and bowled 11 maidens, using the wearing pitch well. The other bowlers did not take any wickets as the other two wickets fell to run-outs. Ervine proved expensive, conceding 45 runs from seven overs.

England XI 347 and 13 for 2 beat Carib Beer XI 129 and 229 (Joseph 50, Batty 5-53) by 8 wickets
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Gareth Batty: gave the selectors a nudge© Getty Images

Sudden collapses have been a feature of England tours of the West Indies in recent times. For once, though, on this trip the dramatic demolitions have been happening to the opposition. And true to form, today the Carib Beer XI – effectively a West Indies 2nd XI – did a passable impersonation of the senior side and subsided from 163 for 3 to 195 for 9, and only some last-wicket resistance prevented an innings defeat. England still wrapped up another satisfying victory shortly after tea.The unlikely destroyer was Gareth Batty, the Worcestershire offspinner, who was playing his first match of the tour. Enjoying the chance to get into the selectors’ ribs ahead of the third Test, with Ashley Giles having failed to set the world alight in the first two, Batty inspired the collapse with four quick wickets, and finished with 5 for 53.After Tonito Willett fell to Giles shortly before lunch, top-edging a sweep to the substitute Steve Harmison at short fine leg for 21 (165 for 4), Batty stole the limelight. After the interval Dwayne Bravo was trapped in front for a handy 35 (175 for 5), Denesh Ramdin drove a catch to Paul Collingwood (179 for 6), Omari Banks was caught by Rikki Clarke (182 for 7), and Dave Mohammed was caught behind by Geraint Jones (193 for 8). Earlier Batty had ended Daren Ganga’s long vigil, persuading him to chip a return catch after he’d made 39 (116 for 3).James Anderson returned to remove Ravi Rampaul (195 for 9), and although Jermaine Lawson had a bit of a slog, it didn’t delay the end for long. Anderson ended the fun – and a last-wicket stand of 34 – by bowling Dwight Washington for 8.England needed only 12 to win, and knocked them off in 2.4 overs, although they did lose two wickets. Collingwood was caught behind off Lawson for a duck, and Batty, promoted to No. 3 after his bowling exploits, was leg-before to Lawson for 5. But Clarke ended the wobble with a couple of meaty blows.The main resistance had come earlier in the day, when Ganga and Sylvester Joseph took their second-wicket stand to 82. Clarke thought he’d made an early breakthrough when he bowled Joseph, but it was a no-ball. England had to wait till Joseph reached 50 before they finally broke through, when Joseph – who clouted ten fours in his 60-ball knock – holed out to Matthew Hoggard in the deep off Giles (91 for 2).Ganga – restored to the Test squad yesterday as cover for the injured Devon Smith – took the opportunity to have a look at the England attack very seriously, adding only ten runs to his overnight score in the first hour. But after their captain became the first of Batty’s five victims, the wheels of the Carib Beer XI’s delivery lorry fell off.

The Australian Cricket Board is wary about the potentially thorny issueof what Shane Warne can do during his 12-month suspension.The ACB will carefully consider any bid from Warne to train with theVictorian state team until February 10 next year, when his ban ends.Warne announced on Wednesday he would not appeal the suspension fortesting positive to banned diuretics.He added he intended to give it his “best shot” to return to the Testside.The question now is whether Warne can put this disaster behind him,maintain his motivation and be ready for first-class cricket early nextyear.It also remains to be seen exactly what cricket resources he will beallowed to use.”His suspension means he can’t play in any cricket, nor can he hold anyoffice in any cricket,” said ACB public affairs manager Peter Young.”Technically, he can do anything outside that suspension.”When asked if Warne could train with the Bushrangers during his ban,Young replied: “Technically, he’s free to do that.”We’d have to consider that for any policy issue.”For example, if he was to train with Victoria and got injured, whowould be liable?”During his suspension he’s not contracted, so he’s not covered byinsurance.”Young said it was up to Warne and Channel Nine, where he already holds acontract, whether he became a commentator for the cricket broadcaster inthe next year.Young added Warne would still be subject to random drug tests during hisban.AFL club St Kilda, where Warne once played in the lower grades,indicated last week it could be interested in giving the leg spinner aconsultancy role there.The league said it would look at the matter if it received a formalrequest from the club, while Young said: “Our view is it’s a matter forthem (the AFL).”Also, the ABC reported Warne’s wine venture could be in doubt because ofhis ban.Warne had some wines named after him late last year, but it isunderstood that deal is now under review.Earlier, World Anti-Doping Agency boss Dick Pound has again attackedAustralian cricketers, describing as ridiculous claims that druginformation sessions are too difficult to absorb.Pound said the drug education program for elite athletes does not needto be changed despite claims by Warne and Test captain Steve Waugh thatthe information was too complicated.”It’s not rocket science to be perfectly candid, you know if you’re anelite athlete you’ve got to be careful with what you take and you knowthat diuretics are one of the things about which you’ve got to becareful,” Pound told the ABC.Pound also said Warne’s decision not to appeal was the right one, addingthe Australian Cricket Board’s anti-doping committee would certainlyhave increased his suspension to two years if he had appealed.

Hatton National bank beat Seylan Bank convincingly by eight wickets, to win the Mercantile Cricket Association Challenge trophy, 2001, at NCC grounds today. The star studded HNB side, captained by Russell Arnold, completely outplayed their opponents; restricting them to 153 for nine and reaching the victory target with more than 20 overs to spare and with eight wickets in hand.Seylan came to the final full of confidence having been the only side to remain unbeaten throughout the competition and having defeated HNB in their league round encounter.In the final,however, nothing went Seylan’s way. They lost the wicket of Nuwan Shiroman in the very first over of the game, bowled by Dulip Liyanage, and from there onwards it was HNB’s day. They slumped further, by losing two more wickets, with the score on eight in the sixth over of the day.Seylan batsmen’s efforts to stage a come back were in vain and if Akalanka Ganegama had taken the return catch which Mahela Jayawardene offered him when he was on 29, Seylan wouldn’t have gone past the 150 mark. Jayawardene went onto make a half century with a solitary boundary and a six. He occupied the crease for 113 minutes and faced 91 balls. The only other noteworthy contribution came from the bat of Kaushalya Weerarathne, who made an unbeaten 20. In the bowling department, Akalanka Ganegama, Sajeeva Weerakoon and Kumar Dharmasena picked up two wickets apiece.Seylan could manage only 153 for nine in their allotted 50 overs and that’s not something Chaminda Vaas and co. could have defended against a strong HNB batting line up.When HNB replied, Avihka Gunawardene, who made a fine hundred in the four day unofficial test against Pakistan A, at the same venue, continued from where he left off, to lay the foundation for an easy HNB win. He made 82 off just 76 deliveries, hitting 12 boundaries and one six, off Kaushalya Weerarathne over long off. On their way to victory HNB just lost the wickets of T.M Dilshan and Malintha Warnapura. Dilhara Fernando accounted for the wicket of Dilshan who was caught by Jayawardene while Tilan Samaraweera clean bowled Warnapura.HNB reached the target with just two wickets down in 28.2 overs with Gunawardene on 82 and Chamara Silva on 21. Gunawardene was declared man of the match.

Moeen Ali looks to have won the race to open alongside Alastair Cook in the first Test against Pakistan after England’s coach, Trevor Bayliss, admitted the allrounder had “his nose in front”. Amid several selection issues, Jos Buttler’s place as wicketkeeper could also be under threat and Bayliss said he hoped to be able to inform the players of the team over the weekend.Neither Moeen, who batted twice, nor Alex Hales made a significant score in England’s final warm-up match, a situation Bayliss described as “not ideal”. Moeen, England’s senior spinner, had been batting at No. 8 but is now set to become Cook’s seventh opening partner since the retirement of Andrew Strauss in 2012.”I think at this stage Mo has probably got his nose in front,” Bayliss said. “Alastair and I will sit down over the next day or so to discuss it and come up with the eleven so everyone knows what it is probably by [Sunday’s] first practice session.”It’s probably not ideal. Obviously we’ve got Alex Hales here who we know can be an explosive batter. But I think Mo has shown that he’s a good player against spin and he can play the pace bowling and he’s handled the pressure during that Ashes series. If he is batting in the top six it does give us opportunities further down the line with the make-up of the team.”England dropped Adam Lyth after a disappointing Ashes and brought the uncapped Hales into the squad for the UAE. He has come to the fore in limited-overs cricket, and could yet get his Test opportunity against Pakistan or on the subsequent tour of South Africa, but England are set to go down the makeshift route despite the fact Moeen has never opened in first-class cricket.Nevertheless, Bayliss backed Moeen to provide the same sort of impetus with the bat as he did from lower down the order during the victory over Australia, when he was England’s third-highest scorer.”I wouldn’t necessarily say it was a problem position because Mo is a good enough player that he could actually be the answer,” Bayliss said. “He could turn himself into that opening batter.”My advice to him if he gets the nod is to go out and play his natural game. I think it will be very important to get decent starts over here against the new ball. The older the ball gets and the lower the wickets get, the harder it gets to score runs. We’ll be looking to get off to a good start and if Mo can play his natural game that gives us the ability to get off to those good starts.”England also have concerns over the form of Buttler, although he enjoyed a lengthier spell in the middle after batting for a second time in Sharjah on Friday, and Bayliss was not able to guarantee his place. James Taylor made a half-century in his first appearance on tour and could come into the side, allowing Jonny Bairstow to take the gloves.”His form has been a concern,” Bayliss said of Buttler. “But it was good to see him out there looking like he was getting his touch back this afternoon and scoring some runs. But we’ve got to make a decision.”The final selection call is likely to be a straight choice between Mark Wood and Steven Finn for the third seamer’s position, with Finn saying he would be “surprised” to play despite taking an impressive 4 for 16 on the first day against Pakistan A.

Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic side head into Thursday’s Europa Conference League play-off second-leg knowing that they require something of a miracle if they are to secure passage through to the next round of the tournament, with the Bhoys having been on the receiving end of a rather convincing 3-1 defeat against Bodo/Glimt at Parkhead last week.

However, with the 56-year-old Hoops boss springing something of a surprise in his team selection for the first leg of the tie, namely starting Tom Rogic alongside Matt O’Riley in the two more advanced roles within his three-man midfield, there would appear to be a very clear solution to the Greek-Australian manager affording his side a greater level of control in the middle of the park in Norway this week – starting Reo Hatate.

Postecoglou must unleash Hatate

Indeed, following the Japan international’s £1.4m signing in the January transfer window, Hatate has immediately proven to be something of a revelation in the Bhoys midfield over his seven Premiership appearances, with the 24-year-old having already scored three goals, registered two assists and created two big chances for his teammates, as well as taking an average of 2.1 shots and making one key pass per game.

The £1.08m-rated central midfielder has also impressed in metrics more typical of his position, making an average of 0.9 interceptions, 0.7 tackles, completing 34 passes and winning 2.9 duels per fixture.

These returns have seen the player who Liverpool’s Andy Robertson dubbed a “serious player” and Aston Villa’s John McGinn labelled “outrageous” average a quite astonishing SofaScore match rating of 7.24, already ranking him as the tenth-best player in the top flight of Scottish football.

As such, while Rogic is undeniably a fine option in the Premiership, considering the fact that Hatate contributed a great deal more for Celtic over his 31 minutes on the pitch than the Australia international did over 59 minutes in the first leg against the Norwegian champions, Postecoglou simply must learn from his mistake and unleash the tireless Japanese sensation from the off this time around – as the 24-year-old could well prove to be a game-changer in the middle of the park.

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	Misbah-ul-Haq made an unbeaten 87 – the highest score by a Pakistan batsman in a Twenty20 international © Getty Images

Misbah-ul-Haq turned in another spectacular performance in the game’s shortest format, smashing an unbeaten 87 to set up a massive 102-run victory in Pakistan’s one-off Twenty20 match against Bangladesh in Karachi. The visitors were comprehensively outplayed yet again as they finished their miserable tour with another abject performance, conceding 203 runs in the field and managing just 101 in reply.In the first Twenty20 international to be held in Pakistan, Shoaib Malik’s decision to bat first seemed to have gone awry when in-form openers Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal were both dismissed in the first over. Bangladesh’s joy was shortlived, however, as Younis Khan and Misbah made light of the loss of wickets to propel Pakistan to 84 for 2 by the end of the ninth over.Both batsmen used their feet well to unsettle the bowlers and complemented their big hits with superb running between the wickets to keep Pakistan on course for a big total. Younis was the more aggressive of the two, racing along to 47 with the help of some effortless cuts and drives before falling to the first ball from Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh’s best performer through the series.Even that wicket couldn’t stem the scoring rate as Malik biffed some huge sixes before being stumped off Abdur Razzaq for a quickfire 35. It’s not often that the fall of the home side’s captain is greeted by a huge roar, but it was this time as local boy Shahid Afridi walked out. However, much to the fans’ disappointment, his stay was a short one, bowled by Shahadat Hossain as he looked to clobber the ball over midwicket.The star of the innings, though, was Misbah, who again demonstrated how Twenty20 isn’t all about power-hitting as he combined impeccably-timed hits with brisk running. With the ropes pulled in, the boundaries were short and Misbah capitalised with five sixes, all on the leg side. This was the highest score by a Pakistan batsman in a Twenty20 international and it took the hosts to 203, their biggest total in this format. The Bangladesh attack was innocuous and their fielding, despite a few spectacular efforts, was generally below par.Pakistan’s new-ball bowlers, Umar Gul and Sohail Tanvir, who were so impressive during the World Twenty20 last year, throttled the runs by effectively mixing up both their length and pace. Bangladesh’s openers led a chancy existence: two of Tamim Iqbal’s mishits were spilled by Afridi, while Nazimuddin was fortunate to see his attempted pull fly off the top edge for six.After Tanvir foxed Tamim with a high full toss, Mohammad Ashraful, with a handy career strike-rate around 180, strode out but his forgettable tour continued as he holed out to long-on for 13. The visitors still had an outside chance at 85 for 2 with Nazimuddin going strong but an abject collapse followed.Eight wickets fell for 16 runs as they slid to an embarrassing defeat in a format they were expected to be far more competitive in. The collapse was triggered off by a tight spell from Afridi which caused the already-steep asking-rate to climb even more, prompting some injudicious strokes and running between the wickets from the visitors. By the time Afridi completed his quota Bangladesh were out of the game, having slid to 95 for 6.Mansoor Amjad, the debutant legspinner who was a spectator for much of the match, had a dream start to complete the formalities: brought on in the 15th over, he took 3 for 3 in six balls as Bangladesh fluffed their last chance to salvage some pride in this series.

Justin Langer has been in terrific touch in both forms of the game © Getty Images

Justin Langer continued his outstanding county season with 145 at nearly a run a ball in Somerset’s 87-run one-day victory over Middlesex on Sunday. Langer was well supported by Cameron White, who made 61 as the visitors piled on 332 at Lord’s.It was Langer’s second limited-overs century in the tournament and he is now second on the county one-day run tally for 2007, and third in the first-class list. His effort against Middlesex took 149 balls and he shared in a 136-run stand with White.Just when the home side appeared to be setting a platform to launch the big chase through a 52-run partnership between Eoin Morgan and David Nash, White became the hero with the ball, removing both batsmen and finishing with 3 for 37.On the same day at Worcester, Phil Jaques turned his poor form around to register his second hundred of the season. Jaques made 102 but was overshadowed by Vikram Solanki as they added 223 for the first wicket. Solanki remained unbeaten on 144 as Worcestershire cruised to 2 for 307 from 46 overs, easily overhauling Warwickshire’s 6 for 303.It was not such a memorable match for Doug Bollinger, however, whose first season with Worcestershire has not gone to plan so far. Bollinger took 1 for 63 from his ten overs, two days after he was taken for 75 from eight overs against Durham at Chester-le-Street. Kabir Ali, who has played Test cricket for England, also struggled and cost 94 from ten overs as Durham’s batsmen – including Michael Di Venuto with 49 – blasted their way to 4 for 332. Jaques and Solanki could not save the day and Worcestershire lost by 143 runs.Hampshire confirmed the value of having two of Australia’s best bowlers as they skittled Glamorgan for 146 to win by 137 runs at Swansea. Shane Warne – who earlier had enjoyed a cameo of 18 from nine balls – claimed 2 for 32 but it was Stuart Clark’s devastating opening spell that did for Glamorgan. Clark, who finished with 4 for 25, took three early wickets as the home side spiralled to 7 for 49. Glamorgan only climbed to 146 through some late hitting from Simon Jones and Dean Cosker.Clark and Warne were also effective in the four-day match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston earlier in the week but Hampshire’s batsmen let them down. Clark collected 3 for 65 and Warne 2 for 47 as they dismissed the home team for 262 in reply to Hampshire’s 169. Hampshire eventually escaped with a draw but found themselves sixth on the County Championship table for Division One.Marcus North signed off from his impressive stint with Gloucestershire, scoring his third first-class century from five games. North’s 109 helped his side to 394 against Northamptonshire at Gloucester and he followed up with 2 for 23 as the visitors struggled to 223. North, who is Gloucestershire’s leading run-scorer in first-class and one-day cricket this season, will be replaced next week by his Western Australia team-mate Ben Edmondson.At Hove, Stuart Law compiled his second century of 2007 as his team, Lancashire, finished with a slight edge over Sussex. Law made 119 and Brad Hodge scored 43 as Lancashire posted 330 in the first innings.Both batsmen failed in the second, however, and despite a nine-wicket match from Lancashire’s star bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, the match ended in a draw. Although nine players in their squad boast Test or ODI experience – Law, Hodge, Muralitharan, Andrew Flintoff, Sajid Mahmood, James Anderson, Dominic Cork, Mal Loye and Glen Chapple – Lancashire are third-last on the Division One table.A bold declaration by Langer backfired spectacularly at Lord’s. He called Somerset’s innings closed at 8 for 50, in an effort to expose Middlesex on a damp pitch. However, the home side clearly had not read the script and ploughed along to 252. That left Somerset with a hefty first-innings deficit and despite a better effort on the third day – White chipped in with 77 – Middlesex took the points and leapfrogged Somerset into second place on the Division Two table.In first place are Nottinghamshire, who narrowly missed another victory against Leicestershire at Oakham. Set 377 to win, Nottinghamshire were on course thanks in part to David Hussey, who continued his prolific form with 79 off 65 balls.But Hussey, who made his name leading enormous chases at Victoria, was caught behind and the visitors soon had little option but to play out a draw. Hussey now has 737 runs at 81.88 this season and is second only to Mark Ramprakash on the county run-tally.

Umar Gul is looking to follow in Waqar Younis’s footsteps by signing for Glamorgan © AFP

Umar Gul is hoping to land a one-month stint with Glamorgan during the ongoing county season and before the start of Pakistan’s tour to England in the summer.Gul said he would play for the club if the deal is negotiated successfully and he gets clearance from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). “I have been approached by Glamorgan for this season and if I get permission from the PCB then I would be delighted to play in the English season,” Gul told AFP.Gul only recently returned to international cricket, during the ODI series against India in February, having been out injured since March 2004. In his last Test appearance before a serious stress fracture of the back almost ended his career, Gul took five wickets against India at Lahore, helping his side to a famous win.Understandably, Gul has been inconsistent since his comeback, though he has produced a couple of impressive spells against India and in Sri Lanka. In his time away, others such as Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Mohammad Asif have emerged as pace bowling options.Gul added, “I spoke to Bob Woolmer who has suggested that I play for one month for the county and join the Pakistan team if I am required for the England tour.” If he does sign up, Gul will join fellow countrymen Asif, Rana and Mushtaq Ahmed, the leg-spinner, on the circuit. And he will hope to emulate Waqar Younis, who enjoyed a successful stint with the county in the late nineties.Pakistan tour England between June and September for four Tests and five one-day games and a preliminary squad for the pre-tour training camp is due to be announced on Wednesday.

Ehsan Mani: ‘It is a tribute to the ICC Development Program that new members are being accepted into the ICC family on a regular basis.’ © Getty Images

The ICC today announced the outcomes of the ICC Executive Board meeting and ICC Annual Conference that took place on 27 and 28 June at Lord’s Cricket Ground.

New members approved

The ICC Annual Conference approved applications from Jersey, Guernsey, Mali and Slovenia as Affiliate members, and upgraded Belgium, Botswana, Japan, Kuwait and Thailand from Affiliate to Associate status. This takes the total membership of the ICC to 96 countries.Welcoming the approval of the new member countries, ICC’s president, Ehsan Mani, said: “It is a tribute to the ICC Development Program that new members are being accepted into the ICC family on a regular basis. For Jersey, Guernsey, Mali and Slovenia the reward is newly-acquired status as Affiliate members while Belgium, Botswana, Japan, Kuwait and Thailand have all demonstrated to our other members they have the necessary structures in place to take the step up to Associate member status.”

Review of the structure of cricket

The ICC Executive Board approved a proposal for the staging of a Scheduling Summit to explore the detailed and practical implications of moving the Future Tours Programme from its current five-year cycle to a longer cycle of home and away international fixtures.The Summit will be held at the ICC offices in Dubai on 25 and 26 August and will be attended by representatives of all 10 Full Member countries, together with a representative of the top six Associate Members, a player representative and a delegate from the Asian Cricket Council.

Appeal process

The Board of Control for Cricket in India notified the ICC Executive Board that it intends to dispute the process that was used to deal with the appeal of India’s captain, Sourav Ganguly, under the ICC Code of Conduct.The ICC, through its president, Ehsan Mani, has agreed that should the BCCI wish to take this matter further it must write to the ICC which would then refer this to the ICC Disputes Resolution Committee.The ICC Executive Board comprises the presidents/chairmen or designated nominees of the 10 Test-playing nations and three representatives from ICC Associate Member countries:

Ehsan Mani (Chairman)	ICC President
Percy Sonn	ICC Vice-President
Malcolm Speed	ICC Chief Executive Officer
Bob Merriman AM	Australia
Mohammad Ali Asghar MP	Bangladesh
David Morgan	England
Jagmohan Dalmiya	India
Sir John Anderson KBE	New Zealand
Shaharyar Khan	Pakistan
Jayantha Dharmadasa	Sri Lanka
Ray Mali	South Africa
Edward Griffith	West Indies
Peter Chingoka	Zimbabwe
Stanley Perlman	Israel
HRH Tunku Imran	Malaysia
Mazhar Khan	United Arab Emirates

The ICC Executive Board is the ultimate policy-making body within the ICC. Commercial matters are dealt with by the IDI Board which will meet on Wednesday, June 29, in Dublin. The composition of the IDI Board is currently the same as the composition of the ICC Executive Board.