Watmore said ECB’s “ambition” would probably have to be reduced significantly. Commenting on today’s news, Colin Graves CBE said: “I am very pleased that Ian’s appointment as Chair has been fully approved by our 41 valued members. ECB chairman, Ian Watmore. It will be our ability to stay united and remain agile that will see us through this most difficult of times.’’, Also commenting, Ian Watmore said: “I have made clear from the start of this process how important the cricket network is to our sport thriving across England and Wales. The England and Wales Cricket Board will explore a claim that chairman-elect Ian Watmore left his previous job following an allegation of misconduct. My life in cricket: a six-decade journey. New ECB chairman Ian Watmore feels the COVID-19 pandemic would leave the board with “very severe cash constraints and a global game in crisis” if it continues to rage on and disrupts the next domestic season. That goal is only achievable with the support of the entire game and I look forward to working with the membership and other key stakeholders in delivering our ambitions.”, Commenting, Scott Smith, Chief Financial Officer for the ECB, said, ; ‘’The success of hosting the CWC19 and Men’s and Women’s Ashes on home soil saw us achieve record revenues for the game, and allowed us to distribute more funding across the game than ever before. Additional distributions also included a £3million distribution to the Team England Player Partnership (TEPP) and a £15.7million donation to the England and Wales Cricket Trust (EWCT). “I have made clear from the start of this process how important the cricket network is to our sport thriving across England and Wales. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards. With the impact of COVID-19 these results are somewhat bittersweet, but it is nonetheless extremely positive to know that with the right conditions, the game can continue to grow financial momentum for its stakeholders.’’, Recently Concluded /Postponed/Cancelled Series, All Recently Concluded /Postponed/Cancelled Series, National Triangular T20 Womens Championship, England and local stars sign up for Southern Brave, Masuri become official helmet and neck protection supplier for The Hundred, County Championship 2021 Group Stage fixtures announced by ECB, ECB and Vitality extend cricketing partnership, "He has his own style and presence at the crease" Ed Smith on Dan Lawrence, National Selectors name squad for England’s Test tour of Sri Lanka, Unilever’s Sure & Lifebuoy brands team up with The Hundred, England men’s Test tour of Sri Lanka confirmed. It is also considerably higher than an average year which yields approximately £125million turnover. This was an increase of £56million from 2018, which included a men’s tour of India, when it reached a turnover of £172million. To continue enjoying Sportstar, you can turn off your adblocker or subscribe to Sportstar Plus. The group’s administrative expenditure at £164m was an increase of £22m as compared to the prior year at £142m, this increase was largely due to special fee distributions paid to each of the First-Class Counties in respect of ICC Men’s CWC19. Sports­mail’s ex­perts give their views on what the 61-year-old for­mer FA chief ex­ec­u­tive must do to en­sure English cricket sur­vives, re­cov­ers and im­proves… England should "definitely" tour Pakistan if it is safe to do so, according to new England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Ian Watmore. Syn-Pro by SISIS Cricket Groundcare Machinery, by ECB & Cricket World  Tuesday 2 June 2020. The England and Wales Cricket Board is to investigate claims its chair-elect Ian Watmore left his previous job with the English Football League following allegations of misconduct. Cricket News: New ECB chairman Ian Watmore feels the Covid-19 pandemic would leave the board with "very severe cash constraints and a global game in crisis" if it c He has been a trustee of the Migraine Trust since 2008, serving as its Chair since 2010. Ian Watmore became chief executive of the Football Association in 2009 but left after less than a year. Mr Watmore’s appointment as Chair-Elect has been made at this time to enable him to shadow his predecessor and ensure a … The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. A replacement will be identified in the coming months. The coronavirus outbreak forced a cricket shutdown in March and Watmore said ECB has a guaranteed shortfall of 100m this year against a pre-COVID-19 income of around 475m anticipated for 2020. This FYE resulted in a profit of £6.5million which was a £5.7million increase on the ECB Board’s approved budget of £800,000. England have avoided touring Pakistan since 2005-06 citing security concerns following the terrorist attack on the visiting Sri Lanka team in 2009. That goal is only achievable with the support of the entire game and I look forward to working with the membership and other key stakeholders in delivering our ambitions.”. He succeeds current ECB Chair, Colin Graves CBE, following a successful five-year tenure that saw England lift two ODI ICC Cricket World Cups, as well as securing a record £1.1billion media rights deal. 4h Ian Chappell. This boost in profit enabled the ECB’s reserves to increase to £17.1million from last year’s £11.2million. Are umpires giving more lbws now than they did before the DRS? View Ian Watmore’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Ian Watmore has thrown his backing behind The Hundred as he started his tenure as England and Wales Cricket Board chairman, echoing predecessor Colin … Ian Watmore has pledged the ECB will go ahead with the launch of The Hundred but warned that "nothing is ring-fenced" and redundancies were "inevitable" as the organisation looks to cut costs in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Commenting on today’s news, Colin Graves CBE said: “I am very pleased that Ian’s appointment as Chair has been fully approved by our 41 valued members. Ian has 12 jobs listed on their profile. The former chief executive of the Football Association will take over from Colin Graves on Dec 1. With the last stage of his appointment process concluded, Mr Watmore will step into the role in September 2020. 01 September 2020 Cricket has been united in facing many challenges since the initial Covid-19 shock I am delighted and thrilled to start as the Chair of the ECB today. Ian Watmore has been named as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)’s next Chair to succeed Colin Graves when he leaves the post in November 2020. Watmore was a member of the advisory board of Westminster Business School from 2010 to 2013, and has been a board member of the Information Commissioner's Office since 2012. With coro­n­avirus wreck­ing the in­ter­na­tional and do­mes­tic cal­en­dar, he faces an in­cred­i­bly chal­leng­ing start. The ECB shared an update on its financial results for 2019-2020 with its membership at today’s virtual AGM, reporting a record turnover of £228million. “Provided we can get cricket back to somewhere near normality next season ... we have four years to recover one year’s losses, where each of those years has double the income of the recent past,” Watmore wrote in a blog post on the ECB’s website. He said recovering from the losses of the 2020 season will require a mindset of “same ambition, just less money” but it could get much more serious if the global health crisis continues to affect the game next year as well. Free Trial users will have exclusive access to the following: CSA appoints Dillon du Preez as assistant coach of women's team, Australia regains top T20 ranking with win over England, No captaincy thoughts as Markram looks for reset in Test cricket, K. L. Rahul retains third position in ICC T20I rankings, ICA nominates Pragyan Ojha to the IPL Governing Council, A-League season-opener delayed after COVID-19 outbreak, ISL 2020-21: Jamshedpur FC vs FC Goa - Head-to-head record, match stats updates, players to watch out for, ISL 2020-21, Jamshedpur FC vs FC Goa: Predicted playing XI, fantasy 11, team news and formation, ISL 2020-21: Familiar concerns plague Odisha, Gallego adds new dimension in attack for NEUFC. Ian Watmore has a distinguished record in business, public life and sport. His experience and deep passion for cricket will strongly support the progress and cohesion of the game over the next five years. In a post-COVID-19 world, it is more important than ever before that we see sport connect communities and improve lives. With the impact of COVID-19 these results are somewhat bittersweet, but it is nonetheless extremely positive to know that with the right conditions, the game can continue to grow financial momentum for its stakeholders.’’. Lord Patel was involved in a number of significant changes during his term, most notably the creation of the 2018 action plan to engage South Asian audiences, in addition to establishing the ECB’s Governance Committee and being a key voice in the creation of the Inspiring Generations Strategy. The coronavirus outbreak forced a cricket shutdown in March and Watmore said ECB has a guaranteed shortfall of 100m this year against a pre-COVID … At this point, we will have two years of losses to recover with only three years left of the current funding cycle, coupled with very severe cash constraints, and a global game in crisis.”. “We must have a plan for this were it to occur, but the whole game and governments around the world must equally do everything we can to avoid this situation occurring.” According to Watmore, “An obsessive focus on cash and cashflow, combined with a sharp period of cost reduction and efficiencies across the whole game, starting with the ECB itself will be essential to reducing outgoings and buying time.”, ALSO READ | Australia regains top T20 ranking with win over England, The resumption of international cricket amid the pandemic with series against West Indies, Pakistan and Australia helped England bridge the financial gaps but Watmore warned this is “ephemeral.”, “The game has also been brilliant in getting behind-closed-door men’s and women’s cricket going, internationally, at county/regional level and recreationally. 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