Press Statements

Reference

ECB/17

Date:

1974-12-02 - 1978-11-28

Level of description

file

Extent

1 folder

Part of

England and Wales Cricket Board Collection (ECB)

Scope and Content

Folder of press releases compiled by the Test and County Cricket Board [TCCB]. Includes announcements regarding meetings to decide on playing conditions for the 1979 season, appointments of first-class umpires for the 1979 season, Holt Products' sponsorship of first-class county vs. tourist matches and the introduction of the Holt Products Trophy for whichever team performs best against the Indian touring team in 1979, announcement of young cricketers selected to tour Australia in 1978-1979 as part of the Whitbread Cricket Awards, arrangements for an 8-a-side cricket match at Lord's between two teams of Under-12s before the Test match in 1978 [England vs. New Zealand], announcement of fixtures for the 1979 World Cup, use of light meters for the England vs. New Zealand Test match at Lord's in 1978, naming of the England Young Cricketers team to play the West Indies in 1979, reports on changes to the administrative structure of cricket in 1978, records of overs bowled and runs scored in county cricket in 1978, statement by the International Cricket Conference in 1978 announcing that there was no possibility of re-establishing cricket links with South Africa, announcement that all grounds hosting international matches should have effective covering of their pitches, appointment of D J Insole as manager of the England team which toured Australia in 1978-1979, statement on the use of fast short-pitched bowling following an injury to Iqbal Qasim while touring England with Pakistan in 1978, announcement of an over rate incentive scheme for England players fining the team for slow over rates, press release from the International Cricket Conference relating to the selection of West Indies players for World Series Cricket, announcements by the TCCB Discipline Sub-Committee, statement from BMW regarding the rejection by TCCB of BMW's proposal to sponsor a 'Champion of Champions' tournament at the end of the season between counties who won domestic trophies that season, Agatha Christie Limited's sponsorship of the England vs. West Indies Young Cricketers Test series, itinerary for the England tour to Pakistan and New Zealand in 1977-1978, appointment of Bernard Thomas as physiotherapist of the England team to tour Pakistan and New Zealand in 1977-1978, change of title of touring teams leaving the United Kingdom from MCC to England, rules governing the qualification and registration of cricketers in Test and county cricket, questions arising from ICC's decision to ban cricketers who participated in World Series Cricket, election of F R Brown as first President of the National Cricket Association, statement regarding Imran Khan's special registration to join Sussex from Worcestershire in 1977, statistics for the Post Office Scores service in 1977, comments on the Packer affair when it was first announced in May 1977, announcement of prize money for English domestic cricket, decision of the Irish Cricket Union to join the Cricket Council in February 1977, statistics on Test match over rates between 1972 and 1976, statement by TCCB re-iterating that players were not allowed to display advertising insignia on their clothing following a breach of this role by John Snow in August 1976, MCC's decision to allow the women's one-day match between England and Australia to be played at Lord's, announcement of the England Young Cricketers' tour to West Indies in 1976, updates on the Wrigley Trophy, profile of the MCC team which toured West Africa in 1975-1976, Haig's sponsorship of the Club Cricket Championship, announcement that BBC would televise Test cricket in England in 1975 and 1976, prize money for the Prudential Cup in 1975, appointment of umpires for the 1975 season, announcement of Bernard Flack as Watney Mann County Cricket Groundsman of the Year in 1974, decision to allow M C Cowdrey to join the England team in Australia in 1974-1975 because of injuries to the touring party, appointment of Brian Aspital as Secretary of the National Cricket Association, biography of C G A Paris, MCC President for 1975.

The file also contains letters relating to invitations to play in the MCC vs. Champion County [Warwickshire] match in 1975.

Associations

Test and County Cricket Board
Holt Products Trophy
John Augustine Snow
Cecil Gerard Alexander Paris
BMW
Frederick Richard Brown
National Cricket Association
Imran Khan
Michael Colin Cowdrey
Bernard Thomas
B J Aspital
International Cricket Conference
Irish Cricket Union
BBC
Douglas John Insole

Subject

England in Australia 1978-1979, India in England 1979, Whitbread Cricket Awards, indoor cricket, West Indies Young Cricketers in England 1978, England Young Cricketers in West Indies 1976, Cricket World Cup 1975, Cricket World Cup 1979, Prudential Cup, Champion County match, Pakistan in England 1978, Packer affair, World Series Cricket, England in Australia 1974-1975, MCC in West Africa 1975-1976, over rate, England in Pakistan 1977-1978, England in New Zealand 1977-1978

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Closed

Language

English

Size

1 folder

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