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FOREWORD // DAVID RICHARDSON
FOR THE GOOD OF THE GAME
David Richardson spent 17 years at the ICC, including seven as CEO, and leaves behind sport with greater context, improved gender balance and ready for further growth
As a former international cricketer of distinction and a lawyer with sports marketing experience, David Richardson brought a unique level of experience and insight to his two senior roles at the ICC.
He became the ICC’s first General Manager – Cricket in 2002 and after 10 years in that role he became the fourth Chief Executive of the organisation.
Among his achievements while in the role of General Manager – Cricket were the development of the Umpire Decision Review System (now known as DRS) which was trialled in 2008 and launched officially by the ICC in Test cricket in 2009.
DRS has become an integral part of the international game over the past decade. Cutting-edge technology enhances the decision- making of the on-field umpires for the benefit of players and the wider game. DRS also adds to the spectator experience through real-time, transparent communication of the decision- making process via TV coverage and via replay screens in-ground.
It was on Richardson’s watch that the men’s ICC World T20 – now the ICC T20 World Cup – was launched in 2007. Two years later the women’s event launched and ran in parallel with the men’s tournament in England.
Over the past decade the growth of the women’s game has accelerated in every conceivable way whether in terms of professionalism, skill levels and interest. The ICC Women’s Championship, which was launched in 2014, has helped raise the standard of the game. The ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, which culminated in the thrilling final between England and India at Lord’s, marked a turning-point for the women’s game.
Across the men’s and women’s game, the exposure of ICC events, including the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier continues to enjoy accelerated growth, via broadcast and digital channels. The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 enjoyed the widest possible potential reach in terms of availability and platform mix.
The tournament was broadcast to 200 territories via 25 different partners, including RTA, the state broadcaster of Afghanistan who covered the tournament for the first time. Fox Sports broadcast 25 matches live in China while a ground-breaking partnership between the ICC and Cineplex brought live matches to cinemas in India, Bahrain and the UAE.
Richardson pursued an agenda of inclusion and meritocratic expansion, identifying that T20 is the format for global growth while maintaining a balance between – and the integrity of – all three formats of the game.
He has driven greater context across all formats, including overseeing the introduction of the World Test Championship which gets underway in August 2019.
The ICC World Test Championship and MRF Tyres Men’s ODI Team Rankings were established to add greater context to matches while all men’s and women’s T20 matches between Members were elevated to international status.
In 2017, Afghanistan and Ireland were admitted as the 11th and 12th Full Members of the International Cricket Council after a unanimous vote at the ICC Full Council.
Richardson played his part in the return of international cricket to Pakistan following the terror attacks against the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in 2009. The three World XI one-day internationals against Pakistan in 2017
ICC Annual Report 2018-2019
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