England’s Claire Conor will replace Kumar Sangakkara
London: Former England captain Claire Conor is set to become the first female president in the 233-year history of the Merrillbone Cricket Club (MCC) to replace Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara. Sangakkara, the first non-British president of the MCC, nominated Conor via video conference from Sri Lanka during the general meeting held on Wednesday.
According to the report, Conor will take office on October 1 next year but approval of club members is required first. Sangakkara’s tenure was extended by a year due to the corona virus epidemic. Conor said, “I am very happy to be nominated for the next Chairman of the MCC. Cricket has given me a lot and now this honor. “
Conor said, ‘We need to look back many times for how far we have come. I came to Lord’s for the first time as a nine-year-old girl obsessed with cricket and looking around, when women were not welcome in the long form (of the pavilion).
Presently, the chairman of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Women’s Cricket, Conor will take charge of the post of MCC President from 1 October 2021, after the permission of the members.
Generally, the post of president of MCC remains for one year but Sangakkara’s tenure has been extended for 12 months due to the corona virus epidemic.
Till 1998, women members were not allowed in the MCC which owns Lord’s Cricket, but after that the members allowed it through voting.
Before this, only Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was among the few women who were allowed to enter the Lord’s Pavilion.
