Connor to Be First Female MCC President in 233 Years Set to Take up Her New Post on October 1, 2021
38 Friday Sports Friday, June 26, 2020 Connor to be first female MCC president in 233 years Set to take up her new post on October 1, 2021 LONDON: Former England women’s captain “We often need to look back to see how far Clare Connor is to become the first female we’ve come. I made my first visit to Lord’s as a president of Marylebone Cricket Club in its starry-eyed, cricket-obsessed nine-year-old girl 233-year history. at a time when women were not welcome in the Current incumbent Kumar Sangakkara, the Long Room (of the pavilion). first non-British MCC president, nominated The 43-year-old Connor, now the chair of the Connor via video link from his native Sri International Cricket Council’s women’s cricket Lanka during an annual general meeting on committee, added: “Times have changed. Now I Wednesday. find myself entrusted with this remarkable op- Connor, now the England and Wales Cricket portunity –- the opportunity to play a part in Board’s head of women’s helping MCC, cricket’s cricket, is set to take up most influential club, to her new post on October thrive and grow in an 1, 2021, subject to the even more modern and membership’s approval. inclusive future. Presidents of MCC Times have “MCC does wonder- usually remain in post for ful work for communities one year but San- changed in the UK and overseas. gakkara’s term is set to It stages the most uplift- be extended by a further ing events.
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