ICC meeting returns to Lord's

President David Morgan confirmed next year's ICC conference will be at Lord's

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The International Cricket Council will hold next year’s annual conference at Lord’s, president David Morgan confirmed today.

For the first time, the ICC held its week-long summit away from their former London headquarters this year, convening instead in Dubai.

Morgan confirmed that Zimbabwe will be invited to send officials to the conference, despite the British Government’s recent refusal to allow the crisis-torn country to tour England in 2009, and the Africans’ subsequent withdrawal from the World Twenty20 later that year.

“We had an excellent week in Dubai this year but I’m delighted to announce that the ICC board has confirmed unanimously that we will return to Lord’s for annual conference week in 2009,” Morgan said.

“It is perfect timing as it will allow Lord’s, the ICC’s home for the first 96 years of its existence, to play a central role in our organisation’s centenary celebrations, as 2009 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ICC.

“That central role will involve not only the hosting of our biggest ever annual conference week, with all 60 affiliate members invited for the first time alongside the associate and full members, but also the staging of matches in the ICC World Twenty 2009, including the finals of both the men’s and women’s events on 21 June.”