The Cricket Regulator

The Cricket Regulator is the body responsible for monitoring compliance with the game’s regulations, enforcement of adherence to those regulations and providing relevant information and education.

The Cricket Regulator was established in December 2023 and is overseen by the independent Cricket Regulatory Board. It is ring-fenced from the rest of the ECB.

The Cricket Regulator's website can be found here.

Areas of work that were once part of the ECB’s remit now sit with the Cricket Regulator, including Safeguarding, Integrity (Anti-Corruption, Misconduct and Anti-Doping) and Anti-Discrimination.

The launch of the Cricket Regulator seeks to bring further independence to the regulatory processes within cricket, to give greater assurance around the separation between this area and the remainder of the ECB. It comes as a response to a recommendation from the ICEC Report.

Who heads up the Cricket Regulator?

Chris Haward KPM is the Director of the Cricket Regulator, the body responsible for ensuring compliance with the game’s rules and regulations.

Chris was previously at the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), where he had been Chief Constable lead for Serious and Organised Crime.

Prior to that, Chris had been Chief Constable for Lincolnshire Police and fulfilled a number of roles within law enforcement across a 34-year career.

Who does the Cricket Regulator report to?

The Cricket Regulator reports to the independent Cricket Regulatory Board. The independent Cricket Regulatory Board will have budget authority for the Cricket Regulator and will be accountable for its activity and expenditure.

Who makes up the Cricket Regulatory Board?

Members of the current ECB Regulatory Committee have become the first Board members, and future Board members will be filled through open recruitment. Nic Coward is chair of the Cricket Regulatory Board.

What is the scope of the Cricket Regulator/what does it investigate?

The remit of the Cricket Regulator will include matters of anti-discrimination, anti-corruption, anti-doping, misconduct and safeguarding.

Within the professional game, when a case is brought to the Cricket Regulator, the Cricket Regulator will undertake an investigation before making a decision whether there is sufficient evidence to put the case to the Cricket Discipline Commission.

The Cricket Discipline Commission will be re-purposed as the Cricket Discipline Panel in 2025.

Within the recreational game, all matters of potential discrimination raised with Cricket Regulator will be reviewed by the Regulator’s Anti-Discrimination Unit. The Cricket Regulator will then support the appropriate cricket organisation in managing the issue. 

The Cricket Regulator has dedicated teams whose role is to provide support to Counties, Leagues and Clubs in respect of delivering effective safeguarding and tackling discrimination across the game.

How will you ensure the Cricket Regulator is operating independently of the ECB?

Each year an independent assurance process will be carried out – by a body such as Sport Resolutions – to confirm that there has been no involvement in regulatory cases handled by the Cricket Regulator by ECB personnel outside of the Cricket Regulator.

This will serve to give confidence that the Cricket Regulator is operating independently of the other areas of the ECB with no interference in the conduct of cases. 

How do I contact the Cricket Regulator?

The Cricket Regulator's website can be found here. You can contact safeguarding@cricketregulator.co.uk, anti-corruption@cricketregulator.co.uk or media@cricketregulator.co.uk. You can report discrimination on the ECB website here.