ICC to Support New System By Cricket Scotland

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has been taken off guard by the developments in Cricket Scotland (SC). The global governing body is prepared to support the new cricket system implemented in the nation. The ICC typically takes any interference with a member country’s autonomy very seriously. Still, in this case, the international organization has chosen to aid the new government in its fight against racism and prejudice.

“Cricket is a sport for everyone and we will support the new Board and leadership at Cricket Scotland as they work to ensure the sport is more diverse and inclusive,” a spokesperson for the ICC said in a statement on Monday (July 25).

Cricket Scotland is currently under the control of SportScotland, which will manage it through October 2023 by electing a board by the end of September that must include at least 25 members from the ethnic community and be made up of 40 percent men and 40 percent women.

When the whole CS board was forced to resign prior to the publishing of SportScotland’s study of racism in the nation’s sports organizations on Sunday, the entire cricket world was in shock (July 24). After a day, the inquiry supported Cricket Scotland’s institutional racism.

“Discrimination of any kind has no place in cricket and everyone involved in the sport has a responsibility to create a safe and welcoming environment,” the spokesperson further said.

The annual conference is the culmination of the meetings that the ICC members have been attending in Birmingham over the past week.

Before the report was released and the board resigned in unison, a Cricket Scotland official was spotted in Birmingham. Sue Strachan, who until Sunday served as the chairman of Cricket Scotland, was scheduled to attend the annual conference. It is unknown if Scotland will be represented at the meeting now that she has resigned.