Lahore becomes ICC-accredited testing center for suspected illegal bowling actions and joins Brisbane, Chennai, Loughborough, and Pretoria as centers for testing of bowlers reported in international cricket
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has been accredited as a testing center for suspected illegal bowling actions.
The center joins the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane, Loughborough University, Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai and the University of Pretoria as testing centers for players reported in international cricket under the ICC Suspect Illegal Bowling Action Regulation.
“I want to congratulate the Pakistan Cricket Board, who worked in conjunction with LUMS to fulfill all criteria required for an ICC accredited testing center. This reflects the PCB’s effort and commitment to deal with suspect illegal bowling actions.” – Geoff Allardice, General Manager, Cricket said.
“The accreditation of the LUMS University as an ICC testing center means bowlers reported in international cricket and Pakistan’s domestic competitions can be referred to this facility, where they will be tested according to international protocols.” – he added.
The facility at the LUMS University was assessed against a range of criteria, including having an indoor area large enough to allow a player to bowl off his or her full run-up; a motion analysis system with a minimum of 12 high-speed cameras capable of producing three-dimensional data, and suitably qualified personnel experienced in using such systems and capable of implementing the ICC testing protocol.
The ICC has provided a full set of testing equipment and software to the LUMS testing centre, as it has done with the other accredited centres, to allow for a consistent assessment of bowlers across the different facilities worldwide.
