Nicholas, 66, will probably be recommended as the brand new chair on the membership’s AGM in Might, working at the side of the chief government, Man Lavender. He has been a member of MCC since 1981, and has served on the membership’s Cricket, Advertising and Most important Committees for the reason that Nineties.
In his taking part in days, Nicholas scored over 25,000 runs and took 173 wickets in knowledgeable profession spanning over twenty years. As captain of Hampshire, he guided the aspect to 4 trophies between 1986 and 1992, together with three victories in Lord’s finals, and he additionally captained England A.
The place of MCC chair has existed since 2000, and Nicholas is ready to turn out to be its seventh incumbent, however the first former skilled cricketer within the position. In the midst of his presidency, he has expressed the opinion that MCC ought to take over the possession of the Lord’s-based Hundred workforce, London Spirit, and this transfer could also be a sign of the membership’s ambition on that entrance.
Nicholas is at the moment chair of the Hampshire-based Southern Courageous workforce; a non-executive director of the media rights company, River Media Companions, and co-founder/director of Century Cricket which runs IPL-style T20 tournaments for membership and junior cricketers in Australia.
In 2005, he co-founded Likelihood to Shine, the cricket charity that has helped to re-introduce the game to 4,000 state faculties in England and Wales, and given 6 million youngsters an opportunity to play the sport. His lengthy and profitable media profession is synonymous with the Ashes summer season of 2005, for which he anchored Channel 5’s protection. He has labored extensively with Channel 9 in Australia, Supersport in South Africa, and likewise writes columns for The Telegraph and ESPNcricinfo.
“The position of MCC chair is a big duty and I’m honoured to have been named as the Committee’s advice to the membership,” Nicholas mentioned. “Amongst many elements of the membership’s quick future, is the necessity to have interaction extra with Members. As well as, we’re embarking on many new tasks and alternatives as we glance to embrace this ever-changing recreation. I hope to be sure that we are able to play our half in cricket’s growth over the approaching years.”
Chris Rogers, MCC Treasurer, mentioned: “The Nominations committee discovered that Mark was the excellent candidate for the position, noting that he has a deep and private data of the sport. In making its advice, the MCC Committee feels that his expertise, as a participant, broadcaster, journalist and administrator, could be of big profit to MCC.”
