England and Wales Cricket Board Totally Explained

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB), the National Cricket Association (NCA) and the Cricket Council. Like many sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom it's a company limited by guarantee, a legal status which enables it to concentrate on maximising its funding of the sport rather than making a return for investors. The ECB's offices are at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
   The ECB is governed by representatives of the 38 first-class and minor counties and the MCC. It is headed by the Management Board (with 15 members), a First-Class Forum (for first-class cricket) and a Recreational Forum. The ECB's chairman is Giles Clarke of Somerset and its chief executive is David Collier.
   An important responsibility is the direction of the England national side. The Chairman of Selectors David Graveney, Head Coach Peter Moores and other coaches are ECB employees. The ECB also employs the England Test match Captain Michael Vaughan and other centrally contracted players, as well as being responsible for the ECB National Academy, currently based at Loughborough University in Leicestershire.
   The ECB is responsible for the financial direction and commercial exploitation of England cricket. It raises revenue from the proceeds of sales for tickets at One Day International and Test matches in England and Wales and shares in revenues when the England team play abroad. The ECB is also responsible for the generation of income from the sale of sponsorship and broadcasting rights, primarily in relation to the England team. The ECB's income in the 2006 calendar year was £77.0 million, down from £78.8 million in 2005. (External Link

) An Ashes year like 2005 would normally represent a peak in a four year income cycle for the ECB. In 2006 the ECB distributed £25.6 million in "fee payments" to the eighteen first class counties, or £1.42 million per team. This subsidy is an essential source of income for the counties. It also pays certain costs of the domestic cricket programme directly, including the salaries of first class umpires and the cost of temporary floodlights at county matches. (External Link

) In 2005 the ECB took on responsibility for the direction of women's cricket in England and Wales.
In 2005 the ECB concluded a commercial arrangement with BSkyB which gave Sky Sports the exclusive television rights for live Test cricket in England and Wales for four years (the 2006 to 2009 seasons). This deal, which took live Test cricket for home England matches away from terrestrial television for the first time generated substantial future revenues for English and Welsh cricket (220 million pounds over 4 years), but was criticised by many England cricket supporters and others. In 2007 Asian rights for live English cricket were sold to ESPN Star Sports for a period of 5 years for 40 million pounds, which is 5 times the previous figure.(External Link

) The ECB courted further controversy in 2005 when they appeared to dither over the employment contract of the bowling coach Troy Cooley who was seen by many as an important contributor to England's Ashes success. Cooley left the England setup and joined Australia's staff. (External Link

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Major domestic competitions

Recreational club competitions

The ECB runs a national club knockout competition, the Cockspur Cup, and has in place a regional Premier League pyramid system for recreational club cricket in England and Wales.

Birmingham and District Premier Cricket League

Cheshire County Cricket League

Cornwall Cricket League

Derbyshire Premier Cricket League

Devon Cricket League

East Anglian Premier Cricket League

Essex Premier League

Home Counties Premier Cricket League

Kent Cricket League

Leicestershire Premier Cricket League

Lincolnshire Cricket Board Premier League

Liverpool and District Cricket Competition

Middlesex County Cricket League

North East Premier League

North Staffordshire & South Cheshire League

North Wales Premier Cricket League

Northamptonshire Cricket League

Northern Premier Cricket League

Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League

South Wales Cricket League

Southern Premier Cricket League

Surrey Championship

Sussex Cricket League

West of England Premier League

Yorkshire ECB County Premier LeagueFurther Information

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