Members Forum: 13 September 2022

In light of the ongoing debate and speculation surrounding the High-Performance Review led by Sir Andrew Strauss, Leicestershire CCC will hold a Members’ Forum to discuss questions and concerns.

The event will take place in the Charles Palmer Suite at Uptonsteel County Ground at 6pm following the second day’s play of our County Championship fixture against Durham next week (Tuesday, 13 September).

Director of Cricket, Claude Henderson, CEO, Sean Jarvis, and Chairman, Jonathan Duckworth will all be in attendance to answer Members’ questions, ascertain their opinions and update them with the latest details of consultation meetings with the ECB, MCC and the rest of the 18 first-class counties over the past week.

The trio have been involved in meetings since late August, while proposals have been finalised with first-class over the past week, in preparation for publication to members on Friday (9 September).

LCCC’s Members Forum will fall in between the publication, allowing Members to consider the proposals, and the county chairs vote the following Tuesday (20 September).

LCCC Chairman, Jonathan Duckworth, said: “As a Club, we have an active part to play right at the heart of the consultation process.

“We have been assured by the ECB that we will continue to be one of the 18 FCCs, and we are now keen to ensure during 2023 that our best interests are effectively considered and promoted during the rest of the decision-making process.

“We believe that player wellbeing and development needs to be a primary focus, and for the benefit of both red and white ball cricket the domestic scheduling needs to be structured in the most effective way possible.”

Leicestershire CCC actively encourages all ideas and suggestions from our Members regarding the High-Performance Review process and extends an invite to all Members to attend the Forum on Tuesday, 13 September.

For the latest update on the HPR from the ECB, click HERE.