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Ian Watmore Resigns
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Took the bullett for Pakinstan tour cancellation.
hudson88
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His statement suggests personal reasons, and that he has now fully retired
ECB Chair Ian Watmore is to step down with immediate effect, it has been announced today.
He has reached a mutual agreement with the Board to stand down following the end of the domestic season and after helping to steer the game through the challenges of Covid over the past year. The decision follows a successful summer of domestic and international men’s and women’s cricket, the launch of The Hundred and record numbers playing the game recreationally.
Ian Watmore commented: "It is with regret that I step down as Chair of the ECB, but I do so in mindfulness of my own wellbeing and that of the game which I love. I was appointed to the post in a pre-pandemic era, but Covid has meant the role and its demands on time are dramatically different to all our original expectations, which has taken a personal toll on me. Given this, the Board and I feel the ECB will be better served by a new Chair to take it forward post pandemic. Leaving now, at the end of the season, gives the Board time to find a new Chair to support cricket through the challenges of the 2022 season and beyond.
“On a personal level, I also retired last month after five years at the Civil Service Commission and recently became a grandfather. I would now like to retire completely from work and enjoy our great game as a spectator."
During Ian’s tenure the ECB has seen the delivery of a full cricket season along with the successful return of crowds, increased diversity on the ECB Board, the launch of the Disability Premier League and the creation of the Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) to explore matters relating to race, class, and gender in the sport.
Current Deputy Chair, Barry O’Brien, will step up as interim Chair, having indicated to the Board that he will not be a candidate for the role.
He commented: “We are grateful to Ian for everything he has contributed during his time at the ECB. He has helped guide the game through an incredibly challenging period, where despite the impact of Covid we were able to stage a busy summer of men’s and women’s domestic and international cricket. He also leaves with the recreational game in a strong position, with record numbers playing the game this summer, which I know will please him enormously as a lover of the grass roots of sport. We wish him the best for the future.
“We will shortly begin a process to appoint a new Chair to lead the ECB, as the organisation continues to deliver on its ambitions to grow the game and create an increasingly inclusive and welcoming sport for all.”
ECB Chair Ian Watmore is to step down with immediate effect, it has been announced today.
He has reached a mutual agreement with the Board to stand down following the end of the domestic season and after helping to steer the game through the challenges of Covid over the past year. The decision follows a successful summer of domestic and international men’s and women’s cricket, the launch of The Hundred and record numbers playing the game recreationally.
Ian Watmore commented: "It is with regret that I step down as Chair of the ECB, but I do so in mindfulness of my own wellbeing and that of the game which I love. I was appointed to the post in a pre-pandemic era, but Covid has meant the role and its demands on time are dramatically different to all our original expectations, which has taken a personal toll on me. Given this, the Board and I feel the ECB will be better served by a new Chair to take it forward post pandemic. Leaving now, at the end of the season, gives the Board time to find a new Chair to support cricket through the challenges of the 2022 season and beyond.
“On a personal level, I also retired last month after five years at the Civil Service Commission and recently became a grandfather. I would now like to retire completely from work and enjoy our great game as a spectator."
During Ian’s tenure the ECB has seen the delivery of a full cricket season along with the successful return of crowds, increased diversity on the ECB Board, the launch of the Disability Premier League and the creation of the Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) to explore matters relating to race, class, and gender in the sport.
Current Deputy Chair, Barry O’Brien, will step up as interim Chair, having indicated to the Board that he will not be a candidate for the role.
He commented: “We are grateful to Ian for everything he has contributed during his time at the ECB. He has helped guide the game through an incredibly challenging period, where despite the impact of Covid we were able to stage a busy summer of men’s and women’s domestic and international cricket. He also leaves with the recreational game in a strong position, with record numbers playing the game this summer, which I know will please him enormously as a lover of the grass roots of sport. We wish him the best for the future.
“We will shortly begin a process to appoint a new Chair to lead the ECB, as the organisation continues to deliver on its ambitions to grow the game and create an increasingly inclusive and welcoming sport for all.”
Eggman
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There's usually something going on in the background when these things happen.
A fall out from the Indian tour, not going to Pakistan, the arrangements for The Ashes .....who knows, but I'd be surprised if it's a straightforward as they are trying to tell us.
Wait for a Tom Harrison statement and then believe the opposite of what he says
A fall out from the Indian tour, not going to Pakistan, the arrangements for The Ashes .....who knows, but I'd be surprised if it's a straightforward as they are trying to tell us.
Wait for a Tom Harrison statement and then believe the opposite of what he says
From George Dobell
"While initially popular with the counties, who welcomed his gentle style of management after years of more robust characters such as Giles Clarke and Colin Graves, Watmore appears to have lost their confidence in recent weeks. It is understood that several counties contacted the ECB to express their concerns after a meeting of the county chairs at Lord's last week in which he was described as somewhat confused. Several present at the meeting described it as "shambolic". The ECB has also been stung by criticism of the decision to cancel the England tour to Pakistan which was made by the ECB board chaired by Watmore".
Appears he resigned before he was pushed.
"While initially popular with the counties, who welcomed his gentle style of management after years of more robust characters such as Giles Clarke and Colin Graves, Watmore appears to have lost their confidence in recent weeks. It is understood that several counties contacted the ECB to express their concerns after a meeting of the county chairs at Lord's last week in which he was described as somewhat confused. Several present at the meeting described it as "shambolic". The ECB has also been stung by criticism of the decision to cancel the England tour to Pakistan which was made by the ECB board chaired by Watmore".
Appears he resigned before he was pushed.
Should imagine a few on here could fancy the role
Listened to cricinfo with dobell, saying he was a nice guy who probs wasnt quite cut out for it
not sure Pakistan can be blamed on him though
He’s the top man. Buck stops with him.
A dreadful England performance over the summer, another fucked up County ‘plan’, the India, Pakistan and Australia debacles. Olly Robinson, Yorkshire racism. I could go on. Either way, FTECB will be dying for this year to end.
England’s performance last summer had very little to do with him mind. It’d be like blaming child poverty on Labour three months into their next stint in government.
I’m not saying it did, merely highlighting how people will draw conclusions.
watmore has no involvement with England team selection but he sanctioned a fixture list which had no red ball cricket scheduled prior to the main test series of the summer.
smoker
Striker
So is he to blame for the Pakistan cancellation or not? 
I don't blame them at all for dropping out of that tour. Even without security concerns, Pakistan deserve be black-balled for their support of the Afghan Taliban regime. It would have been farcical to send a women's team, as planned, in those circumstances.
That said, but for the World Cup, I expect they'd have moved it to the UAE.
I think most of Watmore's failings have been the legacy of Colin Graves, e.g. pissing millions up the wall on the Hundred and executive bonuses.
I don't blame them at all for dropping out of that tour. Even without security concerns, Pakistan deserve be black-balled for their support of the Afghan Taliban regime. It would have been farcical to send a women's team, as planned, in those circumstances.
That said, but for the World Cup, I expect they'd have moved it to the UAE.
I think most of Watmore's failings have been the legacy of Colin Graves, e.g. pissing millions up the wall on the Hundred and executive bonuses.
Tom Harrison should go too
