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The Jersey Cricket Board is looking forward to the Island's most important season to date - and membership of the ICC has already begun to bear fruit with the appointment of a director of cricket.

Former ECB development officer Chris Minty hs been re-employed by the JCB under the new title.

Previously the role of development officer just involved cricketers up to the age of 16.  The role of director of cricket encompasses all cricket in the Island.

Work supporting the devlopment of cricket programmes in primary schools and plans to strengthen links between secondary schools and senior cricket, with NatWest Weekend League clubs each adopting a secondary schools continues.  But Minty is now also heavily involved in the senior Island team's preparations for its debut in the ECC II Championships in Glasgow in August.  An Under 17 team will also take part in the ECC Division II age group Championships in Israel in the same month.

ICC membership is already paying dividends on a number of levels, including, for example, the search for a new, English, Shane Warne.

The new director recently attended an ECC Coaches Conference at Warwick University with representatives of 14 European countries, followed by a two day conference focusing on spin bowling - designed to get coachinh at grass roots level looking out for a budding spin superstar.  Speakers included former England captain Nasser Hussain and Matthew Maynard, the assistant to England's Duncan Fletcher in India.