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Richard joined ICC in September 2003 as Regional Development Manager having been a consultant coach since 1997 and therefore experience within the programme since its inception.

Richard has a vast cricketing background having had a brief career as a 2nd XI player with Gloucestershire CCC and Herefordshire CCC, and then moved in to a professional coaching role with Gloucestershire where he spent 7 years as Cricket Development Manager.

During this time Richard gained qualifications in ECB’s Coach Education Scheme – Coach Award, Senior & LII award and Advanced and LIII award. He is both a Tutor and Assessor at Levels 1, 2 & 3 of the new UKCC coaching scheme. This all played a pivotal role in spending two years at the England & Wales Cricket Board in communications, where he helped establish the ECB Coaches Association which services over 10,000 members.

Richard has good knowledge and experience in event and tournament management having gained a BSc in Sports Studies at the University of Gloucestershire. He has managed many cricket events and tournaments.

Richard currently chairs the ECC Cricket Committee while being a member of the ECC Board, Commercial and Appointments Committees; MCC Tours Committee; ECB Coaches Association National Forum; ECB /UKCC National Source Group.

Richard still tries to play some cricket mainly as a MCC playing member and is a keen golfer and skier.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of 6 regional development staff
• Prepare and manage the annual Development budget
• Review and develop the ICC Regional Strategic Plan for Europe
• Monitor existing Member countries, ensuring that criteria for membership continue to be met
• Day-to-day communication with country personnel
• Manage the information of profiles of countries and their programs
• Liaise and work closely with the ECC Board & Committees regarding all policy matters
• Manage the ICC regional tournament structure in Europe (11 annually)
• Manage and introduce key performance initiatives in the areas of governance, administration, grass-roots development, coach/umpire education, facilities/equipment, tournaments and special projects.

Philip was first employed in cricket through a Sussex CCC junior scholarship, based at Arundel Castle.

Having represented Sussex CCC 2nd XI throughout the season, he accepted a place on the MCC Young Professionals scheme in April 1995.

Over the next 5 seasons with the MCC YPs, he gained a Distinction in Leisure and Tourism GNVQ Advanced Level and obtained his ECB Coach, Senior and Advanced coaching awards. He has since gained his ECB Level 3 award and is currently an ECB Staff Tutor and Assessor for Levels 1 & 2.

For two winters he was employed in Australia as captain/coach for Ashburton CC in Melbourne and has also represented Nottinghamshire 2nd XI.

Before finishing with the MCC YCs, he worked in the MCC Indoor School, and then moved to Gibraltar to become their Cricket Development Officer in April 2000, a role which included the introduction of the schools coaching and coach education programmes.

Philip is currently on the ECB Level 4 course.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the Annual Support Programme
• Coordination and organisation of EDP High Performance Program events such as the European Cricket Academy & Centre of Excellence
• Maintenance of EDP Resources and Clothing stocks.
• Overseeing of EDP Coach Education Scheme.
• European representative on ECB Coaches Association Regional Meetings.
• Daily contact with ICC European Development Program stakeholders.

Richard was Community Cricket Coach for Surrey CCC, where he has been for the last year, having previously been Assistant Manager of the Surrey Cricket Centre. He has experience working in development and coaching and was coach to the Surrey U/14 team and lead coach for Surrey's specialist seam bowling programme. He has coached throughout Surrey's Centre of Excellence and girls emerging players programmes. As well as being an ECB Level 3 coach, tutor and assessor, he has a Master of Engineering degree from South Hampton University, and is shortly to complete a Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Richard was educated in Wiltshire, England, where he is currently captain of their Minor Counties senior team.

Louise joined the ICC as Regional Project Officer in April 2004. Prior to this she held administrative roles at the BBC and CBS Records before joining the National Cricket Association at Lord’s in 1989, which later merged with the TCCB to become the ECB in 1997. Louise has undertaken a variety of roles in cricket administration and before joining the ICC; Louise’s role in the Performance Department at the ECB consisted of organising all aspects of the England youth sides development programme of incoming and outgoing tours and coaching programmes for boys and girls at U13 to U19 levels.


Responsibilities:

• Administer the EDP tournament structure – central documentation and admin processes, communicating procedures and information, organising flight quotes
• Undertaking the squad registration process for all ECC tournaments
• Event management including European Presidents’ Day, dinners, seminars, conferences, tournaments
• Editor of monthly ECC Newsletter
• Provision of articles for other cricket magazines and publications
• Coordinates articles from countries for the ECC website
• Servicing the ECC governance structure and meetings
(ECC Board, AGM, Cricket Committee & Appointments Committee)
• Co-ordination of the project to develop a new database
• Liaison and communication with countries on a day to day basis

Denise was first employed at Lords Cricket Ground in March 2000, dividing her time between Marylebone Cricket Club and ICC European Development Program. Due to the arrival of a little daughter in 2005 she now works from home on a part-time basis, dealing with ECC accounts.

Responsibilities:

• Administration of the day-to-day accounts of the EDP
• Registers and pays invoices, expense and travel claim forms
• Maintains records of key country financial information, budgets and reports
• Processes financial reports regarding the EDP for ICC
• Ensures that all financial documentation/practices are in line with ICC Financial Policies.

Graham has been an ACU&S Full Member since 1983 and is an ACU&S Senior Instructor. He was appointed ECC Umpire Consultant in Dec 2001 and has been working with the ICC European Development Program since its inception in 1997 and has run courses in a variety of countries including Italy, Portugal, Norway, France, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Bulgaria and Slovenia.

Graham designed and wrote the ECC Introductory Course and Examination and in conjunction with the ACU&S helped design and prepare the ACU&S GL6 Course and Exam.
He is co-author of the book ‘Tom Smith’s New Cricket Umpiring and Scoring’ which was published in November 2004 and designed and wrote the ECC Scoring CD.

Graham umpires regularly throughout the cricket season covering a full range of matches from schools/youth cricket to international cricket at ECC Championships. Has had the honour of standing in a Women’s Test Match (vs. South Africa) and several Women’s ODI Matches.

He is also an International Badminton Umpire with EBU status and has officiated in many large European and World Tournaments such as The World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Thomas and Uber Cups and All England Championships. He has officiated in many countries including Switzerland, France, Netherlands, Turkey, Portugal and Slovakia.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Umpire Education across Europe through courses, seminars, conferences and boundary assessments at events
• Design/write/update Introductory Course and Exam, GL6 Course, ECC Scorers CD
• Editor of Umpire newsletter – Signals
• Involved in tournament administration involving umpiring and feedback from events.
• Maintains and updates ECC Tournament Regulations
• Member of the European Umpires & Referees Selections Committee

Susan joined the ICC team in September 2006 after leaving the position as Student President of the Oxford University Sports Federation. In this role she helped administer the MCC University Centre of Cricketing Excellence together with the University’s 75 other sports clubs. She held this elected position for one year after completing a BA in Biological Sciences at The Queen’s College, before which, she had studied at St. Bees School in Cumbria. A keen sportswoman, Susan enjoys playing hockey and cricket and is particularly keen to see the expansion and development of women’s cricket throughout Europe.

Responsibilities:

• Women’s Cricket: Funding, Academy, Competitions
• Servicing Sponsors, Partners and Suppliers
• Administration of the ECC Commercial Committee
• Communications - press releases, website
• Website Maintenance
• Research – ICC Annual Research Figures
• Events – Including Presidents Day and ECC Governance Forum