LONDON : The Committee of MCC has today announced its intention to offer the Club’s President, Kumar Sangakkara, an extended period of a year .
Former Sri Lankan captain Sangakkara was the first non-British President in the history of MCC when he was nominated by his predecessor, President Anthony Wreford last year.
Sangakkara was already heavily involved with MCC and delivered a powerful and memorable MCC Cowdrey Lecture in 2011. He was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Club in 2012 and joined MCC’s World Cricket committee the same year, and remains an active member.
The disruption to the global cricketing landscape caused by the outbreak of Covid-19 Coronavirus has led the Committee to recommend that Sangakkara, who began his term of office on 1 October 2019, be invited to serve as President of the Club until 30 September 2021.
The motion will need to be approved by the Club’s Members at the Annual General Meeting, which has been rescheduled to 24 June.
