- Former right-handed English cricketer Clare Joanne Connor has been appointed as the First Female President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). She replaced Kumar Sangakkara. In the past 233-year, this is the first time that women will take this position. At Present, Clare Joanne working as the Director of Cricket for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
- About Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC),
- It is a cricket club, which was founded in 1787. The Marylebone Cricket Club club was formerly the governing body of cricket in England, Scotland and Wales, and still holds considerable global influence.
- It is based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London.
- About Clare Connor,
- She is an English Cricketer, born on 1st September 1976 at Brighton, England. She made her first international ODI match in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. Besides, In 1999, she made a hat-trick against India.
Published On : 27 Jun 2020
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