The former England selector Ed Smith was elected the next president of MCC. This year, he will work on 1 October and will serve for a 12 -month period. His appointment was announced by the current president Lothbury Lord at the club’s Annual General Assembly (AGM) held in Lord’s. After the appointment, Smith expressed his taste and promised McC to serve the best of his ability. In a statement published by MCC, “It is a great honor to achieve Lord King as MCC president. Lord’s is a special part of my life – a cricket fan, a player and later as a selector.
The current MCC president Lord King, “The choice of my successor, an extraordinary first -class jet player who plays for England and MCC’nin is ideal to help the challenges to meet the twin criteria of being an extremely smart writer and educator.
During the game days, Smith played in a career that spreads to 13 seasons in Kent, Middlesex and England. During this period, approximately 13,000 first -class running, including 34 centuries, scored. He also played at the University of Cambridge and graduated for the first time in history.
In 2008, he started a career in the media after he announced his retirement from the game and wrote five books. He also worked as a presenter on both radio and television.
In 2018, he was choice for the UK Men’s Team. During the three -year clue, England won the ICC men’s Cricket World Cup for the first time and achieved success in all formats.
However, Smith is in the academy as the founding partner of the Sports Institute of Humanities (ISH), which is the mission of feeding and inspiring the current and future leaders of Sport. ISH teaches MA leadership in sport in partnership with the University of London in London.
During a one -year term, the Lord will organize the T20 World Cup 2026 finals of the Lord’s T20 Cup and host the first female test jack for the first time between India and England.
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