Federation of International Cricketers' Associations
Encyclopedia
The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) is an organisation that co-ordinates the activities of all the national players’ associations that represent professional cricket
ers. Founded in 1998, FICA serves as the voice of the players within international cricket as it has a representative on the International Cricket Council
's Cricketing "Playing" Committee, although its relationship with the ICC has not always been harmonious.
Chief Executive: Tim May
Secretary: Tony Irish
Treasurer: Richard Bevan
Senior Vice-President: David Graveney
General Committee: Paul Marsh (Australia), Heath Mills (New Zealand), Dinanath Ramnarine
(West Indies), Graeme Labrooy
(Sri Lanka).
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
ers. Founded in 1998, FICA serves as the voice of the players within international cricket as it has a representative on the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
's Cricketing "Playing" Committee, although its relationship with the ICC has not always been harmonious.
Objectives
The stated objectives of FICA are:- To promote the establishment of professional cricketers’ associations in countries where none currently exist.
- To develop communication between these associations across the world, encouraging contact between them so that they speak with one voice on matters affecting cricket.
- To ensure that individual associations are recognised by their domestic governing bodies and the ICC.
- Through their local governing bodies, cricketers should have an input to all decisions affecting the professional game.
- To protect the commercial interests of members of FICA.
- To assist individual associations to raise finance to ensure the development of projects which benefit their members, present and past.
Current officers
President: Barry RichardsChief Executive: Tim May
Tim May
Timothy Brian Alexander May is a former cricketer for South Australia and Australia, who is currently a leading players' representative in his role as Chief Executive of the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations...
Secretary: Tony Irish
Treasurer: Richard Bevan
Senior Vice-President: David Graveney
David Graveney
David Anthony Graveney OBE is a leading figure in English cricket and former chairman of the England Test selectors, a post he held from 1997 until 2008. Graveney attended Millfield School in Somerset....
General Committee: Paul Marsh (Australia), Heath Mills (New Zealand), Dinanath Ramnarine
Dinanath Ramnarine
Dinanath Ramnarine is a Trinidadian cricketer who retired in 2002.He was a leg-spin bowler who, though a competent batsman, appeared to have one too many confrontations which eventually forced him to retire at 28. Especially significant was a disagreement with Carl Hooper...
(West Indies), Graeme Labrooy
Graeme Labrooy
Graeme Fredrick Labrooy is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 44 ODIs from 1986 to 1992. A right-hand bat and right-arm fast medium bowler, Labrooy took 124 first class wickets at 33.56, however struggled in the international arena with averages in the mid-40s...
(Sri Lanka).