After a year of punishment for England cricket in which they suffered a 4-0 Ashes thrashing to Australia, lost a test series to the West Indies, watched a racism scandal in Yorkshire and sacked head coach Chris Silverwood , assistant Graham Thorpe and MD Ashley Giles, Tom Harrison has now departed
Tom Harrison will step down as ECB CEO and Clare Connor will take over on an interim basis
Tom Harrison will step down as CEO of the ECB and Clare Connor will take over on an interim basis.
Harrison, who played cricket professionally in Northamptonshire and Derbyshire, became chief executive of the ECB in January 2015, and was previously director of marketing from 2003 to 2006.
England parted ways with head coach Chris Silverwood, assistant coach Graham Thorpe and managing director of men’s cricket Ashley Giles after the Ashes 4-0 beat Australia in the winter, but Harrison has previously said he had no intention of “running away.” “. “
Last year also saw a racism scandal in Yorkshire on top of the Ashes defeat, as well as a 1-0 Test series loss to the West Indies in March.
England had lost 10 and won just one of their previous 14 Test matches with Silverwood, failing to break the 300 mark even once during a dismal Ashes campaign.
Brendon McCullum has since been appointed as the new head coach of the England men’s Test team, with the red and white ball head coaching roles being split under new England men’s cricket managing director Rob Key.
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