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Sangakkara 1st non-British President of MCC
Former national cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara was today announced as the next President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), becoming the first non-British to hold the post in the MCC’s history.
His one-year term will begin on October 1 and his nomination was announced by the current President Anthony Wreford at the MCC Annual General meeting today, an MCC statement read.
Sangakkara was invited to deliver the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture in 2011 and was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Club the following year. The same year, he joined MCC’s World Cricket committee and remains an active member.
Sangakkara’s achievements at Lord’s saw his name appear twice on the Honours Boards with both innings coming in 2014. He hit 147 in the Test Match draw with England, and 112 in Sri Lanka’s One-Day International victory over the same opposition.
He was also bestowed with the honour of ringing the bell at Lords at the start of 2016 Test between Sri Lanka and England.
Sangakkara has said it was a huge honour to be named the next President of MCC and it is a role that he was thoroughly looking forward to.
“For me, MCC is the greatest cricket club in the world, with its global reach and continued progress for cricket on and off the pitch. The year 2020 is going to be yet another significant one in cricket, especially at Lord’s, and I am thrilled that I am going to be able to play a part in supporting its future as President of MCC,” he said.
Sangakkara's one-year tenure will include another busy year at Lord’s next summer, with two England Test Matches against West Indies and Pakistan and the launch of The Hundred competition.
MCC President Wreford said he was delighted that Kumar has accepted the invitation to be the next President of MCC.
“He is an outstanding individual both on and off the field and will make a huge contribution to the Club. In a World Cup and Ashes year he will also have a significant role to play as President Designate,”he said.
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