Sri Lanka Cricket Ex-Co reappoints Anti Corruption Tribunal
Saturday, 24 May 2014 00:00
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Sri Lanka Cricket has re-appointed the Anti Corruption Tribunal, as per the decisions made at the Executive Committee on Thursday.
The Tribunal will comprise R.J. De Silva (Chairman), Anura Tennakoon and Jayantha Paranathala.
The following are some of the other decisions made at this week’s Ex-Co meeting.
Payment to past cricketers: On recommendation of the Committee appointed by the ExCO previously, it was approved to make a payment to past cricketers who have done the country proud. This was decided with the thought in mind to assist these cricketers who are in need of financial assistance to help with their medical needs. The committee had identified 14 past cricketers and recommended to make a grant of Rs. 300,000 for their medical expenses, which was approved by the ExCO.
Sri Lanka Under 17 Team: In recognition of their performance, it was decided to pay an allowance of Rs. 15,000 to each of the 20 players of the Sri Lanka Under 17 Team who performed well against the visiting England U17 team.
National Umpires Managers Meeting 2014: Manager – Tournaments & Umpires Chandima Mapatuna was nominated to participate in the National Umpires Managers Meeting to be held in Barbados in July 2014 conducted by ICC.
Coach and support staff for clubs: It was approved to provide a monthly allowance of Rs. 150,000 to Premier Clubs and Rs. 100,000 to Emerging Clubs in order for them to recruit a coach and support staff for their respective clubs. The recruited staff will be utilised by SLC as necessary.
Resignation of SL ‘A’ Trainer: The resignation of the SL ‘A’ Team trainer Mario Vellavarayan was accepted by the committee, and the position will be advertised in due course.
Umpires for the ICC International Panel: The Committee ratified the recommendation made by the Cricket Committee to nominate the Umpires to the ICC International Panel for a period of two years.
Women’s Cricket: A Division 3 tournament to be introduced to the tournament structure in order to accommodate the new clubs and teams and a provincial tournament also to be incorporated into the tournament structure.
Match referees and umpire match fees: The basic match fees of the match referees and umpires was increased by 20% for domestic cricket.
