Lord MacLaurin named next president of MCC
Wednesday 3 May 2017 20:36, UK
Former ECB chairman Lord MacLaurin is to become the next president of the MCC and will take over from Matthew Fleming, whose year in office ends on September 30.
Lord MacLaurin said: "It is one of the greatest honours in cricket to be invited to be the president of the finest cricket club in the world and I am thankful to Matthew Fleming for asking me to succeed him.
"I have been a member of the MCC for over 50 years, and I take great pride in seeing how the club has blossomed over that period.
"I very much look forward to my year in office and hope to help the excellent team at MCC continue all this good work."
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Lord MacLaurin, who chaired the ECB from 1997 to 2002, is a former chairman of Tesco and Vodafone.
The MCC said in a statement that Lord MacLaurin's appointment had been announced at its annual general meeting on Wednesday.
As well as being the owner of Lord's cricket ground, the MCC is also known as guardian of the laws and spirit of the sport.
It was founded in 1787 and has been based at Lord's since 1814.
