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Federation of International Cricketers' Associations

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The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) is an organisation that co-ordinates the activities of all the national players’ associations that represent professional cricketers. 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.

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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.

    • Tim May

    In June 2013, the first chief executive of FICA, Tim May, stepped down citing a lack of willingness in the International Cricket Council to bring in governance changes to tackle 'corruption and malpractice' within professional cricket.

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    Federation of International Cricketers' Associations Wikipedia
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