Stephen Fry to become next President of MCC

MUMBAI: English actor and comedian Stephen Fry is all set to become the next President of the Marylebone Cricket Club.
Fry's nomination was announced by Clare Connor, the current president of MCC at Wednesday's Annual General Meeting of the MCC at the Lord's Cricket Ground. It was the first AGM which was held in a hybrid format in the Club's 235-year history.
Fry will take up the post on 1 October 2022.Fry is a lifelong cricket supporter, a patron of the MCC Foundation, and delivered the MCC Cowdrey Lecture last year.
"I am honoured and proud to be nominated as the next President of MCC. It is a club that is known throughout the world for what it represents in the game and to be gifted the opportunity to perform this role is truly humbling. I thank Clare for this incredible opportunity and I look forward to supporting her as President Designate over the summer before commencing my own innings in the autumn," Fry said.
An MCC Member since 2011, he is widely known to be a lover of cricket and delivered the 20th MCC Cowdrey Lecture in November 2021. He was only the second non-cricketing personality to give the Lecture.
MCC President Clare Connor said: "I am thrilled to be able to announce Stephen as my successor. He has a deep love and care for cricket and will be a wonderful ambassador for MCC. The Cowdrey Lecture he delivered last year was inspiring and showed the extent to which he understands the challenges and opportunities that both MCC and cricket face. He will bring a wealth of experience to the role and I hope he thoroughly enjoys his year."