Ian Andrew Healy, nick named as Heals is the famous Australian cricket player who is known both on field and off field for his capabilities. Born on 30 April 1964, in Brisbane, Queensland, he was part of the Aussie squad for years until his retirement in 2006. Healy was a specialist wicket keeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman.  He made his debut into the international cricket in 1988The next decade was his.

Healy was a key member of the Kangaroos as it enjoyed a sustained period of success. Healy became the wicket keeper to have the world record for most Test dismissals.

Healy’s career as a batsman improved dramatically in the second half of his career. He scored all his four first-class centuries in that time. He led the Australian side in eight ODIs when the regular skipper Mark Taylor was injured.
Ian Healy made his debut into international cricket in 1988 against Pakistan. He was selected as the wicket keeper as the position was a big problem for Australia since the 1984 retirement of Healy’s boyhood hero, Rod Marsh. From then on, Healy was the regular wicket keeper of the side for long years.

It was in 1993; Healy scored his maiden century in Test career. He knocked an unbeaten 102 at Old Trafford against England. In 14 Tests between 1992 and 1993, he stumped ten batsmen while taking 52 catches, which is really impressive.
He led Australia few times, but was unsuccessful as captain. He was the first wicket-keeper to captain Australia in the previous one hundred years.

Since the entry of Adam Gilchrist as the ODI specialist wicket keeper, Healy’s ODI career was in turmoil. Healy finished his ODI career with a world record 233 dismissals, a record that was later overtaken by Gilchrist, Mark Boucher and Moin Khan. Healy ended his Test career with 395 dismissals from 119 Tests. This tally was later overtaken by South African wicketkeeper Mark Boucher  and other Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist. 

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The top brass of ICC met at Capetown in South Africa on December 7 and 8 to discuss a range of issues relating to the playing and the business of cricket. The issues will be considered by the ICC Board in their next meet in Perth at the end of January.
The meeting discussed the current FTP due to conclude in May 2012. The concept of an alternative structure to bilateral tours, including the possibility of an enhanced Test championship, was further discussed at length by the CEC.

A general discussion on the issue of Test cricket was held, including the need to find ways in which this format of the game can be protected and promoted. The CEC agreed that the ICC should come up with a separate anti-racism code to run independent from the ICC Code of Conduct, which will be drawn up after receiving written comments and suggestions from Members. Members of the CEC called for stronger action against the teams bowling too slowly in Tests and ODIs. The ICC management will now make regulations regarding this.

There was also strong feeling among CEC members on the need for a stronger stance against players guilty of verbal abuse. The CEC has put forward a recommendation to the ICC Board to expand the role of the ACSU (Anti-Corruption Unit) including liaising and managing safety, security and terrorism intelligence matters with independent security consultants/agencies and advising the ICC Chief Executive and Board on all matters relating to safety and security.

All Full Members and the top six Associate Members who attended the meeting have agreed to have in place WADA-compliant codes by 1 July 2009. The CEC was not seen in favour of the inclusion of cricket in the programme for the Commonwealth Games 2014 to take place in Glasgow. It also has agreed to the recommendation made by the ICC Development Committee regarding the appointment of one of the CEC members to sit on the committee. The Governance Review Committee will consider this proposal and will recommend the ICC Board for its final approval.

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