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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 ECB CEO 2004-2014: 4 Ashes wins, 2010 T20 WC
- 2🏆 England No.1 Test team in 2011; Sky deal pioneer
- 3💡 Oversaw women's 5 Ashes, 2009 global titles
- 4🔮 2005 double-Ashes: Fans lined streets in celebration
"Former administrator helped to broker Sky rights deal, and oversaw high point of England Test fortunes"
Cricket administrator David Collier, who helmed the England and Wales Cricket Board as chief executive from 2004 to 2014, has sadly passed away at 70. His decade at the top witnessed England's golden era, including four Ashes triumphs and the 2010 World T20 glory in the Caribbean.
Golden Era Under Collier
Collier brokered the landmark Sky rights deal and oversaw England peaking as ICC's No.1 Test side in 2011 – a historic first. The Men in Blue – wait, the Three Lions – dominated with women's teams clinching five Ashes and global titles in 2009 across formats. The 2005 double-Ashes summer, with fans flooding streets, stood as his tenure's pinnacle alongside Andrew Strauss and Giles Clarke.
From Strauss's 100th Test to trophy cabinets bulging, Collier's vision shaped English cricket's high-water mark. Tributes pour in for a man whose steady hand navigated boom times, leaving an indelible legacy in the county and international arenas.
