HISTORY

   

The PCA History

1967 The Professional Cricketers’ Association founded
1975  PCA agree a standard employment contract and minimum wage
1977  PCA broker a truce between Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket and the TCCB
1985  PCA persuade the TCCB to donate the players’ share of over rate fines to a new charity in aid of former players and their dependants -The Cricketers’ Association Charity
1995  Creation of the pension scheme
1997  Launch of PCA Management Ltd and the PCA Business Club. Launch of PCA Take Guard Insurance Programme - comprehensive insurance for injury and disability
1998  PCA takes Annual Awards Dinner to Royal Albert Hall. Launch of PCA In The Community
1999  Launch of Team England Player Partnership. PCA plays key role in formation of FICA - the representative body of international cricketers
2000  Launch of PCA website www.cricnet.com
2001  Launch of PCA Masters Cricket Programme
2002 Launch of ACE UK Educational Programme. Launch of All Out Cricket magazine
2003 Launch of ECB/PCA Health Trust
2004 Launch of PLAN Placement Learning & Access Network
2005  Launch of PCA 903 Business Club
2006  Launch of Anti-Doping Education Programme

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