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1880 | Lord Harris | Harris alone chose the team for the Test Match at The Oval |
1882 | Frederick Burbidge, Lord Harris, I.D.Walker and V.E.Walker | The Surrey ground authorities appointed a selection panel to choose the tea. Burbidge was a former Surrey captain. |
1884 | | The ground authorities at Lord’s or Old Trafford or The Oval appointed selectors to pick the team for each Test |
1886 | | |
1888 | | |
1890 | | |
1893 | | |
1896 | | 1896 was the last season in which the England team was chosen by the ground authorities where Test played. |
1899 | Lord Hawke (chairman), W G Grace, H W Bainbridge. | The new Board of Control appointed the first official selection panel |
1902 | Lord Hawke (chairman), HW Bainbridge and G MacGregor | The three selectors co-opted A C MacLaren and C B Fry to their panel. The President of M.C.C., Allan Steel, was also present at all selection meetings in 1902. |
1905 | Lord Hawke (chairman), JA Dixon and PF Warner | The panel co-opted A C MacLaren and the captain FS Jackson |
1907 | Lord Hawke (chairman), H K Foster, C H B Marsham | Appointed 15 April 1907. The panel were empowered to co-opt any two amateurs who had already been selected for the team. The panel asked RE Foster to captain England and to join their meetings. |
1909 | Lord Hawke (chairman), H D G Leveson-Gower, C B Fry | |
1912 | C B Fry (chairman), H K Foster, John Shuter | C B Fry was also appointed England captain |
1920 | | |
1921 | H K Foster, J Daniell, R H Spooner, | |
1922 | | |
1923 | H D G Leveson-Gower, J Daniell, L H W Troughton | [appointed on Mon 16 April 1923] |
1924 | H D G Leveson-Gower (chair),J Daniell, J Sharp | |
1925 | | There were no Test matches in 1925 and no panel appointed |
1926 | P F Warner (chair), P I Perrin, A E R Gilligan. | Wilfred Rhodes and Jack Hobbs were co-opted onto the panel. |
1927 | H D G Leveson-Gower (chair), J W H T Douglas, A W Carr | |
1928 | H D G Leveson-Gower (chair), J W H T Douglas, A E R Gilligan | Pelham Warner was invited to be a selector but declined because of the rule forbidding selectors to report on matches. As captain, APF Chapman joined the selection meetings. |
1929 | H D G Leveson-Gower (chair), N E Haig, J C White | G R Jackson (Derbyshire) would take the place of any selector not available |
1930 | H D G Leveson-Gower (chair), F T Mann, J C White | |
1931 | P F Warner (chair), T A Higson, P I Perrin - | The panel was appointed for two years Douglas Jardine was named as the new captain before the first Test side was chosen and he joined the selection panel. |
1932 | P F Warner (chair), T A Higson, P I Perrin. | |
1933 | Lord Hawke (chair), T A Higson, P I Perrin. | Sir Stanley Jackson in reserve as chairman, if Hawke unavailable |
1934 | Sir Stanley Jackson (chair),, P I Perrin, T A Higson. | |
1935 | P F Warner (chair), T A Higson, P I Perrin. | Skipper RES Wyatt joined the committee |
1936 | P F Warner (chair), T A Higson, P I Perrin. | |
1937 | P F Warner (chair), T A Higson, P I Perrin. | The selectors were again unchanged, except that RWV Robins rather than GO Allen was captain. ERT Holmes was co-opted onto the committee later in the season. |
1938 | Sir Pelham Warner (chair), P I Perrin, A B Sellers, M J L Turnbull | |
1939 | A J Holmes (chair), P I Perrin, A B Sellers, M J L Turnbull | Appointed 28 March 1939 |
1946 | Sir Stanley Jackson (chair), A J Holmes, R W V Robins | |
1947 | A J Holmes (chair),J C Clay, R W V Robins. | Norman Yardley was made captain for all five Tests and joined the selection panel. |
1948 | A J Holmes (chair), J C Clay, R W V Robins. | The Board of Control empowered committees from now on to call in, if they wished, the captain of the previous winter's M.C.C. touring team overseas. Norman Yardley was again co-opted onto the panel as skipper |
1949 | A J Holmes (chair), T N Pearce, A B Sellers, R E S Wyatt | The number of selectors on the panel was raised from three to four, in order to enable them to watch as many players as possible. Also, the panel could temporarily include any other person it wished. |
1950 | R E S Wyatt (chair), L E G Ames, T N Pearce, A B Sellers | A.J.Holmes retired owing to ill-health, and died later in the year. Les Ames became the first professional to be appointed a selector. Captain Norman Yardley was again co-opted. |
1951 | N W D Yardley (chair), L E G Ames, F R Brown (captain), R E S Wyatt | |
1952 | N W D Yardley (chair), L E G Ames, F R Brown, R E S Wyatt | The selectors met in Nottingham on 25 May, choosing Len Hutton as captain, and he assisted them in picking the summer’s teams. Hutton was the first professional to be chosen as skipper since Arthur Shrewsbury in 1886-87 apart from captaining in an emergency |
1953 | F R Brown (chair), L E G Ames, R E S Wyatt, N W D Yardley | |
1954 | H S Altham (chair), L E G Ames, R W V Robins, N W D Yardley | H.S.Altham was the third Chairman not to have played Test cricket (also Leveson-Gower and Holmes) |
1955 | G O Allen (chair), L E G Ames, A B Sellers, W Wooller | Harry Altham, Norman Yardley and Walter Robins were unavailable |
1956 | G O Allen (chair), L E G Ames, C Washbrook, W Wooller | |
1957 | G O Allen (chair), H E Dollery, C Washbrook, W Wooller | |
1958 | G O Allen (chair), L E G Ames, H E Dollery, W Wooller | |
1959 | G O Allen (chair), D J Insole, H Sutcliffe, W Wooller | |
1960 | G O Allen (chair), D J Insole, H Sutcliffe, W Wooller | G O Allen completed his seven year reign as Chairman. |
1961 | G O Allen (chair), D J Insole, H Sutcliffe, W Wooller | Stuart Surridge and George Heane were not elected to the committee |
1962 | R W V Robins (chair), A V Bedser, D J Insole, W Watson | George Heane and Jack Ikin were not elected. |
1963 | R W V Robins (chair), A V Bedser, D J Insole, W Watson | Herbert Sutcliffe was nominated but not appointed |
1964 | R W V Robins (chair), A V Bedser, D J Insole, W Watson | |
1965 | D J Insole (chair), A V Bedser, D Kenyon, P B H May. | |
1966 | D J Insole (chair), A V Bedser, D Kenyon, P B H May. | |
1967 | D J Insole (chair), A V Bedser, D Kenyon, P B H May. | |
1968 | D J Insole (chair), A V Bedser, D Kenyon, P B H May. | The committee served unchanged for a record fourth year. |
1969 | A V Bedser (chair), D Kenyon, A C Smith, W H H Sutcliffe. | After a reorganisation of cricket administration in England, the Test and County Cricket Board now appointed the selection panel. Alec Bedser began his thirteen year reign as Chairman until 1981. Father (H Sutcliffe 1959-61) and son (W.H.H Sutcliffe 1969-70) both served as selectors |
1970 | A V Bedser (chair), D Kenyon, A C Smith, W H H Sutcliffe | Test matches against the Rest of the World were not official |
1971 | A V Bedser (chair), D Kenyon, A C Smith, C Washbrook with R Ilingworth co-opted | Cyril Washbrook was serving for the first time since 1957 - a fourteen-year gap. Gubby Allen and Stuart Surridge were available but the former withdrew and the latter not appointed. |
1972 | A V Bedser (chair), D Kenyon, A C Smith, C Washbrook, with Ray Illingworth (captain)co-opted | Brian Taylor was an unsuccessful nominee |
1973 | A V Bedser (chair), A C Smith, B Taylor, O S Wheatley, with Ray Illingworth (captain) co-opted | |
1974 | A V Bedser (chair), J D Bond, B Taylor, O S Wheatley, with Mike Denness (captain) co-opted | This panel had very limited experience of Test cricket and, Bedser apart, none of touring Australia |
1975 | A V Bedser (chair), K F Barrington, C S Elliott, Sir Leonard Hutton | Reg Simpson, Jon Murray and Arthur Milton were unsuccessful nominees |
1976 | A V Bedser (chair), K F Barrington, C S Elliott, Sir Leonard Hutton. | Don Brennan was nominated, as was Reg Simpson again but he withdrew |
1977 | A V Bedser (chair), K F Barrington, C S Elliott, J T Murray | Len Hutton stood down for business reasons. Again, Reg Simpson and Don Brennan were nominated but failed to get elected. The captain's casting vote was now transferred to the Chairman |
1978 | A V Bedser (chair), K F Barrington, C S Elliott, J T Murray | |
1979 | A V Bedser (chair), K F Barrington, D B Close, C S Elliott. | The selectors would in future be paid a small remuneration for the time spent on their duties |
1980 | A V Bedser (chair), K F Barrington, D B Close, C S Elliott. | No new nominations were received, meaning the automatic re-election of the selection committee |
1981 | A V Bedser (chair), D B Close, J H Edrich, C S Elliott. | |
1982 | P B H May (chair), A V Bedser, N Gifford, A C Smith | The T.C.C.B. announced that it would revert to the old M.C.C. practice of having the Chairman serve between Australian tours : thus PBH May would serve until 1985. He was then asked to serve another term as Chairman until 1989 but he resigned at the end of 1988. |
1983 | P B H May (chair), A V Bedser, P J Sharpe, A C Smith. | |
1984 | P B H May (chair), A V Bedser, P J Sharpe, A C Smith. | |
1985 | P B H May (chair), A V Bedser, P J Sharpe, A C Smith. | |
1986 | P B H May (chair), P J Sharpe, A C Smith, F J Titmus. | Alec Bedser retired having served as a member of the selection committee for a record 24 years. |
1987 | P B H May (chair), P J Sharpe, A C Smith, M J Stewart (England team manager) | M J Stewart was appointed England team manager for three years and joined the committee. |
1988 | P B H May (chair), P J Sharpe, A C Smith, M J Stewart (team manager) | |
1989 | E R Dexter (chair England Committee), M J Stewart (team manager), D I Gower (captain). | An England Committee was set up, with Ted Dexter appointed Chairman for five years. A.C. Smith and O S Wheatley appointed the England captain to join the committee, with the team manager. |
1990 | E R Dexter (chair), M J Stewart (team manager), G A Gooch (captain). | |
1991 | E R Dexter (chair), M J Stewart (team manager), G A Gooch (captain). | A team of observers was appointed to advise the selectors. |
1992 | E R Dexter (chair), D L Amiss, M J Stewart (team manager), G A Gooch (captain). | |
1993 | E R Dexter (chair), D L Amiss, K W R Fletcher (team manager), G A Gooch /M A Atherton (captain). | Ted Dexter (chair) resigned during the fifth Test. On 9 December 1993 the TCCB winter meeting decided to wind up the ‘England Committee’ and restore the traditional selection panel. |
1994 | R Illingworth (chair), J B Bolus, K W R Fletcher (team manager), F J Titmus, M A Atherton (captain). | Dennis Amiss stepped down to concentrate on his role as Warwickshire’s chief executive. |
1995 | R Illingworth (chair and team manager), D A Graveney, F J Titmus, M A Atherton (captain). | Keith Fletcher was sacked in March and Ray Illingworth (Chairman) took over as team manager/coach. |
1996 | R Illingworth (chair), G A Gooch, D A Graveney, D Lloyd (coach), M A Atherton (captain). | |
1997 | D A Graveney (chair), M W Gatting, G A Gooch, M A Atherton (captain). | The selectors, now including the England captain, were appointed by the ECB's England Management Advisory Committee, To provide continuity, the selectors term was extended to the 1999 season. New chair D A Graveney had not played Test cricket. |
1998 | D A Graveney (chair), M W Gatting, G A Gooch, D Lloyd (coach), A J Stewart (captain) | |
1999 | D A Graveney (chair), D Lloyd (coach), M W Gatting, G A Gooch, N Hussain (captain) | David Lloyd was coach until June 1999. Mike Gatting and Graham Gooch were sacked as selectors in mid-August. Duncan Fletcher (not due to take over as coach until October 1999) then joined the panel to advise the Chairman. |
2000 | D A Graveney (chair), D A G Fletcher (coach), N Hussain(captain), G Miller | Geoff Miller was appointed in Feb 2000. |
2001 | D A Graveney (chair), D A G Fletcher (coach),G.Miller, Nasser Hussain (captain). | |
2002 | D A Graveney (chair), D A G Fletcher (coach), G.Miller,Nasser Hussain (captain). | |
2003 | D A Graveney (chair), D A G Fletcher (coach), R W Marsh, G Miller | On 4 May 2003 decided that the England captain will no longer sit on the committee but will continue to be closely consulted. Australian Rodney Marsh, Head of the ECB Cricket Academy, was then made a selector. |
2004 | D A Graveney (chair), D A G Fletcher (coach), R W Marsh, G Miller. | |
2005 | D A Graveney (chair), D A G Fletcher (coach), R W Marsh, G.Miller. | Marsh stepped down in June 2005 |
2006 | D A Graveney (chair), D A G Fletcher (coach), G.Miller. | |
2007 | D A Graveney (chair), P Moores (coach), G Miller | Peter Moores was appointed Head Coach in May 2007, after Duncan Fletcher stood down the month before. David Graveney stood down as Chairman at the end Dec 2007. |
2008 | G Miller (national selector), P Moores, A F Giles, J Whitaker | Geoff Miller was chosen as “national selector” ahead of Tim Boon, John Emburey and Chris Adams. Ashley Giles and James Whitakerwere both appointed to assist in the selection in Jan 2008. |
2009 | G Miller (national selector), A Flower(Team Director), A F Giles, James Whitaker | Moores stood down as Coach in January and Andy Flower was appointed Team Director in April 2009. |
2010 | G Miller (national selector), A Flower (Team Director), A F Giles, James Whitaker | |
2011 | G Miller (national selector), A Flower (Team Director), A F Giles, James Whitaker | |
2012 | G Miller (national selector), A Flower (Team Director), A F Giles, James Whitaker | |
2013 | G Miller (national selector),A Flower (Team Director), A F Giles, James Whitaker | Geoff Miller stepped down as national selector in Dec 2013. |
2014 | J Whitaker (national selector), P Moores(Team Director), A R C Fraser, M Newell. | Andy Flower stepped down as Team Director in January, Angus Fraser was made a selector in February, and Mick Newell in April when Ashley Giles stood down |
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| COACH OF THE ENGLAND NATIONAL TEAM | |
1986 | Micky Stewart Cricket manager | 1986 - Sep 1992 |
1992 | Keith Fletcher Cricket manager | Oct 1992 - March 1995 |
1995 | Ray Illingworth Team Manager | March 1995 - March 1996 |
1996 | David Lloyd Coach | April 1996 - June 1999 |
1999 | Mike Gatting & Graham Gooch Interim coach | August 1999 (interim) |
1999 | Duncan Fletcher Coach | October 1999 - April 2007 |
2007 | Peter Moores Head Coach | May 2007 - Jan 2009 |
2009 | Andy Flower Team Director | Feb 2009 - Mar 2009 (interim) April 2009 - Jan 2014 |
2014 | Peter Moores Head Coach | Feb 2014 - |