Fry to be MCC head

BRITISH actor and writer Stephen Fry has been named as the next president of the influential Marylebone Cricket Club, which is the custodian of the laws of the game.

Fry, 64, will take over from the former England women’s team captain Clare Connor in October.

“I am honoured and proud to be nominated as the next president of MCC,” said Fry, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for playing Oscar Wilde in the 1997 film “Wilde”. “It is a club that is known throughout the world for what it represents in the game.

“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.”