Cricket-mad Fry to head up the MCC

London – British actor and writer Stephen Fry was this week named as the next president of the influential Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which is the custodian of the laws of the game.

Fry, 64, will take over from 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 and to be gifted the opportunity to perform this role is truly humbling.”

Fry, who has been president of mental health charity Mind for more than a decade, is also a playwright, comedian and film director. –