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
2007	MCC Young Cricketers become PCA members
2007	Launch of PCA MVP-Rankings
2008	Launch of PCA Addictive Behaviour Programme
2009	Launch of PCA Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign

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