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Iain Higgins
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Full name	Robert 'Iain' Higgins
Born	14 September 1976 (age 48)
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Position	Centre, Second-row
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Robert 'Iain' Higgins (born 14 September 1976) is a cricket administrator and former professional rugby league player who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Scotland, and at club level for London Broncos and Hunslet Hawks, as a centre, or second-row.^[1]^[3] He was formerly the chief executive officer of USA Cricket from 2019 to 2021 and the chief operating officer of the ICC from 2015 to 2019. The end of Higgins' term as USA Cricket CEO was mired in controversy, ultimately resulting in a USD $300,000 payment from the board as the result of a contract dispute.^[4] Higgins is currently a managing director at Ellvee, "a Dubai-based commercial and strategic advisory business for the sports and entertainment industry", according to Forbes.^[5]

International honours

Robert 'Iain' Higgins won caps for Scotland while at London Broncos, and Hunslet Hawks 1997...2001 1-cap + 1-cap (sub).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ "Player Summary: Iain Higgins". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
^ "USA Cricket tables $300K payment to avoid lawsuit threat from ex-CEO Higgins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
^ Lavalette, Tristan. "Cricket's Chair Election Is About To Heat Up As Mighty India Eyes Contesting". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

External links

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-1] "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[2] "Player Summary: Iain Higgins". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[3] Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.

[4] "USA Cricket tables $300K payment to avoid lawsuit threat from ex-CEO Higgins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[5] Lavalette, Tristan. "Cricket's Chair Election Is About To Heat Up As Mighty India Eyes Contesting". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

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-'''Robert 'Iain' Higgins''' (born {{birth date and age|1976|09|14|df=y}}) is a professional [[rugby league]] footballer, playing at representative level for [[Scotland national rugby league team|Scotland]], and at club level for [[London Broncos]], and [[Hunslet Hawks]], as a {{rlp|CE}}, or {{rlp|SR}}, i.e. number 3 or 4, or, 11 or 12.<ref>Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-106…107]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6</ref>
+'''Robert 'Iain' Higgins''' (born 14 September 1976) is a cricket administrator and former professional [[rugby league]] player who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for [[Scotland national rugby league team|Scotland]], and at club level for [[London Broncos]] and [[Hunslet R.L.F.C.|Hunslet Hawks]], as a {{rlp|ce}}, or {{rlp|sr}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><ref>{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 106–107}}</ref> He was formerly the chief executive officer of [[USA Cricket]] from 2019 to 2021 and the [[chief operating officer]] of the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] from 2015 to 2019. The end of Higgins' term as USA Cricket CEO was mired in controversy, ultimately resulting in a USD $300,000 payment from the board as the result of a contract dispute.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USA Cricket tables $300K payment to avoid lawsuit threat from ex-CEO Higgins |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/usa-cricket-tables-usd-300k-payment-to-avoid-lawsuit-threat-from-ex-ceo-iain-higgins-1323746 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Higgins is currently a managing director at Ellvee, "a Dubai-based commercial and strategic advisory business for the sports and entertainment industry", according to Forbes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lavalette |first=Tristan |title=Cricket’s Chair Election Is About To Heat Up As Mighty India Eyes Contesting |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tristanlavalette/2022/09/25/crickets-chair-election-about-to-heat-up-as-mighty-india-eyes-contesting/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
 ==International honours==
-Robert 'Iain' Higgins won caps for [[Scotland national rugby league team|Scotland]] while at London Broncos, and Hunslet Hawks 1997…2001 1-cap + 1-cap (sub).<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Robert-Higgins/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=2008-12-31|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref>
+Robert 'Iain' Higgins won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Scotland national rugby league team|Scotland]] while at London Broncos, and Hunslet Hawks 1997...2001 1-cap + 1-cap (sub).<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
 ==References==
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 *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/1421141.stm Super Scots stun France]
 *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/1841738.stm Woodsy on… London Broncos]
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