{"id":1227,"date":"2026-07-13T14:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daybreaknewspapersl.com\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:17:11","slug":"csl-chairman-receives-iccs-long-service-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daybreaknewspapersl.com\/?p=1227","title":{"rendered":"CSL Chairman Receives ICC\u2019s Long Service Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Board Chairman of Cricket Sierra Leone, Francis Trevor Samura has received ICC\u2019s Long Service award during the ongoing ICC Annual Conference in Edinburgh Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samura marks the third person to have received this high-level recognition in Sierra Leone, having served Cricket Sierra Leone in various capacities for 20 years, rising through the ranks to becoming the Chairman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He started working for CSL in 2006 as Assistant Secretary from 2007 to 2012. 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