Giles Clarke likely to succeed Shashank Manohar as independent chairman of the ICC [Update #15]

[MenInG]

Giles Clarke officially nominated as inaugural ECB President; Ian Lovett announced as ECB Deputy Chairman


Following the conclusion of a Board meeting at Lord’s today, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that Giles Clarke has been officially nominated as the first President of the ECB.

Mr Clarke will complete his term of office as ECB Chairman at the ECB AGM on May 14, when he will become ECB President.

During the meeting today, the Board also agreed that Ian Lovett (Chairman of Middlesex CCC) will be appointed as ECB Deputy Chairman on the same day.

Mr Lovett will replace Colin Graves, the current Deputy Chairman, who will officially start his term of office as ECB Chairman at the AGM in May.

The constitutional changes to create the new Board position of ECB President were formally approved by the 41 members of the ECB in February. The primary role of the President is to act as the ECB’s Full Member Director on the ICC’s Executive Board.

 

[MenInG]

So ECB chairman to President ?

 

[Robert]

Seems like moving the deckchairs on the Titanic to me....

 

[cricketjoshila]

Learnt from his friend Srini it seems.Changing posts to cling on to power.

 

[shaz619]

Is this a joke

 

[cricketjoshila]

How did ECB allow this?I mean they have some corporate governance.

 

[Convict]

basically the ECB didn't have the guts to sack him so they gave him a special job elsewhere.

Hopefully with no actual power.

 

[Robert]

Sack him for what, though? Exactly what did he do wrong?

 

[Convict]

Sack him for what, though? Exactly what did he do wrong?

What has he done right?

How well is the ECB going off field?

Decling attendances and declining participation and getting into bed with corrupt businessmen.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

What has he done right?

How well is the ECB going off field?

Decling attendances and declining participation and getting into bed with corrupt businessmen.

Plus the whole "lets kill cricket outside the big 3" agenda he seemed so intent on pushing

 

[Robert]

What has he done right?

That's a typical PP evasive response - don't answer the question, just reverse it. OK:

- Won three Ashes series on the bounce
- Reached #1 in tests and ODIs by 2011
- Won in India

Looks like he had one bad year after six pretty good ones.

How well is the ECB going off field?

- Negotiated TV deals with BSkyB and Five to keep the money coming in for the Counties
- Joined the Big Three

Curiously, Clarke lost support from the Counties over a perceived failure to promote CC. Yet he defended the Counties' interests in 2008 when they were frightened by proposals to introduce a franchise cricket tournament modelled on the IPL, and the ECB shelved the idea. The Counties are not happy with Twenty20 Cup as people are not turning up to watch, but that is hardly Clarke's fault.

 

[Convict]

That's a typical PP evasive response - don't answer the question, just reverse it. OK:

- Won three Ashes series on the bounce
- Reached #1 in tests and ODIs by 2011
- Won in India

Looks like he had one bad year after six pretty good ones.



- Negotiated TV deals with BSkyB and Five to keep the money coming in for the Counties
- Joined the Big Three

Curiously, Clarke lost support from the Counties over a perceived failure to promote CC. Yet he defended the Counties' interests in 2008 when they were frightened by proposals to introduce a franchise cricket tournament modelled on the IPL, and the ECB shelved the idea. The Counties are not happy with Twenty20 Cup as people are not turning up to watch, but that is hardly Clarke's fault.

I'm sorry but Clarke is the ICC President

Surely Flower and the players are the people responsible for winning the Ashes, the test number 1 ranking and winning in India?

It's as ridiculous to laud Giles Clarke for that as it would be to blame him for the 5-0

 

[Convict]

*Clarke is the ECB President

 

[Abdullah719]

Giles Clarke set to step down as ECB president

Giles Clarke is all set to step down from his position as the president of the England Cricket Board (ECB) in the coming year. This development comes on the backdrop of a change in governance in the English board. Clarke, who became the chairman of ECB in 2007, assumed office as president in 2015. But the reduction of size in board members will witness him stepping down from the helm. The ECB is also set to introduce a maximum term limit of nine years in accordance with requirements of UK Sport and Sport England.

While the 64-year-old has been credited with transforming English cricket it has not always been for the good reasons. Nigel Hilliard, the Essex chairman had spoken to Telegraph about Giles and said, “People are very black and white on Giles. He can be a bit of a bull in a china shop, and he’s never really got on with the press. But it’s a lot easier being his friend than his enemy, as many have found.” Earlier there had been reports of Giles Clarke assuming the role of chairman of the International Cricket Council.

Recently Giles Clarke was in the news as he was instrumental in bringing back cricket to Pakistan. Clarke had lent support for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final to be held in Lahore despite terror attacks in the country.

http://indianexpress.com/article/sp...ke-set-to-step-down-as-ecb-president-4922655/

 

[Abdullah719]

Giles Clarke likely to succeed Shashank Manohar as independent chairman of the ICC

CHENNAI: Giles Clarke, former chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, has emerged front-runner to replace Shashank Manohar as the independent chairman of the International Cricket Council, come June, 2018.Although Manohar’s term gets over in June, he can seek an extension, provided all members are unanimous on him. But Express understands that Clarke is ready to throw his hat in the ring. If he does that, Manohar is most likely to stay away from contesting election. Manohar, who quit the post in March 2017, was persuaded by the members to complete his two-year tenure. He saw the ICC go through a sea of changes on administrative and financial fronts.

Throughout this period, Manohar has mostly been at loggerheads with BCCI officials, who expressed displeasure over his manner of financial restructuring, which saw the Indian board lose around $200 million as revenue from the ICC. With the BCCI unlikely to support his extension, Clarke seems to have already gathered the support of ECB, Cricket Australia, Pakistan Cricket Board and West Indies Cricket Board.

As per the ICC constitution, for a candidate to become independent chairman, one of the directors has to nominate his name, following which an independent commissioner will speak to the concerned candidate on whether he intends to become the chairman. If the candidate says yes, he has to find one to propose his name and another to second it. If more than one candidate is willing, there will be an election.Though Manohar still has plenty of support in the ICC, it is reliably learnt that a ‘Western bloc’ is trying to end Asian supremacy, which has grown in the last decade, when they assemble in England in June for the annual general body meeting.

“Giles has the backing of the ECB and for long, he has aspired to become the chairman. Having worked closely with Pakistan in recent years as chairman of ICC’s Pakistan Task Force, he seems to have their support. The PCB wants international cricket to return to Pakistan and it would also like to see Clarke at the helm of affairs,” ICC sources told Express.

Manohar, the first independent chairman of the ICC, can still seek an extension, but the former BCCI president is reluctant to contest elections and appears to prefer a smooth transition. With BCCI unlikely to nominate his name, Manohar will struggle to get support, particularly because of the fact that Clarke has managed to get a few by his side.

With the BCCI already busy fighting own problems, officials are unlikely to find an alternative candidate who satisfies all parties. Clarke in the past has had a close relationship with former ICC chief N Srinivasan, and also played a significant role in introducing the ‘Big Three’ financial model, which was dismantled after Manohar be*c*ame the chairman. In recent years, the ECB has also fallen out with Clarke, but that won’t stop them from supporting his candidature.

What it means for BCCI?

Though Shashank Manohar’s candidature was supported by the BCCI in the beginning, he has fallen out with the cash-rich board for abolishing the financial model. The BCCI doesn’t have any strong alternate candidate to line-up as a challenger to Giles Clarke and the Indian cricket board could potentially lose the clout they have been enjoying in the ICC for more than a decade now.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/spo...-independent-chairman-of-the-icc-1784826.html

 

[IndianFan2018]

BCCI will let go this time ICC Chairman position as focus will be to get own house in order ... CoA!

Once BCCI gets full power back from CoA, they will divert attention on ICC.

With IPL making more money than ICC, BCCI may slowly start ignoring ICC and invest more effort on making IPL even bigger in coming years !

Interesting to see which way BCCI goes !

 

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[MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION]

Is he (Giles) capable? Oxford alumni, but he is almost 65 now; can he handle such a demanding & diplomatic role, coming from ECB, which probably is a bit traditional but most polished and structured organization in cricket world.

 

[IndianFan2018]

Giles Clarke will be good for BCCI, definitely better than Joker Manohar.

Giles Clarke atleast knows value of BCCI (his role in Big 3 formation confirms that fact). He won't make mistake of rubbing in wrong way with BCCI. Manohar had the advantage of knowing BCCI weakness and used against BCCI to get brownie points from other ICC boards. Also Manohar being experienced Indian lawyer and ex BCCI president knew clearly how BCCI was strangled in legal battle.

Whole behaviour of Manohar as ICC chairman was farce, traitor like who bakstabbed own board who nominated him to the position ...Loser !