Greg Barclay elected as independent ICC Chair

[Saj]

Barclay, an Auckland-based commercial lawyer, has been a director of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) since 2012 and is currently NZC’s representative on the board of the International Cricket Council. He will step down from his position at NZC to lead the ICC in an independent capacity.

He was a director of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2015 and is a former board member and chairman of the Northern Districts Cricket Association. Greg is also an experienced company director holding board positions with various New Zealand and Australian companies.

Commenting on his appointment Greg Barclay said: "It is an honour to be elected as the Chair of the International Cricket Council and I would like to thank my fellow ICC Directors for their support. I hope we can come together to lead the sport and emerge from the global pandemic in a strong position and poised for growth.

"I look forward to working in partnership with our Members to strengthen the game in our core markets as well as grow it beyond that ensuring more of the world can enjoy cricket. I take my position as a custodian of the game very seriously and am committed to working on behalf of all 104 ICC Members to create a sustainable future for our sport.

"I’d like to thank Imran Khwaja for his leadership as acting ICC Chair during a difficult period for the game and I look forward to continuing a close working relationship with him in the future."

 

[cricketjoshila]

So CSA flipped from Khawaja to Barclay. Pcb SLC Zimbabwe Indra Nooyi and Khawaja voted for himself on behalf of associates. Rest voted for Barclay.

 

[CanadianG00se]

So CSA flipped from Khawaja to Barclay. Pcb SLC Zimbabwe Indra Nooyi and Khawaja voted for himself on behalf of associates. Rest voted for Barclay.

There was never a contest to begin with. Big 3 were in favour of Barclays and it was already decided that he is going to replace Shashank. Khawaja had no chance to compete against Big 3.

 

[Markhor]

Seems like he has an impressive CV. I agree with his stance opposing an ICC tournament every year between 2023-31.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

So CSA flipped from Khawaja to Barclay. Pcb SLC Zimbabwe Indra Nooyi and Khawaja voted for himself on behalf of associates. Rest voted for Barclay.

So BCCI get their way.. again. Let’s see what happens to how the tournaments are assigned in next cycle.
SAF surely getting a couple of events now for this support.

 

[CanadianG00se]

So BCCI get their way.. again. Let’s see what happens to how the tournaments are assigned in next cycle.
SAF surely getting a couple of events now for this support.

Reason behind RSA not getting any ICC tournament is due to their government imposed ban on hosting any major events. Now that South African sports ministry have taken over CSA, it will be interesting to see how ICC handle matter with them. I highly doubt CSA will get any ICC events until they sorted out their mess.

 

[Saj]

Looks like a Big3 appointment.

More power to the Big3 it seems.

 

[cricketjoshila]

There was never a contest to begin with. Big 3 were in favour of Barclays and it was already decided that he is going to replace Shashank. Khawaja had no chance to compete against Big 3.

Khwaja supported by PCB had hoped they would deny Barclay a two third majority and hence Khawaja will continue for another 12 months.

They succeeded in round 1.

Then BCCI walked in and the votes changed.

 

[CanadianG00se]

Khwaja supported by PCB had hoped they would deny Barclay a two third majority and hence Khawaja will continue for another 12 months.

They succeeded in round 1.

Then BCCI walked in and the votes changed.

I think they either over estimated their influence or felt BCCI is still crippled by SC intervention.
Now that Barclay have been appointed, does it mean Khawaja is history with ICC or will he continue to hold meaningless post?

 

[cricketjoshila]

I think they either over estimated their influence or felt BCCI is still crippled by SC intervention.
Now that Barclay have been appointed, does it mean Khawaja is history with ICC or will he continue to hold meaningless post?

He will continue to be a director from associate side.

 

[CanadianG00se]

He will continue to be a director from associate side.

I was right, meaningless post.

 

[aloo paratha]

Seems like he has an impressive CV. I agree with his stance opposing an ICC tournament every year between 2023-31.

why do you agree with it? Personally I think it's good as there will be something to look forward to every year. Bilateral games get boring eventually.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Seems like he has an impressive CV. I agree with his stance opposing an ICC tournament every year between 2023-31.

Yup, overdoing ICC events wouldve devalued them.

 

[Markhor]

why do you agree with it? Personally I think it's good as there will be something to look forward to every year. Bilateral games get boring eventually.

An ICC event every year is overkill and devalues World Cups. I remember the farcical situation where after winning the 2009 T20 WC, we had to defend it only 9 months later.

The issue of meaningless bilaterals was supposed to be addressed with the introduction of World Test Championship and ODI Super League.

 

[MenInG]

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Greg Barclay told Reuters on Wednesday his organisation must deliver their pinnacle events over the next three years or there will be serious financial consequences for the sport.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the ICC to reschedule three of their world tournaments, and Barclay, confirmed as chairman of the global governing body on Tuesday, said they were contracted to deliver them within the current broadcasting agreement.

“We have got to deliver the world events that are to come and those that are postponed,” Barclay told Reuters by telephone on Wednesday of the agreements that expire in mid-2023.

“Not just for the cricketing outcomes but there are commercial concerns as well.”

The men’s 2020 Twenty20 World Cup in Australia and 2021 women’s World Cup in New Zealand have been moved to 2022, while the men’s 2023 World Cup in India has been pushed back to later that year.

“If we fail to deliver all of those events then we will be penalised by the broadcasters and we won’t receive the last of the ongoing payments,” added Barclay.

“That, in turn, is going to affect the ICC’s ability to invest in its own programmes and enable it to make distributions to members. Unfortunately a lot of the ICC members are heavily reliant on those disbursements.”

Barclay replaces interim chairman Imran Khwaja, who temporarily succeeded India’s Shashank Manohar after his second two-year term ended in July.

Commercial lawyer Barclay, who has served as New Zealand Cricket’s representative on the ICC board for the last six years, said that while the election process had been “drawn out” he was keen to get to work.

One of his tasks is to ensure that women’s cricket continues to make progress.

“We have an obligation that it’s a game for everyone,” he said. “We have got to continue to move towards parity.”

He was also eager to develop the game in non-traditional markets and felt the United States was an area they could tap into, especially with the work already done in recent years.

“We have to look at regions where there is good potential for growth,” he said. “The U.S. appears to be the place to go.

“It has a massive advantage in that its traditional audiences from sub-continental Asia have massive diasporas in North America and there are large audiences there for cricket.

“We should continue with that.”

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-c...t-will-suffer-says-new-chairman-idUKKBN2843CN

 

[shah_1]

Good appointment

I agree too many ICC tournaments would have been an overkill.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

[MENTION=76058]cricketjoshila[/MENTION] do the BCCI publish financial or audited accounts? If so is there a link?

Just curious to see the info if it's available.

 

[cricketjoshila]

[MENTION=76058]cricketjoshila[/MENTION] do the BCCI publish financial or audited accounts? If so is there a link?

Just curious to see the info if it's available.

Its on the bcci website.

 

[MenInG]

MUMBAI: In what was seen as a proxy battle between cricket boards of India and their Pakistan counterpart, the candidate backed by the Indian board defeated his rival rather comfortably to become the next chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

According to sources, New Zealand’s Greg Barclay, backed by the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), defeated Pakistan-backed Imran Khwaja by a 12-4 margin. The number of votes for each candidate and margin of victory has not yet been officially confirmed.
There were 16 votes in the fray: 12 full members of the ICC (India,
England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, West Indies, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Afghanistan and Pakistan); one female independent member (Former Pepsico Chairperson Indra Nooyi); two associate members (Scotland and Malaysia); and one vote belonging to Imran Khwaja – who was not representing any country at the ICC.

With elections over, the governing body is expected to call for its much detailed annual general meeting. Close to the meeting, the ICC will also elect its new deputy chairman, appoint new committees and oversee the elections for associate member representatives.

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, who represents the Indian board at the ICC, is being seen as a favourite for the deputy’s chair. However, there is a view that since the chairman of the ICC represents the full members, the deputy chairman should be a representative of the 100-plus associate nations.

As TOI has written in the past, there is still a mystery surrounding which country Khwaja has represented.

“There’s only one independent member in the ICC and that’s Indra Nooyi. Every other director can be tracked to a home board. When Khwaja became the Associate Member Representative in 2018, which country’s nomination did he have?” asks a board member who voted against Khawaja.

The governing body hasn’t clarified it, but speculation has been rife that Khwaja was nominated by Mozambique.

“The ICC has to answer if this is true. If it is, then a representative from Mozambique could have run world cricket – the very thought of it is shocking. The ICC themselves have stated on record that Khwaja was not representing Singapore. What was going on?” ICC board members are asking.

Khwaja is known to be close to Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ehsan Mani.

https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/c...olatile-proxy-battle/articleshow/79420818.cms

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Its on the bcci website.

Cheers! Always interesting to me to see how the numbers behind sport are looking.

 

[MenInG]

After an acrimonious chairperson election last month, followed by an aggressive media blitz by victor Greg Barclay, the subsequent Associate Member Directors contest has gone under the radar.

But the hotly contested battle for the coveted three International Cricket Council (ICC) board positions has major stakes and could tilt the balance of power amongst the sport’s powerbrokers.

After falling short to Barclay, Imran Khwaja is aiming to keep his position on the board and deemed the favorite to get the most votes which would maintain his status as the Associates chair.

Fellow incumbents Tony Brian and Mahinda Vallipuram appear to have a major fight on their hands after receiving blowback for apparently not voting for Khwaja in the chairperson election.

Mark Stafford (Vanuatu) and Neil Speight (Bermuda), both supporters of Khwaja, are favored to get through, according to sources. The other candidates are Prof Adam Ukwenya (Nigeria), Pankaj Khimji (Oman) and USA Cricket representative Sushil Nadkarni. The former USA Cricket captain’s candidacy caught many insiders off-guard with some expecting USA Cricket chairperson Paraag Marathe to make a run.

It signals the growing heft of American cricket, which has been building momentum in recent times under the leadership of Marathe and chief executive Iain Higgins.

Khimji, who is believed to be cordial with India’s governing body, has - as one insider put it - had an “aggressive campaign” and might emerge as the darkhorse candidate.

Voting runs from December 14-18 and results will be known before the ICC’s next board meeting on December 21.

Under ICC rules, candidates have to be a representative of an Associate Member or a current/past ICC director. The contest will be held through a ‘weighted’ secret ballot voting system, where voters from 40 Associate Members and five Regional Representatives (Americas, Asia, Europe, East Asia-Pacific and Africa) will each select three candidates in order of preference.

Newly-elected directors will receive two-year terms.

The well-respected Khwaja, from Singapore, had been striving to be the first ICC leader from outside the 12 Full Member nations and his defeat sparked some fears that the board would once again be dominated by the trio of elite cricket countries – India, England and Australia, who are advocates of bilateral cricket because it helps them financially.

Barclay, who made a surprise late run for chairperson, had the strong backing from mighty India, who helped swing votes through hostile tactics, according to sources. Khwaja’s backers consists of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and independent female director Indra Nooyi, sources say.

A sticking point among the board is the number of ICC events in the next cycle of 2023-31. Khwaja is an advocate of increasing the number of ICC events - perhaps to eight - in an effort to spread the revenue and help smaller Full Member nations and the Associates.

There are fears among some board members that it could be reduced to six under the new leadership’s direction.

Assuming Khwaja gets through along with two allies, the board could be split down the middle philosophically. That could prove crucial with resolutions needing a 2/3rds majority to get through ie 12 from 17 votes. It might well mean this Associates election could determine whether India get a firm stranglehold or not. As one insider put it - the board might resemble a “hung parliament”.

Due to the secrecy of the ICC balloting, it is ultimately unknown where allegiances lie. Brian told me that he could not reveal who he voted for in the chairperson election due to confidentiality but was “clearly aware” of some resentment from the Associates world.

“One of the key criteria for any new chair is - will they represent all members fairly and independently?” he said. “Obviously, the views of the Associates were important. But that cannot be the only criteria in something like this. It’s a hard message for people to understand but it is legally.. that’s a position all the directors were in.

“There are lots of different views in the Associates world about the way forward. After this (election), it’s important we find some way to come together as one.”

That remains to be seen but Brian - and Vallipuram - might suffer from the jostling in the background over potential positions in the powerful ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC).

Speight and Stafford are both currently in the CEC but some of the top Associates countries, including the Netherlands, Oman, Papua New Guinea and the U.S. have signaled their interest if positions opened up, according to sources.

The CEC is often seen as a stepping stone to get onto the ICC board.

Like all elections, most certainly evident in the chairperson vote, self-interests will come to the fore again.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trista...-icc-boards-balance-of-power/?sh=1887e37f4e81

 

[The Viper]

Imran Khwaja, Mahinda Vallipuram and Neil Speight elected as ICC Associate Member Directors

Imran Khwaja and Mahinda Vallipuram have been re-elected as ICC Associate Member Directors and will be joined on the ICC Board by Neil Speight following an election process.

In line with the Associate Members’ Meeting Terms of Reference, the voting was conducted electronically by way of a weighted secret ballot in which all voters (namely each Voting Associate Member and each Regional Representative) has three votes. Voting opened on Monday 14 December 2020 and closed on Friday 18 December 2020. Imran Khwaja received 34 votes, Mahinda Vallipuram 19, and Neil Speight 16.

Mr Speight currently sits on the CEC Committee as an Associate Representative and has previously sat on the ICC Board. A Bermudian Chartered Accountant, Mr Speight was previously the CEO of the Bermuda Cricket Board. Mr Khwaja and Mr Vallipuram are both already Associate Member representatives on the Board.

Commenting on the elections ICC Chair Greg Barclay said: “I welcome all the elected Associate Member Directors and I look forward to continue working with Imran and Mahinda and getting Neil on board as we look to lead the sport and grow it around the world.”

https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1946191

 

[Saj]

The ICC Board approved the process to elect the next Chair of the ICC which will take place in November 2022. The election will be decided by a simple majority and the term of the elected Chair will run for a two-year period from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2024.

 

[MenInG]

The ICC board has unanimously re-elected Greg Barclay as the Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a second two-year term.

Barclay was unopposed following the withdrawal of Tavengwa Mukuhlani from the process, and the Board reaffirmed its full support of him to continue as Chair for a further two years.

Commenting on his re-appointment Greg Barclay said: "It is an honour to be re-elected as the Chair of the International Cricket Council and I would like to thank my fellow ICC Directors for their support.

“Over the last two years we have made significant strides forward with the launch of our global growth strategy that provides clear direction to build a successful and sustainable future for our sport.

“It is an exciting time to be involved in cricket and I look forward to continuing to work closely with our Members to strengthen the game in our core markets as well as grow it beyond that, ensuring more of the world can enjoy cricket.”

Mukuhlani added: “I would like to congratulate Greg on his re-appointment as ICC Chair, as the continuity his leadership will provide is in the best interests of the sport. I therefore decided to withdraw my candidacy.”

Barclay, an Auckland-based commercial lawyer, was originally appointed as the ICC Chair in November 2020. He was previously the Chair of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and was a director of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2015.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2903807

 

[MenInG]

IMRAN KHWAJA REAPPOINTED AS ICC DEPUTY CHAIR

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has reappointed Imran Khwaja as Deputy Chair for a two-year term.

Khwaja currently holds an Associate Member Director position on the Board having been re-elected at the ICC Annual Conference in July 2022. Khwaja was first elected to the ICC Board in 2008 and has served as Deputy Chair since 2017.