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ICC board picks Dave Richardson as next chief executive
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Dave Richardson,
the former South Africa wicketkeeper and ICC general manager (cricket),
has been picked by the ICC board to succeed Haroon Lorgat as chief
executive. The board will recommend Richardson's name at the ICC annual
conference in June, when Lorgat's term ends. Richardson will be the
first former Test cricketer to occupy this position.
The ICC nominations committee had met in Mumbai on Sunday to interview
four candidates - the others included ECB chief executive David Collier -
for the role and on Thursday obtained the ICC board's support for
Richardson.
Richardson called the nomination a "great honour." "I am delighted with
this opportunity and thank the ICC board for their approval. It has been
a privilege to serve as ICC general manager, and that work will
continue until such time as the ICC annual conference ratifies my
nomination."
Alan Isaac, the ICC vice-president, said Richardson would "provide continuity and a smooth transition" from Lorgat.
"David Richardson was an outstanding candidate who not only had
important knowledge of the ICC administration, its staff and its
operations but also has unquestioned cricketing knowledge having
represented his country so admirably," Isaac said. "I would like to put
on record my appreciation for Haroon and what he and the ICC staff have
achieved in the last four years. There have been many challenges, which
have been met head on.
Richardson, a qualified lawyer, has served as ICC general manager -
cricket for ten years and also played 42 Test matches and 122 ODIs for
South Africa. After retiring from international cricket in 1998,
Richardson was a business director with Octagon SA and a media
commentator before becoming the ICC's first general manager in January
2002.
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