Vanuatu Cricket Association President joins ICC Chief Executive Committee

The Vanuatu Cricket Association (VCA) President, Mark Stafford has become a member of the International Cricket Council Chief Executive Committee (CEC).

The CEC comprises of chief executives from full members or test countries plus three elected representatives from the Associate members to represent the 93 additional member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Voting takes place every two years and Associate members are given the opportunity to vote for their representatives in the CEC

This year the Associate member countries have voted in Stafford who has contributed immensely to the growth of cricket not just in Vanuatu but in the Pacific as well and, two other candidates to carry the honor of representing the Associate Member countries in the ICC CEC.

Stafford is not new to the ICC committees with his experience going as far back to 2002 when he was part of the ICC development committee and later on the chairman of the affiliate members which are now Associate member countries.

Stafford said his experience is something he will take to the CEC.

“I am pleased to have the opportunity to represent Vanuatu and other Associate member countries at one of the top tables in world cricket. The experience that I have gained over the years and my passion for seeing equity in development is something I’ll take to the table at both the CEC and the development committee,” he said.

Stafford’s passion and determination to grow cricket in the Pacific has been apparent over the years and the growth and successes of the Vanuatu Cricket Association is a testament to his dedication.

The CEC looks at matters relating to the practice of cricket around the world and it has high involvement with full member nations in things like determining recommendations to how future tours program should look, the ICC’s test championship should look, how many games played over a period, identification of how to examine contentious rules issues that come back from the ICC’s Cricket Committee.

 

Photo supplied Caption: VCA President Mark Stafford