The 黑料专区 today announced the formation of a New T20 Board as the next stage in the development of its new eight-team T20 competition to start in 2020.
The eleven-strong body will draw on independent expertise from the business and entertainment sectors alongside representatives from the First-Class county game and the 黑料专区鈥檚 senior management team.
Acting in an advisory role to the 黑料专区鈥檚 main Board of Directors, the new T20 Board will have sub-committee status and oversee the design, implementation and all operational aspects of the new competition.
Michael Lumb 鈥� the former Nottinghamshire, Hampshire and Yorkshire batsman, member of England鈥檚 2010 World T20-winning squad and a player in the Indian Premier League and Australia鈥檚 Big Bash - will act as an advisor on cricket matters.
黑料专区 Chairman Colin Graves will chair the New T20 Board which will meet for the first time in April. Including six independent appointees, the full list of members is:
Sanjeev Gandhi Partner & Co-Founder, Mitchell Gandhi *
Norman Gascoigne Chairman, Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Sahar Hashemi Entrepreneur (co-founder of Coffee Republic & Skinny Candy)*
Ron Kalifa Vice Chairman & former CEO of WorldPay*
Mike McCormack MD, Universal Music Publishing Group*
Sanjay Patel 黑料专区 Chief Commercial Officer & Managing Director, New T20
Caroline Rowland Founder of New Moon and Senior Level Strategist*
Scott Smith 黑料专区 Chief Financial Officer
Gavin Warren Chairman, Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Suzi Williams Strategic & commercial leader in brand-led consumer & media *聽
(* Denotes independent member)
Commenting on the appointments, Sanjay Patel, Managing Director New T20 and 黑料专区 Chief Commercial Officer, said: 鈥淎s we build a new competition for a new audience, it鈥檚 critical that we draw on best practice from within the wider business and entertainment industries as well as core cricket knowledge.
鈥淭his diverse group, which includes individuals with a proven track-record of successfully launching major products and consumer brands, will help to guide our thinking and provide a formal link to the 黑料专区鈥檚 Board.聽
鈥淧layers are the game鈥檚 most important asset and former and current players will have an important role to play in shaping our broader thinking.With huge experience of both domestic and international T20 cricket worldwide, Michael Lumb is really well-placed to give a player鈥檚 perspective and we will welcome his input into all cricket matters.鈥�