Greg Barclay

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Gregor John Barclay (born 1961) is a Canadian-New Zealand sports administrator who has served as the chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2020. [1] [2]

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Previously, Barclay was the chair of the New Zealand Cricket from 2016 to 2020. [3] [4]

Early life and education

Barclay was born on 19 September 1961, in Hamilton, New Zealand. [2] He attended the University of Canterbury, where he obtained a postgraduate qualification in business. [5]

Barclay holds dual citizenship in New Zealand and Canada. [5]

Career

Barclay served as the chairman of Northern Districts Cricket before being appointed to the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) board in 2012. [5] He became the chairman of NZC in 2016. [5]

In 2014, Barclay succeeded Martin Snedden as New Zealand Cricket's representative on the International Cricket Council's board of directors. [6]

In 2015, Barclay served as a board member for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, which was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. [5] [7]

In November 2020, Barclay was elected as the chairman of the ICC after receiving 11 out of 16 votes in the second round of voting, surpassing the other candidate Imran Khwaja. [8] [9] Following his election to the ICC, Barclay resigned from his previous role as the chairman of New Zealand Cricket. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Martin, Ali; Media, P. A. (30 November 2020). "New ICC chair questions future of World Test Championship" – via The Guardian.
  2. 1 2 "Greg Barclay Profile - Cricket Player New Zealand | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand Cricket chair Greg Barclay gains one of sport's most powerful jobs". Stuff. 24 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand Cricket chair Greg Barclay down to final two in one of sport's most powerful jobs". Stuff. 16 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "International Cricket Council". www.icc-cricket.com.
  6. ↑ HARVEY, SARAH (26 September 2014). "Greg Barclay to replace Snedden on ICC board". Stuff.
  7. ↑ "Kiwi lands one of the biggest jobs in world sport". NZ Herald. 5 November 2023.
  8. 1 2 "New Zealand's Greg Barclay elected ICC chairman". AP News. 24 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Cricket-New Zealand's Barclay named new ICC chairman". 24 November 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
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