Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA)’s new president Greg Dyer believes the Crawford-Carter governance review, to be tabled at a Cricket Australia (CA) board meeting next week, is a chance that must not be missed to rid the board of self-interest and hold chief executive James Sutherland and his executives to account.
Dyer also revealed that his association would push to have a say on which directors are appointed to the board as part of any reforms, as well as seeking an “observer” role at board level.
“Players have just as much of an interest in the future of the game as the state associations,” the Age quoted Dyer, as saying.
However, Dyer also says that he fears some state-appointed directors will be reluctant to relinquish power and will resist any proposal for an independent commission.
“Full credit to them for doing the review, it represents a fantastic opportunity for fundamental change and they mustn’t miss it. It’s going to be a scary thing for some of those guys, but they have to grasp the report and go with it,” he said.
“They have appointed a couple of well-qualified people to tell them what the current failings are and what a new structure should be, so you’ve got to say that is objective evidence of a desire for change. I am concerned that that gets lost somewhere in between the filing of the report and its adoption.”
“You can understand why there is no push for change from those who are in an entrenched position, but it’s got to the point where it’s just untenable to remain in its current state,” he added.
According to reports, there have been calls for CA to change to an Australian Football League (AFL)-style commission structure - the structure that David Crawford played a pivotal role in creating.
Crawford oversaw the 1992 report that resulted in the creation of the current AFL Commission and the 2003 report that led to the formation of Football Federation Australia.
The third Crawford report, submitted two years ago, recommended sweeping changes to how sport is funded in this country and met fierce opposition from the Australian Olympic Committee.
Colin Carter, one of the original AFL Commissioners in 1993, held the role for 15 years and is now President of the Geelong Football Club.
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