da bet7k: A delegation from the United Cricket Board, including UCB CEO Gerald Majolaand President Percy Sonn, met stakeholders from the Eastern Province CricketBoard in port Elizabeth this morning to explain the High Court order whichplaced the EPCB under
Media Release20-Jun-2002A delegation from the United Cricket Board, including UCB CEO Gerald Majolaand President Percy Sonn, met stakeholders from the Eastern Province CricketBoard in port Elizabeth this morning to explain the High Court order whichplaced the EPCB under provisional judicial management last Friday.The meeting included Eastern Province schools representatives, sub-unions,umpires and country districts and was also addressed by the two judicialmanagers who have been appointed by the court. The judicial managers areKevin Helm, a former treasurer of EPCB and Cliffie Louw, a former senioremployee of the Master of the Court’s office.The two judicial managers, in consultation with the UCB, have appointed aninterim committee to manage the affairs of cricket in the province. Thecommittee is: Graham Barclay, Geoff Dakin, Freddie Kriel, Yusuf Lorgat, Peter Muzzell, Brian Nonganga, Colin Rushmere, Raymond Uren.Dan QeQe was asked to serve on the committee, but was unavailable due toill health.In the afternoon, 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup executive director Dr AliBacher presented to the Council of the Nelson Mandela Metropole on theimportance of safeguarding next year’s World Cup matches in Port Elizabeth.The City Council also presented its preparedness to host the matches.”I have been very impressed by the positiveness from the Council and fromthe Mayor, Nceba Faku,” said Majola today. “I believe everything is back ontrack and that cricket affairs in the Eastern Cape are being looked afterwith an eye on the successful staging of very important World Cup matchesnext year.”