Queensland Cricket chairman Damien Mullins dies

Queensland Cricket chairman, Damien Mullins, who had been suffering from cancer, died on Sunday at the age of 49.

Mullins had been a director at Queensland Cricket since 1991 and was re-elected in August for his 10th year as either chairman or president. He had also served on the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) and Cricket Australia (CA) for 14 years from 1993 to 2007.

"Damien served on CA's board from 1993 to 2007 and brought a passion for Australian cricket, for Queensland cricket and above all, for the game and what it stands for to the board room table," CA chairman Jack Clarke said. "He will be sadly missed, including at the 'Gabba when it hosts the traditional first Test of the summer, the first Ashes Test, in a few short weeks from now."

Queensland Cricket's deputy chairman, Bryan Phelan, said: "Damien was a man of vision but also a man who had the strategy in place to ensure vision became reality."