Zimbabwe board makes concessions on constitution

As expected, Zimbabwe Cricket has made amendment proposals to its draft constitution after the country's Sports and Recreation Committee (SRC) rejected the original. Of particular note is the clause relating to the appointment of board directors which means that the chairmen of the country's ten provincial boards will be brought together to compose an electoral college.

The electoral college will then appoint seven directors, according to this week's Zimbabwe Standard newspaper. But a source said they would "not necessarily" come from within the current set-up of Zimbabwe cricket. They will further appoint a further six directors, but these will be from names put forward by others from the provincial associations.

These changes could well be approved by the SRC a meeting with ZC this coming Wednesday.

Sources have told Cricinfo that the seven provincial chairmen are to be appointed to bring aboard individuals with an "acceptable track record and cricket background", in line with demands from the international cricket community.

ICC pressure has also been mounting on ZC to put up a board made up of some of the country's known legible and experienced administrators after criticism that those selected had al most no cricketing pedigree.

The ICC executive, which met last week in Mumbai, said that "Zimbabwe Cricket's board, when constituted, must be inclusive rather than exclusive." The ICC also "noted the divisions created by in-fighting have clearly contributed to disenchantment and disenfranchisement felt by players and administrators."