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]
Previously, Barclay was the chair of the New Zealand Cricket from 2016 to 2020.[3][4]
Early life and education[edit]
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[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ Martin, Ali; Media, P. A. (30 November 2020). "New ICC chair questions future of World Test Championship". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Greg Barclay Profile - Cricket Player New Zealand | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "New Zealand Cricket chair Greg Barclay gains one of sport's most powerful jobs". Stuff. 24 November 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand Cricket chair Greg Barclay down to final two in one of sport's most powerful jobs". Stuff. 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "International Cricket Council". www.icc-cricket.com.
- ^ HARVEY, SARAH (26 September 2014). "Greg Barclay to replace Snedden on ICC board". Stuff.
- ^ "Kiwi lands one of the biggest jobs in world sport". NZ Herald. 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b "New Zealand's Greg Barclay elected ICC chairman". AP News. 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Cricket-New Zealand's Barclay named new ICC chairman". 24 November 2020 – via www.reuters.com.