ICC presidency could be decided on toss of coin
June 25, 2007
Cricket's top job could be decided by the toss of a coin. David Morgan and Sharad Powar will meet in private this week to thrash out between them who becomes ICC president. If they cannot, and a subsequent vote of the ICC board of directors fails to reach the requisite majority, then the job will be settled by a heads or tails call.
The situation has arisen after an ICC governance committee cast equal votes earlier this year when faced with a choice between Morgan and Pawar in their bid to succeed Percy Sonn, the then ICC president.
Morgan and Pawar will now come together in a closed room but if, as is likely, they can't agree, the matter then goes to the ICC board of directors, where the chairmen of the ten Full Member countries will vote.
A minimum of seven of them have to back one of the candidates. Morgan can almost guarantee three votes, while Pawar probably has five, if not six. West Indies could have the casting vote - but if their representative chooses Morgan, then the board's votes will not count.
At that point, the decision will rest on the toss. Malcolm Speed, the ICC's chief executive, is believed to have said that this would be quite appropriate, as it plays such an important part in matches.
There could, though, be a further twist at the voting stage. Currently, the three Associate members of the executive - Malaysia, Kenya and Israel - cannot vote, but there is a motion to allow them a say. If this happens, then it is less likely that Pawar will be able to command the necessary majority.
Up until Sonn's tenure, the presidency was decided on rotation based on geographical groupings. That was scrapped in 2006 - when Sonn was voted in - in favour of a committee whose job was to choose the best candidate. But frustration that the committee could not agree at the first time of asking may well lead to it being scrapped and a reversion to the system of appointment by rotation.
In that case, if Pawar wins this time, the next post will be held by the chosen candidate of West Indies and England, who are grouped together. The other four regions are Australia/New Zealand, Pakistan/Bangladesh, South Africa/Zimbabwe, and India/Sri Lanka.
Source : Cricinfo
June 25, 2007
Cricket's top job could be decided by the toss of a coin. David Morgan and Sharad Powar will meet in private this week to thrash out between them who becomes ICC president. If they cannot, and a subsequent vote of the ICC board of directors fails to reach the requisite majority, then the job will be settled by a heads or tails call.
The situation has arisen after an ICC governance committee cast equal votes earlier this year when faced with a choice between Morgan and Pawar in their bid to succeed Percy Sonn, the then ICC president.
Morgan and Pawar will now come together in a closed room but if, as is likely, they can't agree, the matter then goes to the ICC board of directors, where the chairmen of the ten Full Member countries will vote.
A minimum of seven of them have to back one of the candidates. Morgan can almost guarantee three votes, while Pawar probably has five, if not six. West Indies could have the casting vote - but if their representative chooses Morgan, then the board's votes will not count.
At that point, the decision will rest on the toss. Malcolm Speed, the ICC's chief executive, is believed to have said that this would be quite appropriate, as it plays such an important part in matches.
There could, though, be a further twist at the voting stage. Currently, the three Associate members of the executive - Malaysia, Kenya and Israel - cannot vote, but there is a motion to allow them a say. If this happens, then it is less likely that Pawar will be able to command the necessary majority.
Up until Sonn's tenure, the presidency was decided on rotation based on geographical groupings. That was scrapped in 2006 - when Sonn was voted in - in favour of a committee whose job was to choose the best candidate. But frustration that the committee could not agree at the first time of asking may well lead to it being scrapped and a reversion to the system of appointment by rotation.
In that case, if Pawar wins this time, the next post will be held by the chosen candidate of West Indies and England, who are grouped together. The other four regions are Australia/New Zealand, Pakistan/Bangladesh, South Africa/Zimbabwe, and India/Sri Lanka.
Source : Cricinfo