New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have elected former international player Martin Snedden as their new chair. He will fill in the role vacated by Greg Barclay, who had to step down to assume duties as the newly-elected chairman of the International Cricket Council. Snedded, who played 25 Tests and 93 ODIs, is a former chief executive of NZC and has served as the board member of the organisation from 1990-1992, 1999-2001 and again from 2013-present. He was also a member of the ICC chief executives committee from 2001-2007 and comes with a vast experience in the business of sport, having held roles as chief executive of Rugby World Cup 2011, Duco Promotions, and Tourism Association NZ, as well as being a director of the World Masters Games 2017.
