David Morgan (cricket administrator)
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Frederick David Morgan OBE
(born 6 October 1937) is a cricket administrator who is the former president of the International Cricket Council
. He had previously held positions as chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board
and Glamorgan County Cricket Club
.
Morgan was born in Tredegar
. In 1993 he succeeded Tony Lewis
as Chairman of Glamorgan County Cricket Club, a position he held until 1997 when he joined the ECB board as deputy chairman to Lord MacLaurin
. After MacLaurin stood down from the role in 2002, Morgan stood for election. In October 2002 he was elected the new chairman, gaining 11 votes to the eight of opposing candidate, Mike Soper. In 2004 and 2006 he was re-elected to this position without opposition.
In 2007 Morgan was nominated for the presidency of the ICC, he and opposing candidate Sharad Pawar
received an equal number of votes so an agreement was reached enabling both men to serve as president. Morgan began his role in June 2008 and will serve for two years at which point Pawar will start his term.
In 2008 Morgan was awarded the OBE for his services to cricket.
In the business world Morgan was commercial director of European Electrical Steels until 2001.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 6 October 1937) is a cricket administrator who is the former president of the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
. He had previously held positions as chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
and Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
.
Morgan was born in Tredegar
Tredegar
Tredegar is a town situated on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales...
. In 1993 he succeeded Tony Lewis
Tony Lewis
Anthony Robert Lewis CBE is a former Welsh cricketer, who went on to become the face of BBC Television cricket coverage in the 1990s, and become president of the MCC. Lewis attended Christ's College, Cambridge and played for Cambridge University. He also played county cricket for Glamorgan, and...
as Chairman of Glamorgan County Cricket Club, a position he held until 1997 when he joined the ECB board as deputy chairman to Lord MacLaurin
Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth
Ian Charter MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth DL, is a British businessman who has been Chairman of Vodafone and Chairman and Chief Executive of Tesco. He is a former Chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board and a former Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire.Ian MacLaurin was...
. After MacLaurin stood down from the role in 2002, Morgan stood for election. In October 2002 he was elected the new chairman, gaining 11 votes to the eight of opposing candidate, Mike Soper. In 2004 and 2006 he was re-elected to this position without opposition.
In 2007 Morgan was nominated for the presidency of the ICC, he and opposing candidate Sharad Pawar
Sharad Pawar
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar , popularly known as SAHEB , is the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress...
received an equal number of votes so an agreement was reached enabling both men to serve as president. Morgan began his role in June 2008 and will serve for two years at which point Pawar will start his term.
In 2008 Morgan was awarded the OBE for his services to cricket.
In the business world Morgan was commercial director of European Electrical Steels until 2001.