Former Cricket SA president and Cape Town advocate Norman Arendse may soon be returning to cricket administration at top level.
Three of CSA’s affiliates – Griqualand West, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng – have announced that Arendse is one of their preferred candidates for election as one of five independent directors on the body’s newly constituted board.
Arendse confirmed to the Cape Argus yesterday that he had accepted the nomination and that he saw the new structure of the CSA board as “a big improvement” on that now in place.
Acting president Willie Basson announced in August that the CSA’s board would be restructured. Instead of 23 members, the board would consist of 11: five independent, five non-independent (from affiliated unions) and a CEO.
“This is in line with recommendations made by Judge [Chris] Nicholson, and is designed to minimise favouritism and favours between board members,” said Michael Owen-Smith, spokesman for CSA.
Judge Nicholson headed an inquiry into the CSA “bonus scandal” following the 2009 Indian Premier League T20 tournament hosted by SA. CEO Gerald Majola was subsequently suspended.
Arendse resigned as president of CSA in September 2008. “I never at any stage enjoyed the full trust and confidence of (Majola) and all 11 affiliates,” he told reporters at the time.
Arendse and other candidates are to be interviewed soon by a nominations committee.