Line drawn under tumultuous period with Mel Jones appointed to Cricket Australia board

  • CA board returns to full compliment of nine
  • Jones is first former female player to become director

Former women’s Test player Mel Jones has been appointed to fill the vacant director’s role on Cricket Australia’s board. CA on Wednesday confirmed Jones’ elevation as Victoria’s nominee, which makes her the first former female player to become a state-appointed director.

The move officially ends the chapter of one of the most tumultuous periods in the board’s history. Chairman Earl Eddings had been the previous Victorian nominee, but moved to fill one of the three independent roles earlier this year. That came after he lost the backing of his state when he took over from David Peever as the game’s chair amid the fallout from the cultural review last year.

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