Richard Gould

Gould, son of the former Wales football manager Bobby and a former army tank commander, has spent more than two decades in sport administration, as commercial director of Bristol City, as CEO first of Somerset and then of Surrey, and since last year as chief executive of Bristol City.

Guy Lavender

Former Somerset CEO who joined the MCC in the same role in 2017. The Somerset chairman, Andy Nash, described Lavender as “a very rare and special talent” when appointing him in 2011 and as “a huge success who leaves vastly improved facilities and a business model which has become an exemplar in the game” when he left. Previously spent 18 years in the army, seeing service in Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Johnny Grave

Reigate-born Grave worked for Surrey between 2000 and 2007, when he left to start nine years as commercial director of the Professional Cricketers’ Association. Since 2017 he has been SEO of Cricket West Indies, based in Antigua.

Tim Bostock

Bostock is a former cricketer – he played minor county cricket for Cheshire – who moved into banking and to Australia before Ian Botham, a long-time friend, personally tempted him back to England in 2018, when he became Durham’s chief executive.

Richard Bevan

Bevan has been chief executive of the League Managers’ Association since 2008, having previously worked for six years as chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association. He also chairs the Team England Player Partnership, who provide contractual, financial and commercial representation for international cricketers.

Clare Connor

One of several potential appointees already at the ECB, also including chief operating officer David Mahoney, Connor was appointed managing director of women’s cricket in 2019 and will replace Harrison on an interim basis next month. She retired as a player in 2006 after winning 100 international caps and after six years as captain.

Source: The Guardian

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