Sir John Anderson unavailable for ICC VP nomination

The Board of New Zealand Cricket today announced that Sir John Anderson was not available to be considered as a nominee for the position of Vice-President of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Based on an international rotation system, it is New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia’s turn to jointly nominate a Vice-President candidate to the ICC. In February New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia jointly nominated former Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, but following a meeting of the ICC Executive Board the two Boards were asked to re-nominate a candidate for the role by August 31.

"In light of ICC’s rejection of the nomination of John Howard, I approached Sir John Anderson to assess his availability for the role. Unfortunately Sir John advised me that he is not available to be considered as a possible nominee,” said NZC Chairman, Alan Isaac.

"The NZC Board respects Sir John's position and acknowledges the outstanding contribution he has made to game of cricket," he said. “We have recommenced discussions with Cricket Australia around a proposed a way forward.”