Gregor John Barclay (born 1961) is a Canadian-New Zealand sports administrator who served as the Chairman of the

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(ICC) from 24 November 2020 to 1 December 2024 and Chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Board from 2016 to 2020. Previously, Barclay was the chair of the

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from 2016 to 2020.

Early life and education

Barclay was born on 19 September 1961, in

Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton (, ) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand. Located on the banks of the Waikato River, it is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato, Waikato region. With a territorial population of , it is the country's List of c ...

. He attended the

University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury (UC; ; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 as Canterbur ...

, where he obtained a postgraduate qualification in business. Barclay holds dual citizenship in New Zealand and Canada.

Career

Barclay served as the chairman of Northern Districts Cricket before being appointed to the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) board in 2012. He became the chairman of NZC in 2016. In 2014, Barclay succeeded Martin Snedden as New Zealand Cricket's representative on the International Cricket Council's

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. In 2015, Barclay served as a board member for the

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, which was co-hosted by

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and New Zealand. In November 2020, Barclay was elected as the chairman of the ICC after receiving 11 out of 16 votes in the second round of voting, surpassing the other candidate Imran Khwaja and served their till 30 November 2024. Following his election to the ICC, Barclay resigned from his previous role as the chairman of New Zealand Cricket.

References

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