A delegation from the United Cricket Board, including UCB CEO Gerald Majola and President Percy Sonn, met stakeholders from the Eastern Province Cricket Board in port Elizabeth this morning to explain the High Court order which placed the EPCB under provisional judicial management last Friday.

The meeting included Eastern Province schools representatives, sub-unions, umpires and country districts and was also addressed by the two judicial managers who have been appointed by the court. The judicial managers are Kevin Helm, a former treasurer of EPCB and Cliffie Louw, a former senior employee of the Master of the Court's office.

The two judicial managers, in consultation with the UCB, have appointed an interim committee to manage the affairs of cricket in the province. The committee is: Graham Barclay, Geoff Dakin, Freddie Kriel, Yusuf Lorgat, Peter Muzzell, Brian Nonganga, Colin Rushmere, Raymond Uren.

Dan QeQe was asked to serve on the committee, but was unavailable due to ill health.

In the afternoon, 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup executive director Dr Ali Bacher presented to the Council of the Nelson Mandela Metropole on the importance of safeguarding next year's World Cup matches in Port Elizabeth. The City Council also presented its preparedness to host the matches.

"I have been very impressed by the positiveness from the Council and from the Mayor, Nceba Faku," said Majola today. "I believe everything is back on track and that cricket affairs in the Eastern Cape are being looked after with an eye on the successful staging of very important World Cup matches next year."

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