Mel Jones, who had joined Cricket Australia (CA) as a director in December 2019, has decided to step down from her post at the next Annual General Meeting of the board in October due to her commitments for media in Australia and abroad.
Commenting on the development, Jones said: “It has been an honour to serve for three years on the CA board. But my future work commitments, particularly given that I will be overseas for many months of the year, mean that I will not be able to devote the time required to fully support my fellow board members after this year.”
“I am delighted, of course, to be able to continue my long-standing connection to cricket through my commentary, sporting and business interests and broad range of cricket relationships,” she added.
On the other hand, CA chair Lachlan Henderson said that Jones had been an “outstanding” board member.
“Her unique perspective and insights have been invaluable as we have set the strategy to ensure the continuing future health of the game. We look forward to formally recognising Mel’s contribution on the CA board at the AGM in October,” said Henderson.
Notably Jones had made her ODI debut for Australia in 1997 and went on to play 61 ODIs, scoring 1028 runs. She was also part of two Australian squads that had lifted the 50-over World Cup trophy in 1997 and 2005 respectively. Jone had also represented Australia in five Test matches, aggregating 251 runs at an average of 35.85.