{"id":31977,"date":"2021-01-01T20:08:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T18:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=31977"},"modified":"2021-01-01T19:29:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T17:29:15","slug":"former-zimbabwe-cricket-boss-dave-ellman-brown-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/former-zimbabwe-cricket-boss-dave-ellman-brown-has-died","title":{"rendered":"Former Zimbabwe Cricket Boss Dave Ellman-Brown Has Died"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Zimbabwe Cricket chief executive, Dave Ellman-Brown has died.<\/p>\n<p>Ellman-Brown passed away on New Year\u2019s Eve at his home.<\/p>\n<p>He was 82.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Twitter, former Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture, David Coltart said Ellman-Brown\u2019s contribution to Zimbabwean cricket is immense.<\/p>\n<p>Coltart said Ellman-Brown was one of the key reasons why Zimbabwe got Test status and became a cricketing powerhouse. Coltart wrote:<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m deeply saddened to hear that David Ellman Brown died yesterday. His contribution to #Zimbabwe #Cricket was immense.<\/p>\n<p>He is one of the key reasons why Zimbabwe got Test status &amp; became a cricketing powerhouse. He was also a man of great integrity.<\/p>\n<p>My condolences to his family.<\/p>\n<p>Ellman-Brown also held many directorship positions in Zimbabwe. His brief background published by The Sunday Mail on 7 July 2019 read:<\/p>\n<p>Ellman-Brown, born in Bulawayo and schooled at St. George\u2019s College in Harare, is a former senior partner of Coopers &amp; Lybrand, Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>He has also held many directorship positions in Zimbabwe, including being chairman of Cairns Holdings Limited and Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe (a subsidiary of the Standard Bank Group).<\/p>\n<p>His involvement in cricket dates back to the 1960s when he was treasurer of the Mashonaland Cricket Association.<\/p>\n<p>He was also the manager of the national cricket team from 1982 to 1990, including at its inaugural appearance at the 1983 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>He was president of ZC in 1992 when the country gained Test status. Upon his retirement from Coopers &amp; Lybrand, he became chief executive of ZC, during which period he was also a member of the ICC\u2019s Finance Committee and its Cricket Management Committee.<\/p>\n<p>In 1992 and 1993 respectively, he was made honorary life president of ZC and an honorary life member of Marylebone Cricket Club in London, for his contribution to Zimbabwe Cricket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Former Zimbabwe Cricket chief executive, Dave Ellman-Brown has died. Ellman-Brown passed away on New Year\u2019s Eve at his home. He was 82. In a post on Twitter, former Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture, David Coltart said Ellman-Brown\u2019s contribution to Zimbabwean cricket is immense. 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