Former Zimbabwe Cricket Boss Dave Ellman-Brown Has Died

In a post on Twitter, former Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture, David Coltart said Ellman-Brown’s contribution to Zimbabwean cricket is immense.

Coltart said Ellman-Brown was one of the key reasons why Zimbabwe got Test status and became a cricketing powerhouse. Coltart wrote:

I’m deeply saddened to hear that David Ellman Brown died yesterday. His contribution to #Zimbabwe #Cricket was immense.

He is one of the key reasons why Zimbabwe got Test status & became a cricketing powerhouse. He was also a man of great integrity.

My condolences to his family.

Ellman-Brown also held many directorship positions in Zimbabwe. His brief background published by The Sunday Mail on 7 July 2019 read:

Ellman-Brown, born in Bulawayo and schooled at St. George’s College in Harare, is a former senior partner of Coopers & Lybrand, Zimbabwe.

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).

His involvement in cricket dates back to the 1960s when he was treasurer of the Mashonaland Cricket Association.

He was also the manager of the national cricket team from 1982 to 1990, including at its inaugural appearance at the 1983 World Cup.

He was president of ZC in 1992 when the country gained Test status. Upon his retirement from Coopers & Lybrand, he became chief executive of ZC, during which period he was also a member of the ICC’s Finance Committee and its Cricket Management Committee.

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.