Boon, who is a current ICC Match Referee, will finish up with the ICC following the ongoing Champions Trophy in Pakistan and Dubai to join the CA Board on March 28.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
One of Australia\u2019s greatest batters, Boon played 107 Tests scoring 7,422 runs at 43.65 including 21 centuries (the same number of Test hundreds as another Australian great \u2013 Neil Harvey), and 99 catches. He was Australia\u2019s fifth highest run scorer in history and fifth most capped Australian player. His tally of 107 Test matches between 1984\/85 and 1995\/96 made him only the second Australian after Allan Border to play 100 Tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In 181 One Day Internationals, he scored 5,964 runs at 37.04 including five centuries. He was a member of the 1987 ICC World Cup-winning team, claiming Man of the Match honours in the final with his score of 75 as Australia beat England by seven runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Boon, who has been a Cricket Tasmania director since 2014 and Chair since 2022, has been Cricket Tasmania\u2019s general manager and was a member of the Australian Selection Panel from 2000 to 2011. He became an ICC Match Referee in 2011, a role he will relinquish.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mike Baird, CA Chair said, \u201cI\u2019m absolutely delighted that David will bring his vast experience as a player and cricket administrator to the CA Board.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cDavid is an iconic figure in Australian cricket universally respected for his accomplishments on the field and, more recently, through his impressive contribution to Tasmanian, Australian and international cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cDavid has continued to gain first-hand insights into international cricket in his role as an ICC Match Referee and this will be invaluable as we negotiate the game\u2019s rapidly changing landscape,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cDavid is an iconic figure in Australian cricket universally respected for his accomplishments on the field and, more recently, through his impressive contribution to Tasmanian, Australian and international cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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