Let me copy paste this for you so you get some ideas about fund distribution
The proposed Distribution model for 2015-2023 significantly reduces the amount the Full and Associate & Affiliate Members will receive apart from BCCI, ECB and CA.
Gross revenues $2.5
Under Existing arrangement everyone get
117,500,000
Associate Members; includes 6% of gross revenues under existing: 522,500,000
Total Distribution: 1,640,000,000
Proposed by three Big
BCCI: 568,000,000
ECB: 173,000,000
CA: 130,500,000
PCB: 95,500,000
CSA : 93,000,000
WICB: 80,500,000
NZC: 75,500,000
SLC: 80,500,000
BCB: 68,000,000
ZCB: 65,500,000
Associate Members under proposal of three bigs : 210,000,000
Total Distribution: 1,640,000,000
The biggest gainers are BCCI, ECB and CA. In addition, ICC events for the period 2015-2023 will be held only in India, England and Australia. These Boards will receive hosting fees for the events in addition to the ICC Distributions they propose.
A point that also needs to be addressed is; why does BCCI need more money at the expense of other countries? The domestic and international media fees that BCCI receives from playing with other members are massive and underpin BCCI's financial position. It is the richest cricket board in the world.
The largest losers are the Associate & Affiliate members who will be $312.5m worse off under the distribution proposed in the Paper. The Paper is silent on this point.
- Associate Members
The Paper asserts that of the $315m attributable to Associate & Affiliate members for 2007-15 only $179m will be distributed to the members the rest is spent under the heads of event and other costs. The Paper ignores the fact that the Associate & Affiliate members have voluntarily agreed to the way in which their money is spent.
The Paper is not clear whether the Distributions to the 4 ICC Regions and the ACC will continue; this amounted to $54m for the 2007-15.The Paper further proposes that of the proposed Distribution of $210m for 2015-2023 $105m will go to the top 6 Associate Member (compared to $48.4m for 2007-2015) leaving $105m to be shared among 100 Associate & Affiliate members or an average of $1.05m each over the next 8 years.
If cricket is to grow and develop around the world more investment is required in the Associate & Affiliate countries, not less. The Associate & Affiliate countries represent some of the biggest economies in the world. If cricket could be established properly in the United States of America and China and become an Olympic sport, the ICC could double its revenues in real terms over the next 10-15 years. This requires vision and a less parochial approach.
The Associate & Affiliate members and the Associate & Affiliate directors have not been included in any discussions on how the Paper will impact on them.
