Cricket chiefs in the county have started a recruitment campaign for non-executive board members.

Kent Cricket has spent the last 12 months working on a new governance structure which will be put to its members at its AGM in April.

A new board of 12 individuals will include at least 30% women and include representation from the black, Asian and minority ethic communities to be representative of the club's supporters, staff, stakeholders and playing teams.

It will replace the current general committee structure of nine elected members.

Under the proposals, the board members will be selected by a nominations committee and the recommended candidates will be ratified by members. It is envisaged that some of the existing committee members will transition to the new board to "provide some continuity".

The new approach will see non-execs with specific skills recruited with skills to support the club's strategic goals.

Explains Simon Philip, chairman of Kent Cricket, said: "This is an exciting time for cricket in Kent. We are making progress on and off the field, with recent success in the men's and women's game, whilst now being in robust financial shape.

“Kent Cricket has an ambitious strategy to grow the game across the county and in our London boroughs - our new governance model further advances our commitment to raising standards across the club and building an inclusive and welcoming culture.

“We want to attract the very best applicants from a range of backgrounds to join us and the nomination committee looks forward to meeting potential candidates over the coming weeks."

Key areas the club is looking at bringing in those with a specialist knowledge of include venue operations and facilities management, education and schools programmes, women's/girls sport and equality, diversity and inclusion. For details click here.

Nominations close on February 8.