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England cricket boss Hugh Morris is in line to replace Alan Hamer as the next Glamorgan chief executive.
Glamorgan announced the resignation of Hamer five days after head of elite performance Matthew Mott announced he was leaving.
Cardiff-born Morris is set to fulfil the new chief executive and director of cricket role at the Swalec Stadium as he prepares to leave the England and Wales Cricket Board.
The 49-year-old former Glamorgan captain is one of the most consistent and successful batsmen in the county’s history and made three England Test appearances.
After retirement, Morris took up the post of ECB Technical Coaching Director before promoted to deputy chief executive.
In 2007, Morris was named as the first managing director of the England cricket team where he has overseen the recent success with Andy Flower with three consecutive Ashes series victories.
Glamorgan chairman Barry O’Brien refused to comment on Hamer’s successor but revealed he would be naming the successful applicant in the next couple of days.
“Our new chief executive will also be the director of cricket,” said O’Brien.
“Alan will stay with us until we find a replacement which we will hopefully announce in the next couple of days.”
“As a happy coincidence Alan’s replacement is in a similar position with his organisation and is having the same conversations.
“When the announcement is made and all the puzzles are put together people will see it as exciting times.
“Everything is falling into place and we have a strong team and there exciting times ahead.”
O’Brien paid tribute to the departing Hamer and revealed it was his decision to leave.
“Alan has indicated to me for a while that he wishes to pursue a number of other opportunities,” said O’Brien.
“It was surprising to people but not to me because this is something we have been talking about for quite a while.
“He has made the decision to move and it is a choice we respect.
“Alan has had seven years with the club and has helped with the Ashes in 2009 and the Champions Trophy and he genuinely felt it was time to move on.
“It is the right thing for Alan and the right thing for our new chief executive.
“As our previous finance and commercial director and chief executive since 2009, Alan has made a major contribution to the club including managing the successful 2009 Ashes and this year’s ICC Champions Trophy which helped put Glamorgan and the Swalec Stadium on the world cricket map.
“I am very grateful to Alan and respect his decision to seek a new challenge.”
“I am also pleased that Alan has accepted the Committee’s invitation to become an honorary life member in recognition of his contribution to the club”.
Hamer added: “This has been a difficult decision following seven happy years at the club.
“I am, however, convinced this is the right time for me to build on my successes at the club and to take on a new challenge.”
It is understood the new chief executive will play a pivotal role in the search for the new post and will play a have a role in contract negotiations with players out of contract.
“We have been consulting behind the scenes with our new chief executive and we have got complete visibility with that,” said O’Brien.
“Alan, the new man and I have been involved with that and there is good continuity.”
