Photo: SuppliedCanterbury Cricket and Mainland Football have appointed Hussain Hanif to a newly-created role of ethnic diversity and inclusion programme manager. The role has been funded from the Christchurch Foundation’s sports inclusivity fund, which was established with a significant gift from New Zealand Cricket. Both cricket and football were impacted by the tragedy, and it feels right to work together on a project like this, albeit delayed by COVID,” said Canterbury Cricket chief executive Jez Curwin. Said Mainland Football chief executive Julian Bowden: “We are thrilled to have been able to get Hussain on board. "What Mainland Football and Canterbury Cricket are working to achieve is for cricket and football to become inclusive of all.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 14, 2021 23:48 UTC