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NSW Minister for Sport and Recreation Graham Annesley has announced the appointment of eight persons to the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust, who will be in post for four years, from 14th July 2013 to 13th July 2017.

The appointments were made by the Governor of NSW, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, AC CVO, with advice of the Executive Council.

Those appointed are Rodney Cavalier AO, Alan Jones AO, Tony Shepherd AO, Stephen Waugh AO, Ron Graham, Lyn Larsen, Katie Page and Nihal Gupta.

Cavalier, Jones, Shepherd and Waugh are re-appointments, while Graham, Larsen, Page and Gupta join the Trust for the first time.

Ron Graham has had a long and distinguished involvement with rugby union. He played 18 Tests for Australia between 1973 and 1976 and has served as both President and Chairman of the Australian Rugby Union.

Lyn Larsen becomes the first female Test cricketer and the 11th Australian Test cricketer to be appointed as a Trustee. Larsen played 15 Tests for Australia between 1985-93 and captained Australia in 10 Tests. She also played 49 One Day Internationals and led Australia to victory in the 1988 World Cup.

Katie Page is Chief Executive of Harvey Norman and made history when she was the first woman to be appointed to the Board of the National Rugby League in 2005.

Nihal Gupta is Managing Director of Digital Electronics Corporation Australia Pty Ltd and Chairman of the NSW Multicultural Business Advisory Panel.

Other Trustees are Ken Catchpole OAM, James McNally, John Hartigan, Gail Kelly, Stuart MacGill, Rod McGeoch, AM, LLB and Maurice Newman, AC. 

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