Officials are concerned that planning for next year's World Cup semi-final, due to be staged in Port Elizabeth, could be affected unless urgent action is taken.

The Eastern Province Cricket Board (EPCB) is in disarray following a series of resignations, most recently president Ronnie Pillay who stepped down last weekend, and the suspension of Board member Rajan Moodaley.

The UCB has therefore applied to the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Grahamstown for an order to provisionally place the EPCB under judicial management.

"Independent findings have shown financial mismangement, lack of transparency and inadequte corporate governance in the province," said UCB chief executive Gerald Majola.