Queensland Cricket denies abuse knowledge

The chairman of Queensland Cricket says the organisation wasn't aware of allegations a rural cricket coach was sexually abusing young boys until nine months after the club's management was told.

Bob Ross notified his club in September 2014 that he was being investigated by police for child sex abuse, and took his life in November that year after being charged with 50 offences.

But Queensland Cricket chairman John Holding told the child abuse royal commission on Wednesday that he didn't find out about the allegations until July 2015.

"I got a phone call from my CEO to say he had been served with a notice to produce documents from the royal commission, and that notice was in relation to events that occurred at a cricket club in north Queensland, and that's how I became known to that," he said.

But the club's treasurer, known as BMX, earlier claimed he believed Queensland Cricket had been made aware only days or weeks after the club had found out about the offences alleged against Ross.

He also claimed he heard a rumour just last week that a club member had known about the allegations as long as 30 years before the charges were laid.

"The president told me that there was a rumour that a past member of the club had been made aware that there had been abuse committed by Bob," he said.

He did not ask who that person was, just as he said he and club management did not seek out details of the allegations or the survivors who made claims against Ross.

"I didn't feel it was appropriate to ask questions about a live police investigation," he said.

"I wouldn't have thought they'd be forthcoming with any information."

Now that the club is aware of the names of some of the victims, BMX said he would like to talk to the rest of the management committee before agreeing to meet with any of them while they are in Sydney for this week's hearings.

He indicated the club had also planned responses for future allegations through implementation of a Cricket Australia Member Protection Policy in March 2015.

Questioned about that and the Queensland Cricket policy, Mr Holding later admitted that there was more his organisation could do to make clubs and parents aware of its child protection policies.

"I think all sporting organisations could do a little bit more," he said.

"I think we need to come up with a solution so that really good training ... can be provided to all those organisations through a body that's professionally run to be able to do that."

The commission is expected to continue on Thursday.

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