Eddings said in statement that he hoped his resignation would allow the country's state- and territory-level governing bodies to "unite and work together in the best interests of cricket".

Richard Freudenstein has been elected the new CA chair and "will serve for a short period until a permanent" successor to Eddings is elected, CA said.

It has been widely reported that Eddings chose to step down because he had lost the support of the Western Australian Cricket Association, meaning he would not be re-elected for a second term.

New South Wales and Queensland's opposition to Eddings' re-election was already known, although the CA Board had endorsed his re-election bid.

Eddings had been a director for 13 years and chair since 2018, following David Peever who resigned in the wake of the sandpaper ball-tampering scandal and concerns over Australian cricket's culture.

Eddings' tenure as chair has been dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic and tumultuous relations between CA and players' union the Australian Cricketers' Association.

Kevin Roberts previously left his role as Cricket Australia chief executive after stakeholders lost confidence in his response to the coronavirus crisis, while the country's staging of the men's T20 World Cup was delayed from 2020 to 2022 because of the pandemic. 

"It has been an honour and a privilege to be able to serve the sport I love as a Cricket Australia director," Eddings said.

"In that time, and particularly during my time as Chair, we have navigated some of the sport’s greatest challenges, including rebuilding the trust and reputation of Australian cricket after the Newlands incident and, more recently, the enormous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic and international cricket."

Eddings, through his CA role, sat on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board of Directors.

He is the second member of the ICC Board to step down this month, after England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chair Ian Watmore resigned with immediate effect last week.

CA is due to host the ECB's men's and women's teams in the coming months for the Ashes, after it was confirmed that England will travel to Australia "subject to several critical conditions being met before we travel".