It was he who negotiated the minimum wage, the standard contract and insurance cover for all players.[citation needed] He utilized the over-rate fines to form the Cricket Association Charity, for the benefit of former County players who had fallen on hard financial times, and the charity has helped over 80 such players to date. He was appointed senior vice president for life in appreciation of the 30 years of service he gave to the association.[citation needed] In an article about the PCA originally published in the March 1979 issue of The Cricketer, Arlott wrote that Goldblatt was "invaluable as financial adviser".[1]