Australian cricket great Dean Jones has launched a scathing attack on Cricket Victoria, accusing the governing body of having a poor culture, being badly run and showing a lack of respect for past players.

As reported by The Age earlier this week, Jones, who starred for Victoria in a career that spanned two decades, recently handed back his life membership and demanded his name be removed from the state's award for the best one-day player.

Dean Jones during his playing days. Credit:The Age

"Where it's come from is the lack of culture and vision and strategy by the CV administration has just hurt me," Jones told 3AW's Sportsday on Wednesday evening.

"I played for 20 years for my state and was proud to have done it [but] their five-step plan from 2017 to 2022 is just so far wrong with where they're going.