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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Cricket Australia, the custodian of the game in Australia, is made up of six member associations:
• Cricket New South Wales;
• Cricket Victoria;
• Queensland Cricket;
• South Australian Cricket Association;
• Tasmanian Cricket Association; and
• Western Australian Cricket Association.
The Australian Capital Territory Cricket Association and the Northern Territory Cricket Association are non-member
associations.
Cricket Australia is responsible for international and interstate cricket, national programs for development, coaching
and umpiring. The state and territory associations are responsible for cricket within their respective regions and for
the delivery of national programs developed and funded by Cricket Australia.
Board of Directors
Cricket Australia is governed by 14 Directors appointed by their respective member associations, and managed by its
Senior Management Team and staff. The Chief Executive Officer reports to the Board of Directors. Cricket Australia
has seven departments – Executive, Commercial Operations, Cricket Operations, Game Development, Finance and
Administration, Legal and Business Affairs and Public Affairs.
The state associations appoint the following number of Directors to the Board:
• New South Wales – three Directors;
• Queensland – two Directors;
• South Australia – three Directors;
• Tasmania – one Director;
• Victoria – three Directors; and
• Western Australia – two Directors.
The Board of Cricket Australia is responsible for the strategic direction of the organisation. In 2002, it endorsed a
strategic plan for Australian cricket entitled From Backyard to Baggy Green. As such it will promote excellence in
Cricket Australia governance and undertake periodic evaluation, ensuring it is adhering to best-practice principles.
The Board maintains a strategic focus in its governance of the game. However, the responsibility for implementing
the strategic plan and managing Cricket Australia’s operating activities rests with the Chief Executive Officer and
Senior Management Team.
During 2002-03, Cricket Australia Directors met 12 times, with the various Board committees convened regularly.
In fulfilling their corporate governance duties, Cricket Australia Directors do not receive remuneration.
Cricket Australia Board Committees
The Board committees support the various corporate governance functions. During 2002-03, the following
committees operated:
• Audit;
• Game Development;
• Industrial Relations;
• International;
• Playing Conditions;
• Remuneration; and
• Women’s Cricket Advisory.
The History and Umpire Advisory Committees, functional in 2001-02, were disbanded in 2002-03.
Following the integration of women’s cricket with Cricket Australia’s operations, the Women’s Cricket Advisory
Committee will not operate in 2003-04.
International role
Cricket Australia also has an international role as one of 10 full-member nations of the ICC, assisting in the
governance of cricket worldwide.
Australia is strongly represented at the international governance level, demonstrated by the number of officials who
hold positions within the ICC Board and committee structure. These officials are:
ICC Executive Board – Bob Merriman, Cricket Australia Chairman;
ICC Cricket Committee – Management – James Sutherland, Cricket Australia Chief Executive Officer; and
ICC Development Committee – Trevor Robertson, Cricket Australia Director.
Following a revamp of the ICC Cricket Committee – Playing’s representative structure in November 2002, Allan
Border was replaced as Cricket Australia’s player representative by Tim May, Chief Executive of the Australian
Cricketers’ Association.
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