Cricket Australia (CA) is the custodian of cricket in Australia with a vision to be this country's favourite sport. CA has more than 150 employees across its head office in Jolimont, Melbourne and the Centre of Excellence (COE) in Brisbane, as well as staff based in various locations across Australia.

Member associations

Cricket Australia is made up of six member associations:

• Cricket New South Wales
• Queensland Cricket
• South Australian Cricket Association
• Tasmanian Cricket Association
• Cricket Victoria
• Western Australian Cricket Association

The Australian Capital Territory Cricket Association and the Northern Territory Cricket Association are non-member associations.

Board of Directors

The member associations appoint 14 Directors who govern Cricket Australia. The Directors are appointed by their respective member associations in the following way:

• New South Wales — three Directors
• Queensland — two Directors
• South Australia - three Directors
• Tasmania — one Director
• Victoria — three Directors
• Western Australia — two Directors

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The Board of Directors 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 his Senior Management Team.

Cricket Australia organisational overview

Executive

The Executive department is led by the Chief Executive Officer. Together with a Senior Management Team and support staff, the CEO's role is to work closely with all of Cricket Australia’s stakeholders to provide effective management and leadership for Australian cricket. The Executive team also provides administrative support for the Chairman and Board and coordinates Hospitality Events. The Chief Executive Officer reports to the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Cricket Marketing Services

Cricket Marketing Services (CMS) is responsible for driving interest in cricket and supporting revenue-raising and new business activities for Australian cricket. CMS is comprised of commercial marketing, events, brand management, sponsorship and digital products as well as the 2011 launch of the Big Bash League (BBL).

Operations

The Operations department provides support to the Team Performance (TP) department and comprises of the National Teams Unit, Team Management and a Competitions Management Unit. Operations covers the behind-the-scenes work to allow Australia’s cricket teams to focus on their performance.

Public Affairs

The Public Affairs department is the face and voice of Cricket Australia. Their mission is to generate positive interest and media attention in cricket and to support crickets’ stakeholders by planning and implementing strategic communication activities.  Public Affairs also coordinate CA’s corporate social responsibility and fosters effective relationships with all levels of government.

Strategy

This department supports the business on all strategic projects, including developing and monitoring the strategy for Australian cricket and providing advice to the CEO, Senior Management Team and Board of Directors.

Team Performance

The creation of the Team Performance unit was a recommendation of the 2011 Argus Review into Australian cricket. This department comprises of players, coaches, selectors and support staff and has ultimate responsibility for the performance of Australian teams. The Team Performance department includes the Brisbane-based Centre of Excellence (COE), the national high performance training hub for Australian cricket. The role of the COE is to manage and support the development of elite players for future national teams.

Finance and Business Services

Comprising of Finance, Risk and Information Technology, the role of FABS is to support the wider business through the provision of corporate services.

The finance team manages our financial accounts, is responsible for overseeing cricket’s financial model and provides procurement support to the business to maximise efficiency.

The IT team manages a range of exciting IT projects and provides a range of IT and technological support to the business.

People & Culture

CA’s People & Culture team are responsible for training, learning and development, recruitment, payroll, business administration, talent management and performance.

Partnering the business, its main goal is to attract and retain the right people and to provide strategic support to CA leaders.

Game Development

Game Development (GD) helps deliver on Cricket Australia’s strategic pillar of increasing participation in the sport. GD is responsible for overseeing cricket’s development activity, from grassroots to the highest amateur levels with the aim of inspiring future players and fans. The nationalisation of the in2CRICKET program is a key strategic priority.

Legal and Business Affairs

The legal department works closely with all parts of CA on legal matters, such as the management of contractual agreements, supporting the implementation of various strategic business initiatives and ensuring the business has effective mechanisms for reviewing commercial terms.

Media Rights

The Media Rights team manages cricket's media partners and broadcasters, fostering relationships that are critical to the sport’s biggest revenue stream and working to build the value of cricket’s media revenues for the future.

Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association

Cricket Australia recognises the importance of Australian players' rights to an active, independent representative body.
Cricket Australia works closely with the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) to ensure the best possible outcome for Australian cricket.