Jack Clarke, South Australia - Chairman
Jack Clarke, South Australia - Chairman
Elected Chairman of Cricket Australia in October 2008.

A Director of Cricket Australia since 1999. Deputy Chairman of Cricket Australia June 2007 – October 2008.

A Board Member of the ICC Executive Board.

A solicitor who was elected to the South Australian Cricket Association Board in 1987.

Played cricket with Glenelg District Cricket Club and St Peter's Old Collegians Cricket Club.

A Director of the Kerry Packer Cricket Foundation, a member of the Lord's Taverners Club and member of the South Australian Bradman Library Appeal Committee
Hon Dr John Bannon AO, South Australia
Hon Dr John Bannon AO, South Australia
Board member of the South Australian Cricket Association since 2000, and appointed as a Cricket Australia Director in November 2008 following the retirement of Creagh O’Connor as a SA representative.

John is an Adjunct Professor of Law specialising in constitutional history and federal/state relations, and former Master of St Mark’s College at the University of Adelaide.

He was Premier and Treasurer of South Australia from 1982 to 1992, and is a former member of the Board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Played cricket for University and St Peters Old Collegians and is a Player Life Member of the Adelaide Turf Cricket Association, a member of the Lords Taverners and the Bradman Collection Management Committee.
Matthew Hayden, Queensland
Matthew Hayden, Queensland
Matthew Hayden sits alongside Ian Healy and Peter Burge as Queensland's greatest ever home grown cricketer. At the time of his retirement from first class cricket on 13 January 2009, the big left-handed opener had plundered 8625 Test runs at an average of 50.73, including 30 centuries. He played 103 Tests for his country and also notched 101 first class matches for Queensland to be part of the exclusive “100 Club”, averaging 54.85 and scoring 27 centuries. He holds the record for the highest Test score by an Australian, 380 against Zimbabwe at the WACA in 2003-04. Hayden also had a phenomenal record in one-day cricket for his State and Country, winning two World Cups. He was elected to the Board of Queensland Cricket on 11 August 2009 and is one of two Queensland delegates to Cricket Australia where he is, by far, the youngest man on the Board of Directors at the age of 37.
Earl Eddings, Victoria
Earl Eddings, Victoria
North Melbourne Cricket Club President from 2001 until November 2008. Deputy Chairman of Cricket Victoria, from 2008, and a Board Member since 2006 . Earl was appointed as Cricket Australia Director in October 2008.

Earl has played 242 games for North Melbourne and Northcote Cricket Clubs, also representing The Victorian Second XI in '88/'89. he is also a member of the 200 Club

Earl is a Managing Director of Australia/Asia for a global environmental consulting firm.

He has a background in risk management and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the London Business School.
Wally Edwards, Western Australia
Wally Edwards, Western Australia
Completes his 11th year as one of Western Australia's two representatives on the Board.

Vice-President of the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) since 2000, he received life membership of that organisation in 2002.

A company Director and civil engineer with Holman Industries - a Perth-based irrigation products manufacturer.

He represented Australia in three Test matches in 1974-75 against England as a left-hand opening batsman and played 25 first-class matches for Western Australia between 1973-74 and 1977-78.

At local level he played with the Midland-Guildford, University and North Perth clubs.
David Williams, Western Australia
David Williams, Western Australia
Chairman of the Western Australian Cricket Association since 2004 and appointed as a Cricket Australia Director in 2009.

Practiced corporate and commercial Law as a Senior Partner in Western Australian Law Firms Stone James & Co., Williams Ellison, Talbot & Olivier and Jackson McDonald until 2002.

In 2002 he moved into the business area as Chief Executive Officer of Western Plaza Hotel Corporation, which he concluded in 2005.

Currently holds various executive and non-executive roles in a number of business interests, including GBF Underground Mining Company, Indian Coast Pty Ltd, ISIS Capital Limited, and Environmental Technologies Group Ltd.
Dr Harry Harinath, New South Wales
Dr Harry Harinath, New South Wales
Dr Harinath has been the NSW State Squad Medical Director since 1990. Dr Harinath has had a long association with Sydney Cricket Club (formerly UTS Balmain), elected president in 1996 and a position he holds today.

In between running a busy medical practice, Dr Harinath has served as a director on the NSW Cricket Board since 2000 and in 2004 was elected as the NSW representative on the Cricket Australia Board.

In June 2009 Dr Harinath was awarded an OAM for services to cricket.
Tony Harrison, Tasmania
Tony Harrison, Tasmania
Current chairman of Cricket Tasmania and Cricket Australia Director since September 2002.

Chairman and Managing Director of Corporate Communications (Tas.) Pty Ltd and a former National President of the Public Relations Institute of Australia

He is a Director of Echo Projects Pty Ltd, PENPOW Pty Ltd, North West Foundation Pty Ltd and Tarraleah Holdings Pty Ltd.

A member of the Tasmanian Consumer Affairs Council from 1994 to 1998, he rose to become Chairman of the Tasmanian Government's Consumer Affairs Advisory Committee in 1998.

Played cricket for the University and Geilston Bay cricket clubs.
The Hon Ian McLachlan AO, South Australia
The Hon Ian McLachlan AO, South Australia
Commenced in January 2004 as a Cricket Australia Director.

Currently President of the South Australian Cricket Association, Chairman of Australian Wool Innovation, and Director of Clean Seas Tuna Pty Ltd.

Ian was Minister for Defence from May 1996 to October 1998, President of National Farmers Federation from 1984 to 1988, and retired as Deputy Chairman of the South Australian Brewing Company (now Southcorp) and a Director of Elders IXL in 1990.

Married with three children, he played cricket for South Australia and was twelfth man for Australia.
Bryan Phelan, Queensland
Bryan Phelan, Queensland
The Deputy Chairman of Queensland Cricket since 2003 and a Board member since its inception in 1991-92.

A former first grade wicket-keeper/batsman and successful coach and captain of Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club, Bryan also played for Valleys, North Sydney, St Joseph’s in Geelong and with Wanderers Queensland. Captained Queensland in Indoor Cricket in 1983.

Between 2000 and 2003, Bryan was a director of Women's Cricket Australia and a member of Cricket Australia’s Women’s Cricket committee.

Bryan is Managing Director of Safety Floor Australia and Director of Architectural Information Services.
Michael Silver, New South Wales
Michael Silver, New South Wales
Appointed a Director of Cricket Australia in June 2008.

Involved in cricket administration since 1978, Michael has been a delegate to the New South Wales Cricket Association since 1993 and was appointed a Director of CricketNSW in 2006. He has been Chairman of the NSW Country Cricket Association since 1997 and a delegate to Country Cricket Australia for eight years, serving as Chairman in 2004-05.

Michael has had a 35 year career in local government, currently being the Director of Planning & Environmental Services with Gunnedah Shire Council in northern NSW.

Played cricket at a country regional level in the Central Northern Cricket Zone of NSW.
Geoff Tamblyn, Victoria
Geoff Tamblyn, Victoria
A taxation consultant & business advisor, Geoff is the chairman of Cricket Australia`s Audit & Game Development Committees & a member of the Remuneration Committee

Chairman of Cricket Victoria, he was appointed to the Cricket Australia Board in1997

Played cricket for the St. Kilda Cricket Club & represented Victoria at First Class level in 1974 as a Right –hand batsman & wicketkeeper.
Mark Taylor AO, New South Wales
Mark Taylor AO, New South Wales
One of Australia's most highly regarded Test captains, scored over 7000 Test runs in 104 Tests.

Debuted for NSW in 1985. Debuted for Australia in 1989 and took over as captain in 1994 until retiring in 1999.

Joined the Cricket NSW board in 1999.

A graduate Surveyor from the University of NSW, also obtained an honorary doctorate in Science.
Trevor O'Hoy, Victoria
Trevor O'Hoy, Victoria
Trevor O'Hoy is a high profile businessman and Chair of the Monash University Campaign.

Mr O'Hoy is a graduate of Monash with a Bachelor of Economics, the AASC Middle Management Program at Mount Eliza, Victoria, and the Harvard Advanced Management Program for international managers.

In 1976, Mr O'Hoy joined Carlton & United Beverages (CUB - a division of Foster's Group), as a cadet executive, where he remained to serve in a variety of roles throughout a long and distinguished 32 year career. His key roles included
- Chief Financial Officer and senior vice president of business services, Foster's.
- Managing Director of CUB.
- President and CEO of Foster's after 28 years of continuous service with the global multi-beverage company.

Mr O'Hoy is the recipient of the 2001 Australian INSTO magazine CFO of the year award and was voted by his peers as BRW magazine's most admired new CEO of 2005. Monash recognised his achievements by presenting him with a 2005 Distinguished Alumni

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