Cricket Leinster

Cricket Leinster Structure

Cricket Leinster is the Governing Body for the Sport in the Leinster region and its purpose is to promote, foster and organise the playing of cricket in the province of Leinster.

Cricket Leinster is made up of a number of clubs engaged in the playing of cricket. A club can be a Member or an Affiliate member, with elections taking place at General Meeting. The current list of clubs, members and associate members, can be found here. Cricket Leinster also organises the playing of youth and school cricket and supports social cricket in a number of formats.

The Leinster Cricket Union was established in 1909 and in 2017 was incorporated as a company The Leinster Cricket Union CLG which operates as Cricket Leinster.

The Memorandum and Articles of Association of Cricket Leinster can be found here. The Company is affiliated to The Irish Cricket Union CLG as the National Governing Body for cricket in Ireland.

Cricket Leinster Management & Staff Details

Cricket Leinster employs a number of Management and Administration staff to oversee the day to day running of the company and cricket in the province. Their details can be found in the following table:

Role	Name	Contact details
Chief Executive	Philip Smith	philip.smith@cricketleinster.ie
Cricket Operations and Administration Manager	Simon Dyke	simon.dyke@cricketleinster.ie
Cricket Development Manager North Leinster	Brian O'Rourke	brian.orourke@cricketleinster.ie
Cricket Development Manager South Leinster	Naomi Scott Hayward	naomi.scotthayward@cricketleinster.ie
Cricket in the Community Development Officer – Dublin City Council	Fintan McAllister	fintan.mcallister@cricketleinster.ie
Women's & Girl's Development Officer	Isobel Joyce	isobel.joyce@cricketleinster.ie

Cricket Leinster Company Structure

The following diagram provides an overview of the Committee Board structure of Cricket Leinster:

Board

Details

Responsibilities

The Board meets regularly so as to provide strategic leadership to the Company, exercise effective control over the organisation, and monitor executive management and performance. The primary responsibility of all Directors is to act in the best overall interest of Cricket Leinster at all times – it is appropriate to recognise, however, the particular importance of the contribution of the "independent" Directors in this area. Specific responsibilities of the Board are:

To provide vision, leadership and direction for the Company, normally through the consideration and approval of Strategic Plans
In this context, to define the Company's mission, decide its strategic goals and approve policies to achieve those goals
To ensure that the Company is well managed and that a proper balance is maintained between the respective roles of Board and Management
To set performance objectives and to approve and monitor the Annual Budget
To ensure that the Company behaves ethically and in a manner that accords with its core values as determined in the Strategic Plan
To define and promote the Company's role in the community by consulting its stakeholders and informing the public in an open accountable manner

Board Members 2020

The current members of the Board are:

John Heavey (Chairperson of the Board)
Alan Lewis
David Drane
Meena Baskarasubramanian (Independent Director)
Paul Reynolds (Company Secretary/Chair of Cricket)
Peter Lacy (Independent Director)
Barry Tucker (Chair of Finance)
Peter Twamley
Siobhan McBennett
Stella Downes

Philip Smith, Chief Executive Officer, attends ex-officio
Stella Downes, President, attends ex-officio

Committee	Details
Finance	The Finance Committee advises on the financial affairs of the Union, including the raising of funding, the coordination of financial projects and oversight of all expenditure of the Union. The current members of the Committee are: Barry Tucker, Mary Sharp, Paul Reynolds (Hon Secretary), Peter Twamley, Ciaran Keohane Philip Smith, Chief Executive Officer, attends ex-officio
Cricket	The Cricket Committee is responsible for all aspects of the playing of Cricket in Leinster. The current members of the Committee are: Paul Reynolds (Chairperson), Brian Kelleher (Director of Coaching), Siobhan McBennett (Women's Committee), Stella Downes (President), Meena Baskarasubramaniam (Youth & Schools Committee), Colm Byrne (Grounds Committee), Andy Hirst (Accreditation Committee), Michael Lowe (Open Competitions Committee), Keith Webster (Ord Member), Conor Hoey (Ord Member), Woody O'Neill (Midland Clubs) Philip Smith, Chief Executive Officer, attends ex-officio Simon Dyke attends ex-officio and takes the minutes

Other Roles and Committees

Committee	Details
President (2021)	Stella Downes
Hon Secretary	Paul Reynolds

Nominations	The remit of the Nominations Committee is to advise the Board in relation to the recruitment to the Board and other roles. The current members of the Committee are: Brian MacNiece (Chair), David O'Riordan, Cecilia Joyce, Jim Bennett
Child Safeguarding & Inclusion	The Child Safeguarding & Inclusion Committee shall be responsible for matters which relate to the safeguarding of young persons (defined as under the age of 18) participating in cricket under the auspices of Cricket Leinster and for the promotion of inclusive practice relating to the 9 grounds of discrimination The current members of the Committee are: Aideen Rice (Chair), Mary Sharp, Meenakshi Baskarasubramanian, Judith Neuman-Jones Philip Smith (CEO) attends ex officio and as Deputy DLP for Cricket Leinster
Disciplinary	The Disciplinary Committee is responsible for all matters of discipline in accordance with the Disciplinary Regulations. These Regulations apply to any match played under the auspices of the Union. The current members of the Committee are: Barry Collins (Chair) Mary Sharp acts as Secretary to the Committee

Appeals Board	The Appeal Board deals with any appeals of decisions of the Disciplinary Committee in accordance with the Disciplinary Regulations adopted by Cricket Leinster: The current members of the Committee are: Philip Furlong (Chairman), Walter Hosford, Sharon Lewis, Siobhan McBennett, Don Moore, Michael Moriarity, Justin Rodgers, Frank Sowman Mary Sharp acts as Secretary to the Committee
Open Competitions	This Committee manages the operation of all adult open competitions and administers the regulations for those competitions. The current members of the Committee are: Michael Lowe (Chair), Peter Thew (Hon Secretary), Adrian Tudor, Michael Cotter, Olag Sivanantham, Andy Hirst, Syam Mohan, Steve Wood, Joe Connolly (LCU&SA)
Women's Cricket	The Women's Committee is responsible for the running of women's competitions played under the auspices of Cricket Leinster: The current members of the Committee are: Siobhan McBennett (Chair), Kevin Gallagher (Secretary), Becca Gallagher, Hannah McGuckin, Sophie MacMahon, Judy Cohen, Isobel Joyce (Women & Girls Development Officer)
Youth & Schools	The Youth & Schools Section is responsible for the running of all youth and schools cricket competitions played under the auspices of Cricket Leinster: The current members of the Committee are: Meena Baskarasubramaniam (Chair), Aoife O'Brien (Hon Secretary), Kenny Carroll, Bill Whaley, Liam Casey, Sharon Lewis, Kenny McDonald, Seán McCann
Coaching	The Coaching Committee has oversight of all Coach Education and Coaching matters under the auspices of Cricket Leinster. The current members of the Committee are: Brian Kelleher (Chair)
Accreditation & Grounds	The Grounds Committee is responsible for monitoring the quality of cricket grounds and playing facilities in Leinster. The current members of the Grounds Committee are: Colm Byrne (Chair), Guy Satchwell, Kenny McDonald, Paul Daniel, Ralph Condie, Roland Bradley The current members of the Accreditation Committee are: Andy Hirst (Chairman), Declan Moore, Cillian McCarthy and Peter Twamley Mary Sharp acts as Secretary to the Committee

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