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Irish Times
26-06-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Warren Deutrom to step down as Cricket Ireland CEO after 19 years
Cricket Ireland will begin the search for a new chief executive for the first time in almost two decades after it was confirmed on Thursday that Warren Deutrom is to step down from the role at the end of August. Deutrom was appointed in September 2006 after previously working for the International Cricket Council (ICC) and England and Wales Cricket Board. The highs of Ireland's World Cup campaign in the Caribbean came early in his reign, as did the fallout when players imposed a ban on dealing with the media over the delay in receiving their bonuses from playing in the tournament. Under Deutrom's leadership Cricket Ireland would go on to introduce professional contracts for both the men's and women's international squads, while he highlighted Ireland's ascension to full member status of the ICC and gaining Test status in 2017 as his biggest achievements in the role. READ MORE 'It's hard to explain my feelings since making this decision,' said Deutrom after Wednesday's Cricket Ireland board meeting, where he made his announcement. 'The role of Cricket Ireland CEO has covered more than a third of my life and two-thirds of my professional career. It has felt more like a vocation and a true labour of love than a mere job. 'The attainment of ICC full membership and Test status is the most significant achievement I'll look back on with pride – indeed, if the first decade of my role was about trying to achieve ICC full membership/Test status, the next decade has been about trying to live up to that privilege. 'Today, with new ICC funding, with permanent infrastructure planned, a World Cup to co-host, a central contracts system for both men and women, and the European T20 Premier League on the horizon, I'm more confident than ever that the foundations are there to realise that new vision, so it's the right time for me to hand over the baton.'
BBC News
26-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Deutrom to step down as Cricket Ireland CEO
Cricket Ireland has confirmed Warren Deutrom will step down as chief executive at the end of August after 19 years in the role. During the Englishman's time at the helm, Ireland were granted Test status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in recently, planning was lodged for a new 4,000-seater cricket stadium in Dublin to be built in time for Ireland co-hosting the 2030 T20 World Cup. With 30 years experience in cricket administration, Deutrom has previously worked for the ICC and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). "It's hard to explain my feelings since making this decision – the role of Cricket Ireland CEO has covered more than a third of my life and two-thirds of my professional career," said Deutrom. "It has felt more like a vocation and a true labour of love than a mere job." Deutrom added that Ireland being awarded Test status is "the most significant achievement I'll look back on with pride". He added: "While the absolute highlights of the role are too numerous to mention, the most powerful memories I'll take with me are of our Irish cricket family – the good people, the kind people, the mentors, the taskmasters, the wonderful colleagues, and the countless friends I am privileged to have made along the way."Cricket Ireland chair Brian MacNeice praised Deutrom's "skill, dedication, enthusiasm and selflessness". "He ends his tenure with not only a list of achievements, but several substantial projects in development – such as the stadium and co-hosting of the T20 World Cup - that suggest a bright future for Irish cricket. "On behalf of the Board and staff of Cricket Ireland, I thank Warren for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the role of CEO – and I wish Warren and his family all the best in the future."Cricket Ireland said it will begin a "comprehensive and thorough" recruitment process to select Deutrom's successor.
