Cricket Tasmania Board

A name synonymous with Australian and Tasmanian cricket, David was elected as Cricket Tasmania Chairman in September 2022, after serving on the Board as a Director since 2014. As well as Chairing the Board, David is Chair of the Executive Committee, the Cricket Committee, and the Blundstone Arena Steering Committee, as well as a member of the Finance, Audit and Remuneration Committee. Following his retirement from playing, David went on to career in cricket administration, and was also an Australian National Selector from 2000 to 2011. In 2011, David stood down from his position as an Australian selector to take up a role on the ICC’s elite panel of match referees - a position he still holds today.

Jo was appointed to the Cricket Tasmania Board in February 2015, then elected in August of the same year. She is currently serving in her third term as an Elected Director. Jo is Chair of the Board’s Marketing, Commercial and Membership Committee, as well as a member of the Cricket Committee and the Executive Committee. Jo’s professional career spans more than 30 years, and has included positions in senior marketing management, consultancy work, plus extensive experience working across marketing, communications, engagement and strategy in both the public and private sectors.

Shane is the Cricket North West Appointed Director to the Cricket Tasmania Board, having joined the Board in this role in 2021. He currently serves on the Board’s Risk and Compliance Committee, as well as the Executive Committee. Shane is the General Manager of the Waratah-Wynyard Council, with almost 20 years’ experience in Local Government management roles. He is also a Director of the Cradle Coast Authority, is a Professional Certified Member of the Australian Human Resources Institute, and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Craig was appointed to the Cricket Tasmania Board in 2019 as the representative for Cricket North. He currently serves on the Board’s Finance, Audit and Remuneration Committee and Premier League Committee. Craig has extensive commercial experience spanning over two decades, holding senior leadership roles with Southern Cross Austereo, and, more recently, with the University of Tasmania.

Peter was appointed to the Cricket Tasmania Board in 2020, before becoming an Elected Director in 2022. He currently serves on the Board’s Marketing, Commerical and Membership Committee, as well as part of the Working Group reinvigorating Tasmanian Cricket’s Field of Fame. Professionally, Peter retired from the ABC in 2018 after a 38-year career in sports broadcasting, news reading and journalism, and now sees contributing to the governance and smooth running of cricket in Tasmania as an important part of his life.

Katrina was appointed to the Cricket Tasmania Board in June 2021, and most recently in September 2022. Katrina is currently a member of the Board’s Finance, Audit and Remuneration Committee, Risk and Compliance Committee, and the Blundstone Arena Steering Committee. Professionally, Katrina is the Principal of her own law practice, KLG Legal, having graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania in 2003 and admitted to the Supreme Court of Tasmania in 2005.

Lyndal was appointed to the Cricket Tasmania Board in November 2022, and currently serves on the Finance, Audit and Remuneration Committee and the Risk and Compliance Committee. Lyndal is a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years business experience as both a Director - Taxation with KPMG, and now as the Chief Financial Officer of an NDIS support provider. In addition to this, Lyndal has extensive Board experience, with over 20 years as a director of local Tasmanian organisations, and seven years on the board of the Australian Red Cross; the last two of which she has served as Deputy President.

Having been involved in Tasmanian cricket at a club and representative level for over 30 years, Tim was first appointed to the Cricket Tasmania Board in September 2019, before becoming an Elected Director in September 2022. As well as serving as Deputy Chairman of the Cricket Tasmania Board, Tim currently Chairs the Finance, Audit and Remuneration Committee, the Premier League Committee, and is a member of the Board’s Cricket Committee. Professionally, Tim is the Managing Director and Principal Advisor of Ford Scott Financial Planning Pty. Ltd., with over 26 years’ experience working in financial services.

Ben was elected to the Cricket Tasmania Board in 2016, having already served from 2008 to 2014. He currently serves as Chair of the Risk & Compliance Committee, and as a member of the Cricket Committee, and the Executive Committee. Ben is the Operator of The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel and Hadley’s Orient Hotel, and a Director of the Super Woolstore, THN Hospitality, PinPoint Group, the Tourism Industry Council Tasmania (TICT) and Visitor Experience Training (VXT). He is formerly a Tasmanian first-class player, the CEO of Destination Southern Tasmania, and was a Senior Advisor to the Premier and Minister for Tourism, Hospitality, Events and Sport & Recreation.

Dr Jacqui Triffitt is a past Tasmanian cricketer, and in 2022, became the first former female player to be appointed to the Cricket Tasmania Board. Now retired, Jacqui worked as both a clinical psychologist and a sport and exercise psychologist for over 35 years. In 2021, Jacqui published her book, ‘On the Front Foot: The Rise of Tasmanian Women’s Cricket’, documenting the history of Tasmanian women’s cricket. Jacqui currently serves on the Board’s Cricket Committee, as a member of the Working Group for Tasmanian cricket’s Field of Fame, plus has worked on establishing a Past Tasmanian Players’ and Coaches Club.

Nicolas was appointed to the Cricket Tasmania Board in 2018, before becoming an Elected Director in 2020. He serves on the Board’s Marketing, Commerical and Membership Committee, Risk and Compliance Committee, and the Blundstone Arena Steering Committee. A former journalist with the Mercury newspaper, Nicolas is currently the Executive Chairman of Cor Comms, a Hobart-based communications, government relations and marketing consultancy.