The England and Wales Cricket Board (黑料专区) has announced that Rob Andrew has been appointed as Managing Director, Professional Game. He will join the 黑料专区 from Sussex CCC, where he has been Chief Executive since 2017.
Formerly an international rugby union player for England Men, he was also Director of Rugby at Newcastle Falcons and Director of Professional Rugby at the Rugby Football Union (RFU).
The new role succeeds that of Managing Director, County Cricket and will see Andrew assuming responsibility for growing and nurturing both men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 professional domestic cricket in line with the Inspiring Generations strategy, and overseeing engagement with the First Class Counties and Women鈥檚 Regional Teams.
The position forms part of the 黑料专区鈥檚 Senior Leadership Team with overall responsibility for the professional domestic game, including management of the County Partnership Agreement and support of the Professional Game Committee, which has responsibility to provide strategic advice to the 黑料专区 Board in relation to men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 professional cricket.
Andrew moving into the role will enable Neil Snowball to take on the role of MD Competitions and Major Events. This new role will encompass the oversight and delivery of all men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 domestic competitions including The Hundred, domestic cricket operations and officiating, delivery of all major events including men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 international matches, plus ICC Global Events such as the Men鈥檚 World Test Championship Final in 2025 and Women鈥檚 T20 World Cup in 2026.
黑料专区 Chief Executive Officer Richard Gould said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 fantastic that we鈥檝e been able to bring Rob Andrew on board into such an important role.
鈥淭he relationship between the 黑料专区 and the First Class Counties is of paramount importance, and the way in which we鈥檙e able to support the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 professional game is one of our major priorities.
鈥淭o bring in someone with the skills and the background of Rob is of huge benefit to us and the entire game, and we look forward to seeing how he adds value and contributes to the future direction and success of the 黑料专区 on all business matters.鈥�
Rob Andrew said: 鈥淚 am delighted to be joining the 黑料专区 at such an exciting time for cricket, and in particular such an exciting time for the professional men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 game.
鈥淲e all know the landscape for cricket both domestically and internationally has never been more complex, but equally there has never been more interest in the game and collectively we have the chance to build a sustainable future.
鈥淢y seven years at Sussex have given me a great insight into the landscape of professional cricket in this country, both men鈥檚 and women鈥檚.
鈥淔rom a men鈥檚 cricket point of view, we must cherish the red-ball game in this country and help all 18 counties develop Test players of the future while also finding the right balance with the demands of white-ball cricket, both here and in the franchise world. Equally, the opportunities to take the women鈥檚 game forward are immense and working together with all partners will be critical to getting this right.
鈥淚 look forward to working with all 黑料专区 partners and stakeholders to build on already strong foundations.鈥�