Warren Deutrom to step down as Cricket Ireland CEO after nearly 19 years

Warren Deutrom, Cricket Ireland's chief executive, will step down in August after nearly 19 years at the helm. The decision was made after Wednesday's board meeting where his resignation was formally advised.

"It's hard to explain my feelings since making this decision," Deutrom said in a statement. "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."

During his tenure, Ireland achieved Full Member status in 2017 and also won the rights to co-host the 2030 T20 World Cup with England, Scotland and Wales. Another significant achievement was the approval for a new cricket stadium with permanent seating in Dublin that is scheduled to be completed in 2028. Ireland Women also made strides in Deutrom's tenure, making their first ICC Women's Championship appearance in the 2022-25 cycle.

"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."

Brian MacNeice, chair of Cricket Ireland, hailed Deutrom's work during multiple tricky periods for the board: "He took over an embryonic organisation, led it through an unparalleled period of growth, managed the organisation through challenges such as the economic crash and Covid, and always maintained an eye on the big picture."

Besides his role at Cricket Ireland, Warren has been in cricket administration for almost 30 years, including stints as head of events for both the ICC and ECB. He sits on the ICC Chief Executives Committee and ICC Women's Cricket Committee, is the Chair of the European T20 Premier League, was a member of both the Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel and the Olympic Council of Ireland Disciplinary Panel, and is a former Board Director of both the Federation of Irish Sport and the European Cricket Council.

The search for the next CEO will begin shortly with a "comprehensive and thorough recruitment process."