Closing date: Open until filled

 Middlesex Cricket covers all cricket activity in the county, and brings together the three principal sections, namely Middlesex County Cricket Club (the professional game), Middlesex Cricket Board (the recreational game), and the Middlesex Cricket Trust (the charitable arm supporting clubs and schools in Middlesex).

Middlesex County Cricket Club

Since the Club’s official foundation in 1864, Middlesex County Cricket Club has for over a century and a half been one of the most successful and well-respected first-class counties in the English domestic game.

The Club has played at the Home of Cricket, Lord’s Cricket Ground, in St John’s Wood, since 1877 and has a proud history of developing many of the game’s greatest known cricketers, including the likes of Dennis Compton, Mike Gatting, John Emburey and Andrew Strauss. 

This tradition continues to the modern day, with the Club’s current playing ranks including England One Day captain, Eoin Morgan, plus England international Steven Finn.

Middlesex Cricket Board

The Middlesex Cricket Board (MCB) is the local governing body for recreational cricket in Middlesex and in discharging this role to adapt and adopt local policies, interpret and adhere to national directives and rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the ECB.

Their role is to actively encourage, support and promote the playing and development of the game of recreational cricket at all levels and age groups in Middlesex, and in so doing to promote excellence in playing, coaching, officiating and the provision of playing facilities for recreational cricket in Middlesex.

Middlesex Cricket Trust

The Middlesex Cricket Trust (MCT) was created to support and encourage the development of cricket and cricketers in Middlesex, through the distribution of grants and the provision of valuable information.

Every project that the MCT invests in is helping to safeguard the future of cricket within the county. From their support of practice facilities at clubs and schools to their funding of schools competitions and borough performance squads, the Trust’s programme of grant-aid is an increasingly important contribution to the health of cricket in Middlesex, now and in years to come.

Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be required to:

•     Set the strategic direction of the Club working in collaboration with the Board, developing and then implementing the county’s business plans.
•     Have overall responsibility for cricket at all levels within the county, ensuring Middlesex are competitive at all levels.
•     Establish strong relationships with key stakeholders including members, the MCC, the ECB, commercial partners, the recreational game and other first-class counties.
•     Play a leading role in growing the game in Middlesex, driving participation and engaging with communities across the county.
•     Drive commercial revenue, developing new income streams and increasing revenue from existing ones.
•     Take overall responsibility for the financial stability of the Club.
•     Promote the image of Middlesex Cricket across the county building strong relationships with local and national media.
•     Lead and manage all the staff at Middlesex Cricket.
•     Drive individual major projects including a number of ongoing projects to completion.

    Be a member of, and accountable to, the Executive Board.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential:

• The successful candidate will be a performance driven business leader, able to provide the strong commercial leadership necessary to ensure the successful delivery of the business plan and the realisation of the longer term strategic ambitions for the Club.
• A background in sports administration would be advantageous, however the priority is to recruit someone with commercial acumen who can develop and grow the business, ensuring the Club is fully engaged with their supporters and the cricket community, as well as expanding the relationships with their partners and sponsors.
•     Extremely strong commercial background, with the demonstrable capability of developing and growing multiple revenue streams principally sponsorship, membership and ticketing. To capitalise on the opportunities created by the county’s privileged relationship with the MCC at the Home of Cricket.
•     Ability to promote and market the game to diverse groups within the county, encouraging new supporters and players to the game.
•     Ability to develop the Club’s brand and external communications and raise the Club’s profile.
•     Experience in strategic development and the implementation of strategies that have delivered long term, sustainable profit growth.
•     A ‘hands on’ approach, willing to work with employees to drive revenue and results, without the need for a large support structure.
•     A natural leader, able to create a strong culture, promoting team work and hard work.
•     Self-sufficient, personable and confident, but not status conscious, with the communication skills and ability to influence at the highest levels.
•     Ideally with a background in sports, but at least having the ability and strength of character to be able to align the cricket and commercial aspects of the Club and to ensure success both on and off the field.

Other informationFurther information about Middlesex CCC can be found on their website, www.middlesexccc.com.
This assignment is being led by Jim Chaplin, our European Managing Partner. He will also lead the international component of the search exercise in conjunction with our UK, Switzerland, Singapore and Australian offices. To engage in a confidential discussion about the role, please contact:

Jim Chaplin – European Managing Partner
t: +44 (0)20 7092 6950+44 (0)20 7092 6950
e: jc@sportsrecruitment.com