Here you can find information about our operations including the Board of Directors, operational staff and company policies.
CLAIRE WHITAKER CBE
Chair
ANDREA METCALF
Non-Executive Director
SALLY WERNICK
Non-Executive Director for Safeguarding
JON YEUNG
Non-Executive Director for Finance
ANGIE PITTAWAY
Non-Executive Director for Disability Cricket
KATIE AZULAY
Non-Executive Director for Women & Girls Cricket
LEANNE FITZMAURICE
Non-Executive Director for Human Resources
SEAN WALBRIDGE
Non-Executive Director for Performance Cricket
PATRICIA PRICE
Non-Executive Director for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
DAN BUCKLEY
Non-Executive Director for Marketing & Funding
RHIANNON HARRIS
CLAIRE TABOR
To send a message to a staff member, please click on their name.
Ben was appointed as Managing Director in October 2021.
Ben's main areas of responsibility are to ensure that the Dorset Cricket Board meets all expectations of the ECB, as well as all Dorset based clubs and players. This will include the strategic planning, the development of partnerships, financial management and the management of the Dorset Cricket Board employees.
Away from the day-to-day operations, Ben is still an active coach in the Talent Pathway.
Greg is responsible for workforce development in the County, being the direct contact with the ECB for this. He is also responsible for providing clubs with support in their development and manages the DCB Clubmark accreditation processing.
Tracy joined the team in March 2022, as the new Finance Officer.
Now the Finance Manager, Tracy will be responsible for the day to day running of the Cricket Dorset Ltd finances and brings with her a wealth of experience in accountancy roles.
Vanessa joined the team in March 2024 after a long career in education. She will be on hand to give guidance and support to all members of staff and Club Safeguarding Officers, as well as to liaise with The Cricket Regulator.
All concerns and questions can be shared and discussed with Vanessa. Her role is to ensure that Dorset clubs have everything they need to be welcoming, safe and accessible for their communities.
Paul, known as Sid, joined the staff in 2023. His sole focus is to provide ongoing development and support to our Men's 1st and 2nd teams. He will visit the Boys Talent Pathway and Emerging Players Programme to keep one eye on the current production line.
Rob has been involved in disability cricket for a number of years, supporting the old Dorset Disability CC and Dorset Dolphins VI teams. Now those entities are part of the Cricket Dorset Ltd family, he can focus on growing the number of players at representative level whilst continuing his support of the current players.
Hugh joined in December 2023. Taking over the Talent Pathway reigns from Richard Scott and Rob Newton, he is focussed on developing both the boys and girls pathways. He will be responsible for planning and coaching on our emerging Players Pathways too. His other focus will be the working relationships with the ECB, Hampshire and Somerset CCCs and Southern Vipers.
Having played First Class cricket for Kent and represented England under 19s as a player, he comes to us having developed his coaching with Hampshire and the Southern Vipers.
Having worked with Paul for a number of years, Rich manages match day arrangements with the Dorset players, the opposition and home venues but still has time to help with the coaching as well.
Charlotte joined as Team Manager of the County Women before the start of the 2023 season. She supports the Head Coach in developing an environment where the players will thrive on match day.
Ken's role is to support the Head of Pathways in delivering a successful talent development programme.
He plans the Talent Programme and manages the representative match calendar too.
Community Team
Lewis joined the team in April 2022 and is responsible for the delivery of school coaching sessions within the Chance to Shine environment. Outside the schools, Lewis will be focussed on providing further cricket development opportunities to players in Dorset and planning the delivery of events around the county during the holiday periods.
Lewis plays for Bournemouth CC in the Southern Premier League and is part of the Mens County squad.
Mamta joined the team in January 2024 and will balance working in the community network with a focus on developing the game in the county for our female players.
She is also an integral part of the Women's County squad and coaches in the Talent Pathway.
As part of the Community team, Rob will go into schools and support holiday events. He will stay focussed in developing the disability options available to players within the county and establish hubs within the club network supporting the work of the Lords Taverners.
As General Secretary for the Dorset Cricket League, Andy is responsible for the Dorset Cricket League communications and compliance with the ECB Premier League status.
Alan looks after the running of the adult competitions in Dorset. This includes both all the male competition formats and the female soft ball and hard ball competitions.
Chrissie manages the junior competitions for clubs and co-ordinates the hard ball schools competitions under the Dorset Schools Cricket Association banner.
Please find below a list of the current vacancies and job opportunities to join the Cricket Dorset team.
HOW TO APPLY
For all our roles, please send your CV along with a cover letter explaining why you are the right person for the role and your reasons for wanting to join the Cricket Dorset team to dcb@purplehr.co.uk.
A fantastic opportunity to support our new Board of Directors in their roles to promote and driver cricket forwards in the county.
CLOSING DATE: 5pm on Friday 16th August
For more information about any of the roles above, please contact Ben Skipworth.
To be located equally throughout the county, we are now based in central Blandford at the end of Market Place. For any visitors, we are the door on the left of Robert Frith optometrists and there is a buzzer and tannoy system on the left of the door.
The full address is:
3a Market Place
Blandford Forum
DT11 7AH
A map with our location and the public car parks is below for download.
The office has 3 main meeting room areas, including a board room table for up to 16 people, and a kitchen to provide refreshments. These facilities will be used for internal and external meetings, as well as some of our training events that have a smaller audience. As part of the affiliation process, we can offer our meeting facilities to clubs to host their own meetings. To do so, please contact Ben Skipworth.
Our office is based on the first and second floor but we do not have fully accessible facilities. Should you not be able to ascend a staircase, please let us know and we will arrange a meeting venue to meet your need close by.
We will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible.
