Independent Chair – Middlesex County Cricket Club

Middlesex County Cricket Club was founded in 1864 and has played at Lord’s Cricket Ground since 1877. The Club has a distinguished history in the English domestic game and is now very much looking firmly to the future. The Club has a talented core of emerging players and recent success across both the men’s and women’s One-Day Cup competitions provides a platform on which to build. The ambition is to translate that potential into sustained success across formats, supported by a stronger commercial and financial model and a closer relationship with Members and supporters.

Middlesex County Cricket Club is seeking an exceptional Chair to complete the Club’s governance reset and lead MCCC through its next phase of strategic transformation. The incoming Chair will initially lead an important period of governance and leadership transition, including Board renewal and the appointment of a permanent Chief Executive. Beyond this initial phase, the Chair will lead the Board through a period of strategic transformation focused on sustainable cricketing success, financial and commercial development, membership growth, strong relationships with MCC and ECB, and the long-term development of MCCC.

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This is a voluntary role and applications are invited from Candidates who are able to clearly demonstrate the following:

• Significant Chair experience of leading complex organisations through periods of cultural, structural and strategic change, securing buy-in from stakeholders with differing and occasionally competing interests.
• A strong track record of building cohesive Boards, creating trust and openness, building consensus and enabling constructive challenge and collective decision-making.
• Outstanding strategic leadership capability, with experience of articulating a compelling vision, translating that vision into strategy and overseeing delivery of long-term objectives.
• A sophisticated understanding of non-executive and executive accountabilities and experience of developing an effective Chair/CEO relationship.
• Politically astute, with high levels of emotional intelligence.
• Significant experience of building credibility across complex stakeholder environments, including the capacity to rebuild confidence where relationships have become strained.
• Strong financial literacy and commercial judgement.
• Unquestionable high levels of personal integrity, independence and sound judgement, with the courage to take and sustain difficult decisions in MCCC’s long-term interests.
• An interest in cricket and an understanding of the strategic issues facing the professional and community game would be desirable.

How to apply

Applications for the role of Chair will be managed externally by PSD Group.
To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to middlesexcricket@psdgroup.com
Closing Date: Friday 27 November 2026

Middlesex Cricket is dedicated to being a Club that reflects the broad diversity of the communities and cultures that make the county of Middlesex what it is today. The Club intends to embed itself at the heart of those communities. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures and experiences and assess all applicants on merit, skills and potential.