- Former CEO Nick Hockley is standing down
- Greenberg will be announced as replacement
- Will attack job with a focus on Test cricket
Todd Greenberg is set to lead a Test cricket reform with the former NRL boss to be formally named Cricket Australia CEO this week.
The veteran sports administrator will replace Nick Hockley, who will stand down from the role following the 2024/25 home cricket season.
Greenberg was CEO of the NRL from 2016 to 2020. Prior to this role, he was the CEO of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs from 2008 to 2013.
Greenberg also held the position of Head of Football at the NRL from 2013 until his appointment as CEO. He oversaw significant changes in the NRL, including reforms to player welfare and governance.
After leaving the NRL, he transitioned to the role of CEO of the Australian Cricketers’ Association in 2021.
Australia struggled in the first Test of the five-game series against India last week, capitulating to be beaten by 256 runs.
Former NRL boss Todd Greenberg will be announced as the new CEO of Cricket Australia
Former CEO Nick Hockley will oversee operations until the end of the current summer of cricket
The second Test starts in Adelaide on Friday and there are still plenty of question marks over the side after almost a year without playing a match and accusations they came in against India under-prepared.
The Aussies have struggled to replace the retired David Warner at the top of the order while most of the key batsmen and bowlers are over 30, sparking fears of a talent drain.
There are few exceptional talents banging down the door in the Sheffield Shield outside of teenage prodigy Sam Konstas and Cricket Australia has plenty of work to do in order to combat the talent drain to the shorter forms of the game.
Greenberg previously told News Corp that he felt Test cricket needed more attention, in a sign of things to come under his tenure as Cricket Australia boss.
‘My message is, ‘we’re under pressure’,’ he said at the time. ‘And pressure might be a good thing, because it will lift all of our opportunities up and make us the best we can be, but other countries are really struggling.
‘And we can’t play against ourselves. So I’d like to think that Test cricket is more than just Australia, England and India in 10 years’ time. We want to make sure that Pakistan and South Africa and New Zealand and others can continue to play against us.
‘I worry that countries like South Africa and New Zealand in 10 years time may no longer be able to afford to have their best players playing and disappearing because of the push and pull of global leagues.
‘So that is a concern. And I don’t think I’m being an alarmist. I think I’m being a realist.’
The Aussies struggled in the first Test against India after a long period without red ball cricket
Nick Hockley had previously announced his decision to step down as CEO at the conclusion of the 2024-2025 summer of cricket.
He cited the completion of CA’s five-year strategic plan and the upcoming ‘blockbuster summer’ as factors influencing his decision, stating it was the ‘right time to pursue another challenge.’
‘This was a difficult decision,’ Hockley said at the time of his resignation.
‘However following what promises to be a blockbuster summer and with our five-year strategic plan well progressed, this is the right time to pursue another challenge, while giving the Board plenty of time to find its next CEO to build on the strong foundations now in place.
‘This is not the time for goodbyes, as I remain completely focused on the season ahead and supporting the Board on succession and a smooth transition.’
