Archive · 28 Sep 2026
David Boon named interim Cricket Australia chair as Baird exits
Cricket Australia is changing its chairperson.
Mike Baird said he will leave the chair and the board at next month’s annual meeting.
He has been on the board for six years and chair since February 2023.
David Boon will temporarily lead the organization.
Boon is a former Australian Test batter.
He has also worked as a cricket administrator and match referee.
Cricket Australia will choose a permanent chair after the annual meeting.
Boon said he wants to help Australian cricket stay strong and succeed internationally.
Former Test batter David Boon will serve as Cricket Australia’s interim chair.
Current chair Mike Baird will step down at next month’s Annual General Meeting.
Baird will not seek reappointment after six years on the Cricket Australia Board.
Cricket Australia will begin its formal chair appointment process after the AGM.
Boon joined the Cricket Australia Board in February 2025 after extensive playing and administrative experience.
- Who
- David Boon will become interim chair, replacing Mike Baird.
- What
- Baird is stepping down, while Boon temporarily assumes leadership of Cricket Australia.
- When
- Baird will step down at next month’s Annual General Meeting; the permanent chair process will follow in the months afterward.
- Where
- The leadership change concerns Cricket Australia and Australian cricket administration.
- Why
- Baird decided not to seek reappointment, while Cricket Australia prepares a formal process to appoint a permanent chair.
- Interim chair
- David Boon
- Outgoing chair
- Mike Baird
- Baird’s board service
- Six years
- Baird became chair
- February 2023
- Boon joined the CA Board
- February 2025
- Leadership transition
- Baird will leave at next month’s Annual General Meeting
- Permanent appointment
- The process will take place in the months after the AGM