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20 future female leaders in cricket will be part of ICC’s 100% Cricket Future Leaders Programme, a mentoring scheme designed to support female talent in cricket.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that a further 20 future female leaders in cricket have been selected to be part of the second edition of the ICC 100% Cricket Future Leaders Programme. The mentoring scheme, designed to support emerging female talent in cricket and address the low percentage of women in leadership roles in the sport, will see the women paired with senior leaders over a six-month period.
This follows the overwhelming success of the first edition of 100% Cricket Future Leaders programme which concluded at the end of last year. The second intake features talent from 19 ICC member nations who applied to be on the programme which is part of the ICC’s strategy to accelerate the growth of women’s cricket and women in cricket.
ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said: “The response from our first batch of Future Leaders has been fantastic and we are delighted to enter the second edition with another talented group of future female leaders of our sport.
“The programme has incredible support from both our Members and the mentors who are so generous with their time and knowledge. There is a genuine desire across cricket to commit to creating a sport that is played, enjoyed, and administered equally by men and women and 100% Future Leaders is a great example of this. Congratulations to our next intake of Future Leaders and we look forward to a productive learning experience for everyone involved.”
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The second edition of programme will also include two workshops with programme guide Belinda Clark AO, followed by several interactions between the inaugural batch and the second batch of mentees also.
Programme Guide, Belinda Clark AO said: “I loved being involved in the inaugural programme, I saw firsthand the power of mentoring and the amazing skills and abilities of our emerging female leaders. They have big dreams that have been powered by their wonderful mentors and I am confident they will make a positive and profound impact on the game.”
“We are building a community of impressive people who whether they are mentoring or being mentored are ensuring that the games leadership will continue to become more diverse. I am looking forward to working with another 20 future leaders from around the world and am excited to hear and see their ambitions come to fruition.”
Following is the list of the mentors paired with their mentees for batch 2 of the programme.
Batch 2 commencing January 2022:
| Mentee | Mentor | |
| 1 | Abbi Aitken-Drummond Cricket Scotland | Steve ElworthyCEO, Surrey County Cricket Club |
| 2 | Amanda ReiferCricket West Indies | Ramiz RajaChairman, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) – Pakistan |
| 3 | Harini Rana Mumbai Indians, India | Paraag MaratheChairman, USA Cricket – USA |
| 4 | Ijeoma Okigbo Senior Sports Correspondent, Nigeria | Sharda UgraSenior Sports Journalist – India |
| 5 | Joan Norton Senior Commercial Strategy Manager, Cricket Australia | Anurag DahiyaChief Commercial Officer, ICC |
| 6 | Karen Smithies Administrator, Titans Cricket Team, South Africa | Andrea NelsonCEO, ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup – NZ |
| 7 | Laura Peacock Intelligence Analyst, ICC | Dhiraj MalhotraGM Cricket Operations and Game Development, BCCI – India |
| 8 | Lucy Pringle Women and Girls Cricket Development Officer, Durham Cricket, England | Finn BradshawHead of Digital, ICC |
| 9 | Margaret Sibona Game Development Manager/Warden, Cricket Papua New Guinea | Olivia ThorntonCEO, ACT Cricket – Australia |
| 10 | Marina Iqbal Women’s Selection Committee, Pakistan Cricket Board | Sanjog GuptaHead of Sports, Star and Disney India |
| 11 | Mary-Anne Musonda Captain, Zimbabwe Women’s National Team | Rebecca RollsHead of Diversity and Inclusion, Sport NZ |
| 12 | Michell Pereira Match Referee, Sri Lanka Cricket | Claire PolosakICC Elite Match Official – Australia |
| 13 | Niamh O’Shea Marketing Manager, Cricket Ireland | Emma BaldwinHead, Global Wine Delivery at Pernod Ricard – Australia |
| 14 | Nicky Britten League Manager – Super Smash, New Zealand Cricket | Betty TimmerManaging Director, Events, Cricket Netherlands |
| 15 | Samantha Hickman Head of National Development, Cricket Peru | Warren DeutromCEO, Cricket Ireland – UK |
| 16 | Shivani Mishra Women’s National Coach Qatar Cricket Association | Hilton MoreengCoach, South Africa Women’s Team – South Africa |
| 17 | Stella Siale Vaea Tagitau General Manager, Samoa International Cricket Association | Sarah StylesDirector, Office for Women in Sport & Rec (Aus Govt) – Australia |
| 18 | Stephanie Frohnmayer Cricketer, German women’s national cricket team | Michelle EnrightCEO, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Local Organising Committee – Australia |
| 19 | Tammy Chu Cricket Development Cricket Hong Kong | Beth Barrett-WildHead, Women’s Hundred & Female Engagement, ECB – |
| 20 | Tuba Sangar Womens’ Cricket, Afghanistan Cricket Board | Rashpal BajwaPresident, Cricket Canada |
About 100% Cricket Future Leaders Programme
The 100% Cricket Future Leaders Programme is open for all female future leaders of Cricket to apply and will be matched with a mentor to support their development growth.
The role of a mentor is to unlock their mentee’s potential and help them to be at their best. This could include being a confidential sounding-board, providing advice, guidance, and connections to reach their potential.
The philosophy of the 100% Cricket – Future Leaders Programme is to be participant lead, with the ICC acting in support to match the mentees with suitable mentors and provide guidelines and evaluation frameworks for the participants and opportunities to network and interact.
