Our Board

Nick Cummins

Nick Cummins was appointed as CEO of Cricket Victoria in August 2021. Mr Cummins joined CV in November 2019 as General Manager of BBL, Commercial and Marketing after spending nearly three years in Hobart as CEO of Cricket Tasmania.

Prior to his appointment at Cricket Tasmania, Mr Cummins was the General Manager of the Sydney Thunder where he oversaw significant growth in all commercial metrics including attendances, television audience, memberships, and sponsorship revenue. In this period the Sydney Thunder captured the BBL|05 title and the inaugural WBBL title.

In 2016, Nick Cummins was named Sports NSW Administrator of the Year.

Mr Cummins has previously held senior marketing and commercial roles with Betfair, Ford and Fosters.

Chris Bulford

Chris is the Managing Director of Circ Consulting, a strategy and marketing consultancy.

Mr Bulford’s experience includes being Marketing Director of Mars Petcare Australia, Managing Director of part of Heinz Australia, and General Manager of Marketing for the National Australia Bank. On the consultancy side, he worked for Booz Allen Hamilton.

Mr Bulford has been both a player and administrator at club level, and is currently Chair of the Geelong branch of Taverners, Australia’s leading cricket-based charity.

Lydia Dowse

Ms Dowse joined Cricket Victoria following a career in sports law and event acquisition and development.

She was most recently the Executive Manager of Governance at the Western Australian Football Commission and has worked for both Tourism WA and the Victorian Major Events Company.

Penelope Cleghorn

Ms Cleghorn has worked in Government Education for 15 years and is currently the Assistant Principal at Viewbank College overseeing the students and staff in the Middle School. An experienced teacher of Year 7 to 12 Physical Education and Health, Ms Cleghorn is passionate about ensuring that all students have access to education. Ms Cleghorn represented Box Hill Cricket Club for 16 years as a player, making more than 200 First XI appearances. She has been involved in cricket administration for almost 20 years, with experience in club committees and as a previous chair of the Women’s Premier Panel. Ms. Cleghorn continues to be a strong advocate for Premier Cricket, Community Cricket and maximising opportunities for women and girls in Cricket.

Harish Rao

With a background in chartered accounting & corporate finance, Harish has been involved in the financial services industry in Australia in various roles for over three decades. He pioneered the concept of business process outsourcing for accounting firms in Australia in the year 2000 when he set up a back office in Chennai, India to service accounting & financial services firms in Australia. He exited that business in 2004 to Sundaram Business Services Limited (“SBS”), the outsourcing arm of the Chennai based, US$5billion Sundaram Finance Group. Harish continued as Global Head of Business Development for SBS until 2021 and was Chair of its Advisory Board until 2023.

Harish has been involved in the Australia India business space for over 2 decades and continues to advise companies on market entry opportunities between the two countries. He founded the Australia India Chamber of Commerce and was a past Board member of the Australia India Institute.

Hailing originally from Chennai, India Harish migrated with his family to Melbourne in 1968. He attended Melbourne Grammar School before completing higher studies at the Australian National University and Monash University & has an MBA (Finance) & Graduate Certificate in Asian Business from Monash University and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Shaun Richardson

Shaun was elected to the Board of Cricket Victoria in August 2021.

Mr Richardson has spent the last two decades working in the banking and finance sector and is currently a Business Banking Executive at NAB, leading teams and specialising in strategy development, transaction execution and driving customer advocacy. He also previously worked for Melbourne Storm and Cricket Victoria in commercial operations and sales roles.

A former 1st XI player with both St Kilda and Dandenong Cricket Clubs, Mr Richardson has had a long-term association with the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association (VSDCA), spending nearly 20 years at Caulfield Cricket Club in a range of roles.

Paul Sealey

Paul is an Investment Advisor and Partner of LGT Crestone, an Australian Wealth Management Firm specialising in providing financial advice to high net wealth families, institutions and not-for-profit organisations. Prior to LGT Crestone, Paul was an Investment Advisor and Partner of Escala Partners for over a decade. He commenced his career in the finance industry first as a Tax Analyst at Goldman Sachs JBWere before joining UBS Wealth Management where he served over 7 years advising his clients. Paul holds a Bachelor of Commerce with majors in both Sports Management and Financial Planning and was a representative of the Deakin University Sports Management Advisory Board.

A life member of the Prahran Cricket Club, Paul’s involvement in Victorian Premier Cricket stretches over 16 years as a 1st XI player for Prahran and Frankston Peninsula CC. Paul has also served as a Committee Member of Prahran and was Prahran’s bowling coach for two seasons following his retirement from playing. Earlier in Paul’s playing career he was part of the pathway programs representing the Victorian Under 17 team, a member of the Australian Under 17 team and a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport.

Malcolm Gray AM

Malcolm Gray became President of the International Cricket Council, the governing body of world cricket, in June 2000, following a long career in cricket administration since his days at Melbourne University.

He took over the presidency of the ICC at a time of great turmoil involving accusations of match fixing and illegal gambling.

At Melbourne University Cricket Club, Malcolm captained the Club’s team in the Metropolitan League, effectively the Club’s 4th XI.

However, it was as an administrator that he began to make his mark.

From an early age, he was a member of the MUCC Committee, eventually being elected one of its delegates to the Victorian Cricket Association.

Malcolm was then elected on to the Victorian Cricket Association Executive, eventually becoming its Chairman, and in the fullness of time, became one of Victoria’s representatives on the Australian Cricket Board.

He was Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board from 1986 to 1989 and Chairman of the successful 1992 World Cup in Australia / New Zealand.

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Deb Loughnan

Ms Loughnan has played over 300 Premier Cricket matches and is a Senior Finance Manager within the Department of Treasury and Finance. She has served as a Member of the Premier Cricket Strategic Advisory Group, a member of the Women’s Premier Panel and as Treasurer of Ringwood Cricket Club. A chartered accountant, Ms Loughnan brings strong expertise in financial stewardship, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and strategic decision-making.  She represented Coburg Cricket Club from 2004 to 2017, winning five premierships, before representing Ringwood Cricket Club from 2017 to 2026. Deb returns to play at her community club, Coburg this season.

Bryce McGain

Mr McGain is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Training College of Australia. A former Australian Test cricketer and Victorian player, he leads organisational strategy, governance, financial sustainability and stakeholder engagement, having held positions across the education, sport and banking sectors. Mr McGain’s cricket journey spans community, Premier, state and international cricket through Mornington, Frankston Peninsula and Prahran Cricket Clubs. He remains actively engaged through coaching, mentoring and broadcasting, and holds Life Membership and Hall of Fame recognition at Prahran Cricket Club. He is committed to the continued growth and sustainability of cricket in Victoria through sound governance, strategic leadership and genuine engagement at all levels of the game.