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OUR PEOPLE

Surrey County Cricket Club is owned by its Members, who then elect members onto the General Committee.

The Members elect a General Committee to represent their interests. The Committee consists of 16 members. Any Member can be proposed as a candidate. Typically an election takes place annually, with all Members given an opportunity to vote. Results are announced at the AGM. Members are elected for a four-year term, with a minimum two-year gap before re-election. Additional Committee members may be co-opted for a one-year or two-year term.

The Club President, Deputy President and Honorary Treasurer are ex-officio members of the Committee and are elected annually at the AGM. The Chair of the Committee is elected by the Committee from among its members. The Chair is also the Chair of the Club and the Board. The Board has delegated authority from the General Committee to oversee the management of the Club’s activities.

Meet Our Committee

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Oli Slipper

Chair

Oli is an experienced sports, media and technology entrepreneur and investor. He is Executive Chairman of Pitch International, the sports marketing agency and leading sports media rights advisor.

He played age group and second XI cricket for Surrey and has served on the Club’s Board and General Committee.

Steve Elworthy MBE

CEO

Steve Elworthy played Test and ODI Cricket for South Africa in the late 1990s and early 2000s before becoming a leading administrator in the sport. Steve has previously worked as a Director of Events at ECB, as well as a Tournament Director for numerous ICC events, including the 2019 World Cup. Steve was appointed CEO of Surrey County Cricket Club in January 2022.

Martin Eadon

Treasurer

Martin spent 30 years at Deloitte, including 22 years as a partner. He was a member of Deloitte’s UK Executive Committee and UK Board for 15 years and also served on the Global Executive Committee and Global Board.
Martin has been Honorary Treasurer of Surrey County Cricket Club since 2018.

Andrew Lane

Finance Director

Andrew qualified as an accountant while working for the Virgin Group, and, after spells with Universal and Warner, spent six years at London Wasps RUFC.
Andrew has been Director of Finance and Services at Surrey County Cricket Club since 2008.

Michael Lavelle

Non-Executive Director

Michael has worked at Citigroup for over 25 years and is Vice Chair and Head of Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory (UK & Ireland). Previous to this Michael held roles including Head of Capital Markets Origination, Head of Equity Capital Markets, and Managing Director. As well as having a passion for cricket, Michael is also a keen mountain climber.

Laura Cordingley

Non-Executive Director

Laura is CEO of Chance to Shine. Laura previously worked at the Mayor of London’s office as Assistant Director, responsible for Team London, Volunteering and Sport across the Capital, and from 2013-2017 she was Community Development Manager at Marylebone Cricket Club, where she developed and delivered the Club’s inaugural community engagement strategy. Earlier in her career, she held sports development roles at Durham City School Sports Partnership and Volleyball England.

Kunle Olafare JP

Non-Executive Director

Kunle has worked in financial services for over 25 years and, since 2016, he has been the Chief Executive and Client Director of SK Financial, a London based independent financial planning firm. Prior to joining SK Financial in 2009, he spent nine years as Head of Advice, Financial Planning at Kleinwort Benson. Kunle has served on the SCCC General Committee since 2017, he joined the SCCC Management Board in 2021 and also sits on the SCCC Development and Culture and Value Committees.

Arun Harinath

Non-Executive Director

Arun played professional cricket at Surrey County Cricket Club for over a decade. He represented Surrey CCC in over 70 first-class matches, eventually earning the honour of receiving a County Cap in 2016 and winning the County Championship in 2018. Arun is currently a member of the General Committee and also a trustee of the Surrey Cricket Foundation. Away from the field Arun is also currently undertaking a Diploma in Corporate Finance programme, and since retirement from cricket in 2019 he currently works at A&W Capital, a global sports advisory firm.

Ros Trinick

Non-Executive Director

Ros is Director of Communications at creative agency M&C Saatchi and leads their UK Government work. Ros has been a General Committee member since 2021 and has been a Surrey Member since 2017. Prior to M&C Saatchi, Ros worked as Associate Director at PLMR, and she specialises in PR, Communications and Public Affairs.

Claire Wills

Non-Executive Director

Claire is a senior corporate partner at global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She has served in many senior roles at the firm including leading the firm's global financial institutions sector group and, most recently, as London managing partner. Claire is also a trustee of The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales and was formerly chair of the Arnold Foundation, Rugby School and a Governor of Rugby School.

Paul Whitehead

Non-Executive Director

Paul Whitehead is the Chief Executive Officer at Zoopla and is an experienced digital leader with a track record of building several high growth companies. Paul’s experience and leadership credentials will add to and complement the Club's existing non-executive directors on the Board.

Priya Kohli

Non-Executive Director

Priya Kohli is a highly accomplished director who leads the Global Football Digital Growth team at adidas. Priya brings a huge amount of insight and expertise into the digital transformation projects at Surrey.

SCCC GENERAL COMMITTEE

Arun Harinath

Elected 2022

Laura Rolles

Elected 2022

Chris Thompson

Elected 2022

David Gill

Elected 2022

Kieran Kumaria

Elected 2023

Mike Reeve

Elected 2023

Pat Pocock

Elected 2023

Chris Payne

Elected 2023

Zafar Ansari

Elected 2024

Warwick Jones

Elected 2024

Emma Lewendon

Elected 2024

Oli Slipper

Elected 2024

Simon Dyson

Elected 2025

Richard Mantell

Elected 2025

Simon Menneer

Elected 2025

Steve Wootten

Elected 2025

Presidents

Presidents

The President of Surrey County Cricket Club is nominated by the General Committee each year for election (or re-election) at the AGM, and acts as the Club’s ambassador and host on matchdays. The Club has had 56 Presidents in its 180-year history.

View Past Presidents

Lord Tony Grabiner KC

President

Lord Grabiner KC is a barrister, academic, administrator and life peer. He was called to the Bar in 1968 and took silk in 1981. Since then, he has acted for some of the world’s largest companies as well as serving as a Deputy High Court Judge. Within the sports industry, Lord Grabiner is a long-standing Member of both Surrey CCC and the MCC. He sat on the Surrey CCC Management Board between 2011 and 2021.

Lord Grabiner was appointed a member of the House of Lords in 1999 and sits as a crossbench Peer. He has also sat on the Financial Services Law Committee of the Bank of England and, between 2014 and 2022, served as a non-executive director at Goldman Sachs. Further to this, Lord Grabiner was Chair of the Management and Standards Committee at News International, served as Chair of Governors at the London School of Economics from 1998 until 2007 and was Master of Clare College, Cambridge from 2014 to 2021.

Lord Grabiner was elected an Honorary Life Member of Surrey in 2021 and as President at the 2025 AGM.

Chris Dymond

Deputy President

Christopher Dymond is a Chartered Surveyor specialising in property development and investment and has completed many projects across the UK, including the regeneration of the historic Royal Exchange adjacent to the Bank of England, in the City of London.

Chris is a long term member of Surrey CCC and MCC and sat on the Surrey Management Board from 2011 to 2022, following which he has become a Board Advisor. He has also served on the General Committee for eleven of the past thirteen years, including two periods of co-option.

Chris chairs the Surrey CCC Development Committee and has been involved in the purchase and redevelopment of the hotel site, the design and construction of the SSE Energy Solutions Stand and other improvements around the Ground, including the Pavilion. He is currently working as part of the team looking to secure the Club’s first training facility away from the Kia Oval, which will host both the men’s and women’s professional squads, as well as serving the academy system.

Past Presidents

2023-24
P L Garrard
2021-22
D J Pakeman
2019-20
Ken Schofield CBE
2017-18
D P Stewart OBE
2015-16
P I Pocock
2013-14
Sir Trevor McDonald OBE
2012
Sir Michael Pickard
2011
R Harman
2010
D T Watts DL
2009
M J Soper
2008
R D V Knight OBE
2007
V J Dodds
2006
J H Edrich MBE
2005
Sir Richard Stilgoe OBE DL
2004
D H Newton
2002-03
B G K Downing OBE
2000-01
The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major
1998-99
M J Stewart OBE
1997
Mrs Betty Surridge
1996
Sir Paul Getty KBE
1995
P B H May
1994
J M Poland
1993
Sir John Stocker MC TD
1992
D F Cox
1992
W D Wickson
1991
B Coleman OBE
1990
E A Bedser
1989
C G Howard
1988
Lord Sandberg CBE
1987
A V Bedser CBE
1986
M E Turner
1985
The Rt Hon The Lord Carr PC
1984
Sir Alexander Durie CBE
1983
M R Barton
1982
G A Rimbault CBE DSO MC
1981
W S Surridge
1980
A R Gover
1979
Sir George Edwards OM CBE
1978
W E Gerrish
1970-78
M J C Allom
1969-70
C Thain
1965-69
Lord Nugent
1959-64
Lord Monckton
1953-58
Lord Tedder
1950-52
Lord Monckton
1947-49
The Earl of Rosebery
1940-46
B A Glanvill
1929-39
H D G Leveson Gower
1926-28
G H Longman
1923-25
St John Brodrick
1916-22
Sir J Colman
1895-15
Lord Alverstone
1879-94
Viscount Oxenbridge
1867-78
F P Miller
1856-66
General S F Marshall
1844-55
W Strahan