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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.

Alec Stewart OBE

Director of Cricket

Alec has been a part of Surrey County Cricket Club his whole life, first as a player and now as Director of Cricket, a position he has held since 2013.
Alec oversaw the Club’s promotion from Division Two of the County Championship in 2015 and their County Championship trophy-winning season in 2018, with a team that contained a majority of homegrown Surrey players.

Alex Lewis

Director of Operations

Before settling back in the UK to work on the 2012 London Olympics, Alex worked on major sporting events around the world in motor racing and sailing. After a 6-year spell at Ascot Racecourse, Alex joined The Kia Oval as Venue Director in 2018 before being appointed Director of Operations in 2022.

Charlotte Samuelson

Non-Executive Director

Charlotte is Head of Internal Audit at Close Brothers, and has held senior roles with Vanquis Bank and Grant Thornton. Charlotte has extensive experience in Corporate Governance and Risk Management.
Charlotte was the first female non-executive director of Surrey in its history, and also sits on the Club’s Audit, Risk & Governance Committee.

Urvasi Naidoo

Non-Executive Director

Urvasi is a sports lawyer and a governance professional with over 20 years experience in the sports sector. She was previously Senior Counsel and Company Secretary at the International Cricket Council.

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.

SCCC GENERAL COMMITTEE

Bob Qureshi

Elected 2020

Dr Martin Searle

Elected 2020

Phillip Garrard

Elected 2020

Ros Trinick

Elected 2021

Alex Tudor

Elected 2021

Matt Tee

Elected 2021

Jerry Hudson

Elected 2021

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

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 55 Presidents in its 178-year history.

View Past Presidents

Patricia Garrard

President

Patricia has been a Member of Surrey County Cricket Club since 1985. In 1990 she was appointed to the Admin Sub-Committee, and in 1992 she was the first female Member to be elected to the General Committee, where she has served four terms on the Committee to date. Patricia helped run the supporters’ marquee in Guildford for 19 years, raising money for Surrey Youth, and also ran a creche at The Kia Oval during Sunday league games in the mid-to-late 1990s. Patricia was elected as an Honorary Life Member of the Club in 1997, and we are thankful for her service! Outside of cricket, Patricia worked as Catering and Facilities Manager for Willis-Faber Insurance for twenty years.

Lord Tony Grabiner KC

Deputy President

The Lord Grabiner is a long-standing Member of both Surrey CCC and the MCC. He previously sat on the Surrey CCC Management Board between 2011 and 2021, and also served on the MCC Development Committee.

Past Presidents

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