Surrey Board Member and World Cup-winning England cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent MBE has been appointed to the ECB Board as a Cricket Non-Executive Director.
Ebony, who also Chairs Surrey’s Culture & Values Board alongside her role as Chair of the ACE Programme, will have her appointment ratified at tomorrow’s ECB Annual General Meeting.
Ebony won the ICC Women’s World Cup and the ICC World T20 with England in 2009, playing 22 One Day Internationals and seven IT20 matches for her country during her career as a player. She was Director of Women’s Cricket for Surrey until 2022 and founded the successful African-Caribbean Engagement (ACE) Programme, creating opportunities for young cricketers from Black communities. She is also a popular broadcaster.
Ebony will step down from the Surrey Board and as Chair of Surrey’s Culture & Values Board with immediate effect.
Martin Eadon, interim Surrey Chair said: “Ebony’s contribution at Surrey has been immense. She has been an inspiration both to our women cricketers and to young people in our local communities.
“We will miss her energy, passion and insight but we are confident she will continue to be an extraordinary force for good in the game.”
Richard Thompson, ECB Chair, said: “Ebony is a unique talent, a trailblazer who was a winner on the pitch and has achieved so much off it. Her ACE Programme has already made a huge impact in creating opportunities for youngsters from Black communities, and she shares my impatience for making further progress in creating a truly inclusive sport.”
The new appointments will fill vacancies on the Board following the death of Senior Independent Non-Executive Director Brenda Trenowden, Jim Wood reaching his maximum time on the Board, and Valerie Amos, Martin Darlow, Barry O’Brien and Lucy Pearson not seeking re-election at tomorrow’s AGM.
