The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) is the global players body in cricket. WCA collectively represents the players across the majority of top cricket playing countries at global level through their domestic players’ associations, and with over 600 international players participating in its global commercial program. WCA cares about:
Players – Advocating for, supporting, and providing world class services to players at global level
Players’ Associations – Enabling and empowering players’ associations around the world
The Game – Positively influencing the direction of the global game
Optimising Commercial Value – For players and powering the player movement
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Lisa is a former Australian player who captained her country, having made 187 international appearances for Australia. She amassed almost 4,000 international runs and more than 200 international wickets. Lisa is a member of both the Cricket Australia and ICC Hallâs of Fame. Lisa has done significant work promoting the development of the game and player interests in various roles, including as a former Independent Director of WCA and on the Australian Cricketersâ Association Executive. Since finishing her playing career she has forged a career as a broadcaster, and is also the current player nominated representative on the ICC Womenâs Committee.
Heath became the inaugural CEO of the New Zealand Cricket Players Association in 2002 after working with the players to establish the organisation, and has led New Zealandâs professional cricketers in collective bargaining negotiations in 2002, 2006 and 2010, culminating in collective agreements which have been instrumental to growing the game in New Zealand. Heath is also a Director of the New Zealand Athletesâ Federation, and Chairman of the New Zealand Hockey Players Association. Heath has been a Board Member of WCA since 2002, was appointed to the WCA Executive in 2014, and appointed Executive Chairman in 2020
Tom is a former first class cricketer, having played for South Australia in 2010/11. Tom worked as a commercial lawyer following his admission in Australia and also worked briefly as a seconded lawyer to the Australian Cricketersâ Association, and at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague in 2013. Prior to joining WCA, initially as Chief Operating Officer, Tom was Legal Counsel at Professional Footballers Australia, the collective representative of Australiaâs professional footballers.
Prior to his appointment as CEO of SACA, Andrew worked as a labour lawyer in South Africa, and as the Head of Player Advocacy & Services at SACA.
Cecelia is a former Irish international cricketer having played 57 One Day Internationals for Ireland between 2001 and 2018. Cecelia is currently a practising lawyer at leading Irish firm A&L Goodbody, working as an Association in their Litigation and Dispute Resolution team. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Irish Cricketers’ Association in 2017 and currently holds the post of President of the ICA.
Daryl was appointed Interim CEO of the PCA in June 2024 after previous roles as Chief Operating Officer and Director of Cricket Operations. A former Chairman of the PCA, Daryl enjoyed a long and successful playing career, representing Worcestershire County Cricket Club for 18 years including six as Captain.
Debabrata is General Secretary of CWAB, having been involved with the organisation since 2006. Debabrata has been a Board Member of FICA since 2011.
Ken Godsman was a board director for Cricket Scotland for 15 years before joining the board of the Scottish Cricketers’ Association in 2018. In 2023 he was appointed Co-President of the SCA with Katie McGill, and replaced Alasdair Evans on the WCA Board. Ken is the founder and Managing Director of ACT Construction.
Paul made his international debut for The Netherlands in 2013 and has been a regular fixture in their men’s national team since that time. Paul was instrumental in the establishment of the Dutch Cricketers’ Association and became their inaugural President in 2020.
Sana is a former Pakistan captain, having played in 226 international matches, including 137 of those as captain of the side. She was the number one ranked bowler in the world for a period of time, and now commentates on the game. She features on numerous boards and has a Bachelor Degree in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics.
Todd Greenberg is the ACA’s Chief Executive Officer. He joined the ACA in February 2021 having spent the last five years as the CEO of the National Rugby League (NRL).
Prior to his time at the NRL, Todd held several distinguished roles, including six years as CEO of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and seven years as General Manager of Commercial Operations at ANZ Stadium â one of the premier stadiums in Australia and home of the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
Todd is a proud Australia Day Ambassador, a board member of the Australian Athletes Alliance (AAA) and a non executive director of Venues NSW. Todd holds a Bachelor of Sports Science Degree from the University of NSW and a Masters, Management (Sports Management) from the University Technology, Sydney
Tony is a former South African provincial and national hockey player. He worked as a practising lawyer in a large corporate law firm before establishing his own firm specialising in sports and entertainment law. Prior to taking over as CEO of the Professional Cricketers’ Association in England, Tony established the South African Cricketersâ Association in 2002 and was its Chief Executive for 17 years. He led the South African cricketers through four major four-year collective bargaining processes and has also chaired the Board of the South African Rugby Playersâ Association. Tony has been a member of the WCA Board since 2003 and served as WCAâs Executive Chairman between 2014 – 2020. He has also been a Vice President of the World Players’ Association.
Wavell is a former international cricket having played 45 Tests and 119 ODIâs for the West Indies between 2000 and 2010, amassing more than 5,000 international runs. Wavell served as president of WIPA from 2012 before being appointed as CEO of WIPA in 2014.
The World Cricketers’ Association has a strong global presence with playing groups from 14 of the largest cricket countries affiliated to WCA, including:
WCA is a founding member of The World Players Association. World Players brings together 85,000 players across professional sport through more than 100 players’ associations in over 60 countries.
Major player associations belonging to World Players include:
Winners Alliance is WCA’s global group licensing partner. The groundbreaking partnership is focused on protecting and optimising certain commercial rights of more than 550 of the world’s best international cricketers. Winners Alliance DNA is in the players’ association movement, and they have also partnered with:
Cricket Archive is the most comprehensive, searchable and trusted cricket database in the world – providing access to 820,000 scorecards on 15,000 grounds and details of more than 1.5M players. WCA and Cricket Archive partner on the T20 Player Index and WCA Global Employment Reports.
Johan Cruyff Institute is an educational institution, founded by Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, aimed at educating athletes, sport and business professionals in the field of sport management. Johan Cruyff provides WCA affiliated players with discounted pricing on courses – please contact JP@theworldca.com for more information.
WCA benefits from the expertise and collaboration of its member playersâ associations. It operates in a number of different areas and offers a range of services to both its member playersâ associations and the collective of players it represents.
To be recognised and respected as the global representative body of all professional cricketers, past and present, around the world. To represent the views and interests of the collective of these cricketers, support our member playersâ associations, and make a positive contribution to the game.
WCA is the world playersâ body in cricket. Established (as FICA) in 1998, WCA is a democratic player-driven organisation that brings together the worldâs ‘organised’ professional cricketers under an international body which focuses on matters that affect the players collectively, and the global game. Players who are affiliated to WCA are, by extension, also guaranteed the support of the other players and playersâ associations in other countries. We care about:
Players:Â Advocating for, supporting, and providing world class services to players at global level
Playersâ Associations:Â Enabling and empowering players’ associations around the world
The Game:Â Positively influencing the direction of the global game
Optimising Commercial Value: for players and powering the player movement
The WCA exists for players and we are player-centric in everything we do. We work hard to be united, respected and valued by all players, our member playersâ associations, and cricketâs other key stakeholders. We believe in both inclusivity and diversity. We care about the game and strive to be thought leaders by being knowledgeable, positive, proactive and visible across all our activities.
Advocating for, supporting, and providing world class services to players at global level – WCA:
Enabling and empowering playersâ associations around the world – WCA:
Positively influencing the direction of the global game – WCA:
Optimising commercial value for players and powering the player movement – WCA:
