The former Australia captain was confirmed at the FICA Executive Committee meeting held in Nyon, Switzerland. She will take up a position that has previously been held by former South Africa batter Barry Richards, former West Indies allrounder Jimmy Adams, and most recently by former England batter Vikram Solanki.
“I’m extremely honoured and excited to be FICA’s new president,” she said. “We are entering a new phase of the game which covers more cricket than ever before for our male and female players. More countries are playing the game which demonstrates that cricket is certainly becoming a global game.
“I look forward to working on behalf of our member players’ associations and players, and in particular to working with the ICC to ensure that all players have their rights protected and can work in partnership with administrators to make our game even better.”
“Lisa was clearly the best candidate and her credentials are unparalleled as both a former player and broadcaster,” FICA’s executive chairman Heath Mills said.
“Her previous roles as an independent director of FICA and on the board of the Australian Cricketers’ Association demonstrate her long standing commitment to the players’ association movement and advancing player rights.”
The Executive Committee meeting was held ahead of the FICA and World Players’ Association Player Development Conferences, and was the first in-person meeting of the group since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Executive Committee discussed a number of significant issues for players and the game at the global level, including receiving presentations from the WPA’s executive director Brendan Schwab and ICC CEO Geoff Allardice.