Tony Dodemaide named as Australia’s new selector

Former Australia allrounder to join chairman of selectors George Bailey and head coach Justin Langer on the three-man panel

After a long first-class career with Victoria and Sussex, Dodemaide went on to have a very distinguished career in cricket administration starting as the MCC’s head of cricket before moving to Perth in 2004 to become CEO of the WACA, when Langer was the state captain. Three years later he returned to Melbourne to take up a role as Cricket Victoria’s CEO. He oversaw the redevelopment of the Junction Oval as Victoria’s training and administration base before leaving the role in 2018.

Dodemaide has since been the general manager of Hockey One, Australia’s new national hockey competition that was formed in 2019 but will stand down in that role to take up his new position as a national cricket selector.

“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a contribution not only in the immediate tournaments and series but also to help chart the medium to longer term course of the Australian men’s teams,” Dodemaide said.

“I can’t wait to offer my experience in cricket as a player and in management to assist George [Bailey] and JL [Langer] but also the wider Australian cricket high performance network. Throughout my cricket journey I have often been close to high performance and selection, so I feel well suited to and prepared for this role.”