The Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) is an organisation that represents the professional

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ers of

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, both past and present. It is not a formally registered

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, but an Incorporated Association.

Current administration

Shane Watson Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who played for and occasionally captained the Australia national cricket team, Australian national cricket team between 2002 and 2016. He ...

is the current president of the ACA. The chair is

Greg Dyer Gregory Charles Dyer (born 16 March 1959) is a former New South Wales and Australian wicketkeeper. Dyer played in six Tests and 23 ODIs from 1986 to 1988, including playing in the victorious 1987 World Cup Final. He toured India in 1986 as a ...

, and the remaining members of the Board of Directors are

Alyssa Healy Alyssa Jean Healy (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays for and captains the Australian women's national team. She also plays for New South Wales in domestic cricket, as well as the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL and captains ...

Clea Smith Clea Rosemary Smith (born 6 January 1979) is an Australian former cricket player. She played in the Australian national cricket team in all three formats: Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I). Smith is currently ...

, Kristen Beams,

Aaron Finch Aaron James Finch (born 17 November 1986) is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer who served as the captain of the Australian cricket team in One Day International, ODI and Twenty20 International, T20I cricket. Fi ...

Moises Henriques Moisés Constantino Henriques ( ; born 1 February 1987) is an Australian international cricketer who plays for Australia cricket team, Australia, New South Wales cricket team, New South Wales and the Sydney Sixers. An all-rounder, he is the fir ...

Lisa Sthalekar Lisa Carprini Sthalekar (born 13 August 1979) is an Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer and captain of the Australia women's national cricket team. In domestic cricket, she represented New South Wales. She was a right-handed al ...

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and

Pat Cummins Patrick James Cummins (born 8 May 1993) is an Australian international cricketer who captains the Australia men's national cricket team in Test and One Day International cricket. Cummins is widely regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers t ...

History

In 2022, ACA expressed their displeasure towards Cricket Australia (CA) due to the understanding or deal between

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(BCCI) and CA by which the former will pay 10% from the Australian players' IPL salary to CA. Paul Marsh, chief executive of ACA said that their players would oppose this decision by not signing CA, IPL contracts.

References

External links

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