Sport / New South Wales

Cricket Australia boss resigns amid BBL sale fallout, Boon to fill role

Brisbane Times Daniel Brettig

28 Sept 2026 09:16 AEST Summary

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28 Sept 2026 11:02 AEST the headline was changed: ~~Mike Baird resigns as~~ Cricket Australia boss resigns amid BBL sale fallout, Boon to fill role

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The former NSW premier lost the support of the state’s cricket body because of his decision to push ahead with the sale of clubs in the Big Bash League. His departure will mean former Test stalwart David Boon is elevated into the role of interim chair.

**Not from this story.** A library photograph of cricket match stadium, used to illustrate it. IMGP0719 - muralitharan RaeAllen / flickr, CC BY

**Not from this story.** A library photograph of cricket match stadium, used to illustrate it. IMGP0719 - muralitharan RaeAllen / flickr, CC BY

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Niral Score 8.6 mundaneloaded

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Sentiment +0.1 hostilefavourable Sourcing 8 unattributednamed sources Mood 50 sorrowjoyful

5 read zero: political diction, generational, gender, jingoistic, religious

Political diction 0 left-codedright-coded Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Jingoistic 0 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Religious 0 not invokedovert

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The Age Cricket Australia boss resigns amid BBL sale fallout, Boon to fill role Niral 8.6 political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Cricket Australia boss resigns amid BBL sale fallout, Boon to fill role Niral 8.6 political 0 WAtoday Cricket Australia boss resigns amid BBL sale fallout, Boon to fill role Niral 8.6 political 0