Brendan Drew Email Address

General Manager Cricket Operations and Player Relations

The ACA and Cricket Australia provide confidential professional counselling services to members and their families through a partnership with Relationships Australia. Relationships Australia is one of Australia's largest community based organisations, providing support to nearly 90,000 Australians per year. Services are available to members 24 hours a day with face to face professional assistance (psychologists and life coaches) in all State capitals, major regional centres and in some overseas countries. Confidential welfare services available include but are not limited to: relationship counselling, family planning, depression, gambling and alcohol through to general mental wellbeing. These counselling services are made available by the ACA and Cricket Australia for members who may not feel comfortable discussing sensitive issues with their State Association or the ACA. The ACA is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society. As a member the ACA has access to a national database of psychologists who specialise in wellbeing counselling services. Members can contact Ben Smith at the ACA on 613 9698 7200 or email bsmith@auscricket.com.au, call Relationships Australia direct on 0401 289 065 or email aca@ransw.org.au. Members should be aware that all calls and contact in relation to this service will be treated confidentially.

As a professional athlete i developed the skills to succeed in high pressure environments. I've since taken the skills learned in the high performance sporting environment and transferred those to my current working life. My experiences as an athlete, learning's through education and exposure in different work settings has seen me develop strong teamwork and leadership skills that have helped me achieve a number positive outcomes in my time at the ACA. Some of the biggest positives have come from being a key member of the ACA team that has brought international and domestic male and female cricketers under one collective MOU between the players and Cricket Australia and the States. This MOU has allowed cricket to be one of the leading team sports on important issues of gender equity and progression of the women's game.