Who We Are

Our Team

Providing leadership for the Counties Manukau Cricket community, ensuring pathways from school to club for all involved.

CMCA Staff

The SuperSmash Afterschool Hubs are designed for children who are new to playing cricket.

Board Members

Counties Manukau Cricket offer a range of School Competitions and Tournaments throughout the cricket season.

Louise Gavin

OPERATIONS MANAGER
louiseg@countiesmanukaucricket.co.nz
021 253 9316

Louise has spent all her life living in Auckland and has been a volunteer in club and community cricket within the Counties Manukau area for over 10 years. Her daughter and two sons have all played cricket in the Counties Manukau area and her sons continue to do so.  

Louise’s role is wide ranging and supports the delivery of all areas of our programmes from club cricket draws through to the association’s administrative function.

 

Serena Somlyai

CRICKET DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
serena@ndca.co.nz
021 285 0096

Serena has a Cantabrian birth certificate but has lived in Wellington (and is a Victoria University graduate) but for the last five or so years she’s breathed Auckland’s air. Now retired because of injury, she has a long cricket playing background both in Christchurch and Wellington. Her sports management career has seen her in positions with Kelly Sports and Auckland Netball.

Serena is the go-to person for club and school cricket, coach/ player registration, CricHQ, female cricket, after-school cricket, holiday programmes, ethnic cricket and umpire and coach training.

Mitch Renwick

PATHWAY AND TALENT COACH
mitch@ndca.co.nz
021 074 4288

Originally from Palmerston North and currently based in Auckland, Mitch has a rich cricketing background having been part of the NZ Domestic player journey across both the Central Stags as well as Otago Volts. With a strong understanding of cricket across New Zealand as well as that of player development pathways and structures, Mitch brings a wealth of ideas and energy to grow players and coaches, both on and off the field.

Carol Agafili

CRICKET DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
carol@ndca.co.nz
021 029 49560

After a great summer supporting delivery across SuperSmash programmes and a specific focus to grow game diversity, Carol Agafili has been appointed into the full time Development Officer role. Based in Papakura at Bruce Pulman Park, Carol’s local experience and passion to grow the game across diverse communities will be a huge asset to the community team with a goal to be “A game for All”. A kilikiti player and current member with the Northern Brave, Carol’s energy and drive to activate local community is evident with a vision that sport can empower and support community and family connections.

Matt Gardiner

CRICKET DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
matt.gardiner@ndca.co.nz
021 054 3763

Matthew Gardiner will be based in Bruce Pulman Park and joins ND having come through the junior to senior player journey within CM clubs and competitions. Matt will be a fantastic addition to the local Community Development team in Counties Manukau as well as the wider regional Development team overall. With a strong understanding of cricket and local Counties Manukau communities, Matt has a huge passion to grow the game and is looking forward to the connecting in with local clubs and schools.

Jay Doctra

DEVELOPMENT ACTIVATOR & PATHWAY ADMINISTRATOR
jay@ndca.co.nz
021 0279 9494

TBC

Rodger Williamson

BOARD CHAIR

Darrell Abbott

BOARD MEMBER

Hayley Danford

BOARD MEMBER

Brooke Halliday

BOARD MEMBER

Neeraj Kumar

BOARD MEMBER

Chris Linton

BOARD MEMBER

Glenn Schache

BOARD MEMBER

Adil Somani

BOARD MEMBER