TRUDY LINDBLADE NAMED IN CRIC EXEC WOMEN'S POWER 50
Cricket Scotland CEO Trudy Lindblade has been named in the inaugural cricexec Women's Power 50, recognising the 50 most influential women shaping the global cricket business.
Having joined Cricket Scotland in February 2024, Trudy has overseen significant change within the national governing body. Under her leadership Cricket Scotland embarked upon a transformational four-year strategy, “Uniting People and Communities through Cricket”, designed to rebuild relationships, create greater transparency and accountability, and stimulate growth within Scottish cricket.
On the pitch, a key achievement during her tenure has been the huge strides made in the growth of the women and girls’ game. Scotland has seen a 40% increase in girls’ participation across its national programmes from 2025 to 2026, while there’s been a 95% rise in female coaching qualifications, demonstrating the start of a cultural change.
On the pitch Scotland have qualified for two successive ICC Women’s T20 World Cups, with the U19 women’s team reaching the World Cup Super Six stage. In the men’s game Scotland have contended with the world’s best at two ICC T20 World Cups, while domestically the return of the men’s Regional Super Series, added to ever-increasing numbers participating in the boys’ and girls’ Pathway have created more opportunities for Scottish talent to flourish.
Trudy’s career in cricket started over twenty-five years ago with Cricket Australia’s Marketing and Events team. She later worked for the LOC of the 2007 ICC World Cup in the Caribbean and helped deliver the first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in South Africa also that year.
She went on to work for Victorian Major Events Company and then Visit Victoria for several years across a variety of projects, before being appointed CEO of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow and across Scotland. The first event of its kind, the Championships took place over 11 days and involved thousands of amateur and elite cyclists from more than 120 countries and drew a preliminary estimate of 1 million spectators to the various competitions.
Trudy’s recognition comes on the eve of the ICC Annual Conference which is being held in Scotland this week. Over 200 delegates from across the global game are gathering in Edinburgh for a series of workshops and meetings, culminating in the ICC AGM on Saturday 11 July led by ICC Chair Jay Shah and CEO Sanjog Gupta.
Wilf Walsh, Cricket Scotland Chair, said:
“I am delighted to see Trudy recognised on the inaugural cricexec Women’s Power 50 list. Her work over the last two years in leading Cricket Scotland has been hugely significant to the improvements and growth of the sport in Scotland.
“When she was appointed, Scottish cricket was in a hugely challenging position following a report into institutional racism and the investigations process that followed. Trudy has guided the governing body through this difficult period, following a strategic vision that sees Cricket Scotland prioritising engagement with its communities and people, and the sport is seeing the rewards of this hard work come to fruition both on and off the pitch.
“This week Trudy and I are delighted to welcome the ICC and many delegates from associations around the world to Edinburgh for the ICC Annual Conference. It is a huge honour for Cricket Scotland to be hosting this event, and we look forward to proactive dialogue across the week, whilst strengthening existing relationships and building new ones with those in attendance.”
The cricexec Women's Power 50, published annually, is the definitive list of the 50 most influential women in the global cricket business. The full list is available at cricexec.com.
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