PCA members came together for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Birmingham on Tuesday 4 March 2025.
The occasion saw the official induction of Warwickshire bowler Olly Hannon-Dalby as the new PCA Chair following the conclusion of James Harris’ second term. The 35-year-old was named as the 16th Chair of the Association after being elected by his fellow players from the PCA Players’ Committee.
Hannon-Dalby has officially commenced with his duties as the leader of the Players’ Committee and will serve in the role until the 2027 AGM.
As one of his first duties as the new Chair, Hannon-Dalby organised a session before the start of the AGM between himself, the Reps and current players in attendance to discuss the most important issues surrounding the game from their respective dressing rooms.
As part of the formal proceedings, Daryl Mitchell was welcomed as PCA’s new Chief Executive. The former Worcestershire all-rounder was appointed to the role full-time in January this year following a successful tenure as Interim CEO.
The new Chief Executive addressed the PCA Board and members to provide an update on the Association’s performance over the past 12 months and its vision heading into an important year for the game. Some of the key highlights included completing six negotiations in 2024 and bringing pay parity between male and female players by equalising the minimum salaries at £28,000.
Current players also ratified the statement to the PCA members which was approved by the PCA Management Board at their meeting on Monday.
Another agenda for the AGM included approving language amends to the constitution of the Association which was voted through by the Players’ Committee.
To conclude the AGM, the PCA Players’ Committee signed the financial reports for 2024 before receiving a commercial update.
The annual meeting was attended by 40 players – 34 in attendance at the venue with six further online. These included female players from their new professional counties ahead of the start of the Tier 1 system in the women’s game.
The AGM also welcomed new PCA Reps ahead of the start of the 2025 domestic season. Alex Lees and Ollie Robinson (both Durham), Tom Helm and Joe Cracknell (both Middlesex), Abbey Freeborn (Warwickshire) and Adam Finch (Worcestershire) will all be relaying the thoughts from their dressing rooms back to the PCA.