Dublin, June 26 -- Cricket Ireland on Thursday announced the departure of Chief Executive Officer, Warren Deutrom, from his position. He will step down from his role at the end of August after almost 19 years at the helm of Irish cricket's national governing body, as per the press release from Cricket Ireland.

During his tenure, Ireland has grown in stature in world cricket and in 2017 was awarded Full Member/Test status of the International Cricket Council - only 12 out of 108 cricket-playing nations hold this elite status.

Warren has been in cricket administration for almost 30 years, including stints as head of events for both the International Cricket Council (ICC) and for the England and Wales Cricket Board. He sits on the ICC Chie...