Scott Weenink
Scott William Weenink is a New Zealand businessman, former first-class cricketer and representative rugby player.
Education and sporting career
Weenink was born at Christchurch in January 1973. He later studied at Victoria University of Wellington, and while studying there he played representative cricket for Wellington in the 1995/96 and 1996/97 seasons, making six first-class appearances in the Shell Trophy and seven List A one-day appearances in the Shell Cup. In first-class cricket, Weenink scored 100 runs for Wellington at an average of exactly 10 and a high score of 40. With his off break bowling, he took 4 wickets with these all coming in one innings against Central Districts. In List A one-day matches, he scored 142 runs at an average of 20.28, with a high score of 113 against Central Districts.Weenink undertook postgraduate studies in England at Wolfson College at the University of Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket on six occasions in 2000, with five appearances for an Oxford Universities side, a forerunner of Oxford UCCE which was formed in 2001. Weenink scored 124 runs in his five matches, with a high score of 72 not out. As a bowler, he took 5 wickets with best figures of 3 for 121. He also made an appearance for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Match at Lord's where he was awarded a University of Oxford Cricket Blue.
Weenink also played representative rugby for various Wellington teams and while studying at Oxford he played in the 1999 Varsity Match at Twickenham versus Cambridge University and was also awarded a University of Oxford Rugby Blue.
Professional career
After graduating from Oxford University, Weenink entered into business. After a period as a lawyer in private practice in New Zealand, the UK and Singapore, Weenink was the general counsel and company secretary for Ooredoo in Qatar and Singapore, and Auckland Airport in New Zealand until he joined Modica Group as Chief Commercial Officer. Weenink was also a board director of several companies, including Generate KiwiSaver Funds Management, Xceda Financial Services and Enable Networks.Weenink was CEO of New Zealand Cricket from August 2023 until February 2026, a period of extraordinary success for New Zealand Cricket from both a cricketing and financial perspective. He resigned from the position in December 2025 following differences of opinion with some domestic stakeholders about the future strategic direction of cricket in New Zealand, and in particular on the future strategic direction of T20 cricket in New Zealand.