David Boon takes reins at Cricket Tasmania

He will take the reins from Andrew Gaggin who retired earlier this month.

Boon enjoyed a decorated career as a player, plying his trade as a top-order batter for more than two decades.

He made his first-class debut for Tasmania as a 17-year-old during the 1978-79 Sheffield Shield season.

Boon earned a Test call-up in 1984, scoring 7422 runs at an average of 43.65 in a 107-match career that included 21 centuries.

He also made 181 ODI appearances for Australia.

An Australian Cricket Hall of Fame inductee and one of Tasmanian cricket's favourite sons, Boon has been heavily involved as an administrator since his retirement from playing in 1999.

Boon's posts include a stint as an Australian selector and he is a member of the ICC match referees' panel.