David Ligertwood

David Ligertwood was a First Class cricketer with Surrey and Durham, before joining the UK’s only sports law firm, Townleys Solicitors in 1997. In 1999, David Ligertwood founded athletes1, a multi-faceted sports business.
 
Amongst other activities, athletes1 soon became the world’s most influential cricket agency, representing many of the world’s biggest names commercially and professionally. In 2007, athletes1 was acquired by Essentially and David now heads up the agency’s global cricket management business. David’s team at Essentially was instrumental in signing a large proportion of the overseas players to the IPL and continues to act for a large percentage of the world’s top players. David is an Operational Board Member of the Group and is heavily involved in the strategic development of Essentially’s wider cricket related activities.
 
David Ligerwood
David Ligertwood
Director – Athlete Management