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Stuart Barnes

Current Position: Academy Director/Assistant Coach - Gloucestershire CCC

Born:
27 June 1970. Bath, Somerset

Education:
Beecham Cliff School, Bath

Career:
Academy Director/Assistant Coach, Gloucestershire CCC

Playing Career:
Swansea CC
Faulkland CC
Bath CC

Coaching Qualifications:
ECB Level III Award
Currently participating on ECB Level IIII Award

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Ian Botham
Steve Waugh
Gregg Brown

Young Players To Look Out For:
Steve Snell - Gloucestershire CCC

Other Sports Followed:
Most Others

Richard Cox

Current Position: Warwickshire C.C.C.Academy Director/Director of Cricket (WCB)

Born:
12 March 1963

Education:
BA (Hons) Degree in Sport and Recreational Studies

Career:
Director of Cricket – Warwickshire Cricket Board – Warwickshire CCC
Cricket Development Officer and Director of Youth Cricket
Sports Development Officer and Manager of Indoor Cricket Pavilions in West Midlands

Playing Career:
Warwickshire Under 13s – 2nd XI
Herefordshire Minor Counties Cricket
West Bromwich Dartmouth CC
Halesowen CCs
MCC Playing Member
Midlands Club Cricket Conference

Coaching Qualifications:
ECB Level III
ECB Staff Coach Level III
ECB Tutor/Trainer
Currently undertaking ECB Level 4

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Ian Bell, Brian Lara, Allan Donald, Keith Piper (Warwickshire CCC Players)
Sachin Tendulkar, Jacques Kallis, David Houghton, Andy Flower

Young Players To Look Out For:
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Tom Lewis (Warwickshire)

Other Sports Followed:
Football – Birmingham City

Extras:
Toured 28 countries. Been involved in the ECC Development Programme since its inception and coached in 25 countries round the world
ECC Academy Director in 2005-7 – Academy coach in 2002 and 2003
ICC European Elite Referee
MCC Cricket and Tours Committee

Ralph Dellor

Current Position: Director of Sportsline Media Limited

Born:
19 January 1948, Essex

Education:
Brentwood School
University of London BA degree

Career:
Director of Sportsline Media Limited
Press officer for ICC
Held numerous positions within Berkshire County Cricket Club and has been an advisor to a former minister for sport
9 years on Oxford University coaching staff
Editor of Cricinfo
BBC radio and television, various daily newspapers
Broadcaster and journalist, specialising in cricket

Playing Career:
Has just completed 50th season of organised cricket.
Essex 50+ side
England Press XI

Coaching Qualifications:
NCA Coach Award Advanced
ECB Senior Staff Coach

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Charles Kortright
C.B. Fry
Trevor Bailey

Young Players To Look Out For:
Shahbaz Butt

Other Sports Followed:
Golf
Football (West Ham)
Rugby

Extras:
Twice coached Norway to win the European Affiliates Trophy. Father of ECC Coach Tim Dellor. Founding member of ECC Coaching Panel.

Tim Dellor

Current Position: News & Sports Commentator/Reporter - BBC South

Born:
1975. Reading, Berkshire

Education:
Bradfield College (A levels in History, Geography and Politics)
University of Gloucestershire (2:1 in Sport and Exercise Science and Geography)
London Institute (Masters in Broadcast Journalism)

Career:
News and Sports Commentator and reporter, BBC South.
TV and Radio, Reading FC and County Cricket
Freelance coach, ECC
Berkshire CCC Minor County Coach
ECB coach education tutor. Fielding and Fitness specialist.
Coach of South region U15/14 and 13 squads.

Playing Career:
Bradfield College
Berkshire U19’s
Falkland CC
MCC Playing Member

Coaching Qualifications:
ECB Level III Award
ECB Level III Staff Coach.
ECB Mentor and Tutor Training/Field Based Assessor
Sport and Exercise Science Degree

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Steve Waugh
Alec Stewart
Aftab Habib

Young Players To Look Out For:
Any who are good all round athletes with strong mental side and work ethic

Other Sports Followed:
Football (still play regularly and go to every Reading game)
Running (do lots of marathons, increasingly slowly as I get fatter and older)
Hockey (use to play a decent level but now just watch Reading HC),
Racing and Eventing (Mrs Dellor has a horse so I have no choice)
Speedway (Use to hate it, now amused by it), Rowing, Tennis and any other sport the BBC want me to cover!

Extras:
Read news-papers avidly, and spend free time running the dog around South Oxfordshire, or in the gym. As coach won the ECC Trophy with Greece in 1999. Berkshire CCC Minor County Coach (won the one-day final at Lord’s in 2004). Touring the West Indies with the England U15 squads in April 2006.

Dave Gelling

Current Position: Self-Employed Coach

Born:
8th February 1953

Education:
Stockport Grammar School

Career:
Cricket Coach - Army, ECB Coach Ed, Wiltshire, ECC, Solent University, Hampshire Academy
Cricket Development Officer, Gibraltar Cricket Association
HM Forces (Army) 1969-1993

Playing Career:
Lancashire Club & Ground 68/69
Army UK 74-84
Army Germany 78-90
Hong Kong CA 87-90
Gibraltar CA 97-98

Coaching Qualifications:
NCA Coach Award Basic, Senior & Advanced
ECB Level III Award
ECB Staff Coach Level I & II

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
IT Botham
RA Smith

Other Sports Followed:
Football
Rugby Union
Golf
Squash

Extras:
ECC Staff Coach since 1997
Married

Philip Hudson

Current Position: ICC Regional Development Officer - Europe

Born:
18 December 1975, Eastbourne, Sussex

Education:
Tanbridge House School, Horsham
City of Westminster College, London

Career:
ICC European Development Officer, Lord’s Cricket Ground
Cricket Development Officer, Gibraltar Cricket Association
Ashburton CC – Player/Coach (Melbourne, Australia)
MCC YC’s, Lord’s Cricket Ground
Sussex CCC Scholarship, Arundel Castle


Playing Career:
Horsham CC
Ashburton CC (Melbourne, Australia)
MCC Playing Member
Sussex U11’s-U19’s
Sussex CB
MCC YC’s
Sussex CCC 2nd XI
Nottinghamshire CCC 2nd XI
England Schools U19’s

Coaching Qualifications:
NCA Coach Award Basic, Senior & Advanced
ECB Level III Award
ECB Staff Coach Level I & II

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Owais Shah – England & Middlesex
Mark Ramprakash, England, Surrey & Middlesex
David Hussey – Victoria & Nottinghamshire
Brad Hodge - Australia, Victoria, Leicestershire & Lancashire

Young Players To Look Out For:
Chris Nash – Sussex
Michael Pedersen – Denmark & MCC YC's
Lakmal Kasturiarachige - Austria

Other Sports Followed:
Football (West Ham Utd FC)
Horse Racing
Australian Rules Football (St Kilda)

Extras:
Member of the Horsham CC team that won the 2005 ECB National Knockout (Cockspur) Cup at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
MCC School of Merit (Juniors) Head Coach
ECC Academy Manager - 2005

Roland Lefebvre

Current Position: Manager Cricket - KNCB

Born:
7 February 1963

Education:
The Haque Academy of Physical Therapy

Career:
Manager Cricket KNCB

Playing Career:
Somerset 1990 - 1992
Glamorgan 1993 - 1996
Holland 1983 - 2003

Coaching Qualifications:
ECB Level III Award
ECB Staff Coach Level I & II
Currently on ECB Level 4

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Viv Richards
Ian Botham
Dennis Lillee

Young Players To Look Out For:
Alexie Kervezee - Holland

Other Sports Followed:
Football (Feyenoord)
Most sports

Extras:
Represented Holland in the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Ole Mortensen

Current Position: P.E. and English Teacher

Born:
Vejle, Denmark

Career:
Brøndby Munical – Tax department IBM
Virum School
National Coach – Denmark and Germany

Playing Career:
Derbyshire C.C.C. from 1983 – 1994. ( Testimonial 1994 ).
Ellerslie C.C. – Auckland – New Zealand 1983 – 1984.
Brighton C.C. Melbourne – Australia 1984 – 1994.
København Boldklub C.C. – Denmark. 2003 -

Coaching Qualifications:
Australian Cricket – Level I + II + III
ECB Level I + II + III
Denmark – National institute of Sports – Advanced senior management course

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Too many to mention

Young Players To Look Out For:
Amjad Khan at Kent C.C.C.

Other Sports Followed:
Tennis
Golf
Football

Football:
If you fail to prepare – prepare to fail.

Brian O'Rourke

Current Position: CDO - Lenster Cricket Union

Born:
27 March 1970. Carlow, Ireland

Education:
Marian College, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4. Accountancy and Business College, Dublin. Diploma in Marketing

Career:
CDO, Lenster Cricket Union
Ulster Bank (Foreign Exchange)

Playing Career:
Pembroke CC
Rush CC
Leinster/Southern XI

Coaching Qualifications:
ECB Level III Award
ECB Staff Coach Level I

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Eoin Morgan - Ireland & Middlesex
Niall O'Brian - Ireland & Kent
Fintan McAllister - Ireland U19's

Young Players To Look Out For:
Graham McDonnell
Andrew Balbirine
Shane Getkate

Other Sports Followed:
Rugby
Swimming
Water Polo

Extras:
Was coach to Ireland Under 19 side at CWC in Bangladesh (Feb 2004). Will travel to Sri Lanka in Feb 2006 (CWC) as coach to Ireland U’19 side. Have been to South Africa on four occasions where I have worked at provincial level with both the Border and Gauteng cricket boards.

Richard O'Sullivan

Current Position: Self-Employed Cricket Coach

Born:
23rd May 1967

Education:
University of Greenwich Bed (Hons) Movement Studies

Career:
Self employed cricket coach. Developing cricket at all levels in the London Borough of Bexley.
Director of teachcricket.com

Playing Career:
Bexley CC
Southport CC
Gold Coast Dolphins CC, Australia
MCC Playing Member
Club Cricket Conference

Coaching Qualifications:
ECB Level III Award
ECB Staff Coach Level I, II & III
ECB Field Based Trainer

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Shane Warne (best bowler I have ever seen)
Brian Lara (best batsman I have ever seen)
Steve Waugh (most reliable in a crisis)
Andrew Flintoff (for loving it!)

Young Players To Look Out For:
There are so many good young cricketers but it is very difficult to tell who will piece all the bits together to actually be a star.

Other Sports Followed:
Football (West Ham Utd FC)
Admirer of most major sports (spend more time playing them all badly rather than watching if possible)

Extras:
Played or coached in over 20 countries many on behalf of the European Development Program.
ECC Centre of Excellence Head Coach & ECC Academy Director 2002 & 2003.
ECB Amateur XI Selector 1998 – 2001
Author and Publisher of three cricket education titles. Two of which ‘Teach Cricket’ and ‘ICC Cricket’ have been adopted globally by the ICC.
Chairman of Bexley CC Entertainments Committee, talent night contest competitor 1998 – 2005!

Richard Skyrme

Current Position: Member of the Hereford Cathedral School PE department

Born:
23rd December 1960

Education:
Hereford Cathedral School

Career:
1998- Member of the Hereford Cathedral School PE department, running the cricket and the 2nd xv rugby.
1990-1997 Self Employed Coach (Cricket and Rugby)

Playing career:
Hereford Cricket Club. 1975-1988 (Captain 84-88) 3 Counties league
Old Hill Cricket Club. 1989-1991 Birmingham League
Stourbridge Cricket Club. 1992-1994 Birmingham League
Moseley Cricket Club. 1995-1997 Birmingham League
Brockhampton Cricket Club. 1998-1999 Worcester league
Herefordshire CCC. Minor Counties Championship 1991-1998(Captain)
Midland Conference 1994-1997 (Captain 1996)
Three Counties League representitive side 1983-1988 (Captain 1985-1988)
Worcester II 1981/1983

Coaching
Qualifications:
ECB Level III Award
ECB Staff Coach Level III
Field Base Trainer
Good Practice and Child Protection Officer

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Mark Taylor
Steve Waugh
Shane Warne
Freddy Flintoff
Ian Botham and Richard Holdsworth

Young Players To Look Out For:
Neil Pinner 14 (RGS Worcester)
Charlie Skyrme 7 (Hereford Cathedral School)

Other Sports Followed:
Rugby
Golf
Beach Volleyball

Stuart Welch

Current Position: Cricket Professional - Cranleigh School.

Born:
25 April 1971

Education:
Hayes Manor School

Career:
Cricket Professional - Cranleigh School
Assistant Head coach at Lords cricket ground for MCC 1994 - 2003

Playing Career:
MCC young pro’s staff 1989-93
Middlesex 2nd XI
Essex 2nd XI
Derbyshire 2nd XI

Coaching Qualifications:
ECB Level III Award
Staff Coach Level I

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Malcolm Marshall

Young Players To Look Out For:
Stuart Meaker, Seren Waters and Philip Roper

Other Sports Followed:
Football (Chelsea)
Golf
Fives

Graeme West

Current Position: Middlesex Cricket Board Development Officer

Born:
Edgware, London

Career:
Middlesex Cricket Board Development Officer
London Schools Cricket Project Development Officer

Playing Career:
Middlesex Colts, Young Cricketeters and Second XI.
Bessborough CC
Harrow Town CC
Roffey CC

Coaching Qualifications:
NCA Coach Award, Senior and Advanced
ECB Level III
ECB Staff Coach

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Andrew Strauss
Mark Ramprakash
Jacques Kallis

Young players To Look Out For:
Billy Godleman
Owen Morgan
Mark Lawson

Other Sports Followed:
Football (Arsenal)

Extras:
Played Semi-Pro Football for Southall FC
Coached football at Oregon State University (US)




David Young

Current Position: Cricket Development Officer - Gibraltar Cricket Association

Born:
Coventry, UK

Education:
Colyton Grammar (1989-94)
Warwick School (1994-96)
Durham University (96-99)

Career:

Lords Taverners Overseas Coaching Scholarship (will be in South Africa, Jan, Feb 2006)
Cricket Development Officer, Gibraltar (2004 – present)
Marketing Executive, Sports.com (2001-03)

Playing Career:
England U15-19 (tours to South Africa 1992, West Indies 1993)
Warwickshire 2nd XI
Worcestershire 2nd XI

Coaching Qualifications:
ECB Level III Award
ECB Staff Coach Level I & II

Cricketers Particularly Admired:
Brett Lee
Greame Hick
Michael Vaughan
Shane Warne

Young Players To Look Out For:
Ian Bell

Other Sports Followed:
Football (Coventry City FC)
Rugby
Athletics