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ICC Europe Coach Profiles
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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