The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the appointment of Carl Crowe as Assistant Coach to the England women’s team. The former Leicestershire spinner will take over the position from Jack Birkenshaw who has been in the role for two and a half years.
Crowe picked up 60 wickets in his 42 appearances for Leicestershire from 1995-2002. Crowe returned to play for his home county in 2009 whilst working towards his Level 4 coaching qualification, taking charge of the County U16 and U17 sides and working with the England Women’s Academy.
Crowe will take up the role at the end of the month when the team return from Sri Lanka and will work alongside Head Coach, Mark Lane. His first task will be to work with players ahead of the England women’s tour to Australia at the end of the year.
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Clare Connor, ECB Head of Women’s Cricket, said, “After short-listing a strong set of candidates, we unanimously concluded that Carl Crowe was the standout choice. He has experience of coaching in the women’s high performance environment, is currently completing his ECG Level 4 coaching qualification, and his skill set will be invaluable to head coach, Mark Lane.”
Speaking about his appointment, Crowe commented, “I’m delighted to be appointed Assistant Coach to the England women’s team…It’s exciting times for women’s cricket with some talented young players breaking into the England squad. I’m very much looking forward to the challenges ahead and working with the World champions in preparation for the Australia tour in January.”
Kirsty Page, Sportsister
The Women’s Sports Magazine
