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Professional cricketer, formerly of Hampshire and Somerset. I enjoyed plenty of success at Hampshire, including two Twenty20 trophies and one CB40 trophy. I was an integral part of a highly successfull team, and I know what it takes to win. Having spent a long time at Hampshire the chance to play at Somerset provided a great opportunity to progress further my understanding of what it takes to be a successful professional out fit at such an elite level. My recent move towards coaching has provided me with new challenges, and helped me view the game from a different perspective. Whilst I'm fortunate to be able to draw on the knowledge and experience I built up as a player, I'm always hungry to learn more and grow in my new role as a coach. I’m currently lead Wicket Keeping coach at Hampshire CCC and Sussex CCC. As well as being the lead Wicket Keeping/Fielding coach for England Women. I was assistant coach to the women’s Kia Super League team, Western Storm, from 2017-2019, in that time we won the tournament twice and in doing so became the most successful team in the tournaments history!I also over see the entire coaching structure at Wokingham CC, working with all the teams from U10's through to the seniors, taking on private one-to-one coaching sessions as well. I have every ambition to coach in the professional game at the very highest level and am thoroughly looking forward to continuing my journey in cricket.

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