{"id":29689,"date":"2019-07-19T12:40:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T11:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=29689"},"modified":"2019-07-19T12:47:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T11:47:45","slug":"mcdonald-named-head-coach-of-mens-birmingham-team-for-the-hundred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/19\/mcdonald-named-head-coach-of-mens-birmingham-team-for-the-hundred\/","title":{"rendered":"MCDONALD NAMED HEAD COACH OF MEN\u2019S BIRMINGHAM TEAM FOR THE HUNDRED"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Australia all-rounder Andrew McDonald has been appointed the Head Coach of the men\u2019s Birmingham-based team in The Hundred.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier this year McDonald (38) became the first coach to secure an Australian domestic treble, since the launch of the Big Bash, leading Melbourne Renegades to a first title, whilst also securing the Sheffield Shield and One-Day Cup with his native Victoria. He also led Victoria to Sheffield Shield success in 2017.<\/p>\n

McDonald said: \u201cThe Hundred is a tournament that\u2019s generating interest across the globe and the opportunity to be part of it as Head Coach of the Birmingham team is something that I\u2019m relishing.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing based at Edgbaston will give this team access to some of the best cricket facilities in the world, but it\u2019s also a venue that\u2019s very well known for its atmosphere and having such a passionate home crowd behind us will be fantastic as we look to progress through the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sanjay Patel, managing director of The Hundred added: \u201cThe Hundred will feature world class players on a big stage playing exciting 100 ball cricket.\u00a0 A year out, we\u2019re attracting world class coaches and Andrew is a fantastic appointment for the men\u2019s Birmingham-based team.\u201d<\/p>\n

McDonald will be assisted at Edgbaston by New Zealand legend Daniel Vettori, who has enjoyed spells as Head Coach of IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore, Brisbane Heat of the Big Bash, and Vitality Blast stints with Middlesex and Derbyshire Falcons.<\/p>\n

Warwickshire First Team Coach Jim Troughton and Worcestershire First Team Coach Alex Gidman complete the Birmingham men\u2019s team coaching staff, whilst sports analyst Dan Weston will also be part of the backroom staff as the Data Insights Manager.<\/p>\n

Warwickshire CCC Chief Operating Officer, Craig Flindall, said: \u201cAndrew has quickly become one of the most sought-after coaches in the game, having won multiple trophies in such a short space of time and developed relationships with many of the world\u2019s leading players. He also boasts coaching experience in England, having spent two years with Leicestershire.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went through a very comprehensive selection process and spoke to several outstanding coaches, who have vast experience of the international game, in addition to marquee T20 tournaments. However, Andrew was the standout candidate amongst this group and everyone is looking forward to welcoming him to Edgbaston to represent our men\u2019s team in The Hundred.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Rawnsley, Chief Executive of Worcestershire County Cricket Club, said: \u201cWe welcome Andrew to the region. I’m sure the players and coaches involved in the Birmingham men\u2019s team will learn a lot from him and Daniel, both have a wealth of experience in the game, which will be invaluable to all around them.”<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s appointment follows the recent announcement that Simon Katich will coach the men\u2019s Manchester-based team.<\/p>\n

The Hundred is set to provide sports fans with an exciting new 100 ball format with world-class players from England and around the world competing in a men\u2019s and women\u2019s competitions.<\/p>\n

The five-week tournament will be played at the height of summer and feature eight city-based teams from Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff, Southampton and two in London (Lord\u2019s and the Oval).<\/p>\n

The men\u2019s Player Draft is set to provide an historic first for British sport when it is staged on Sunday, October 20.\u00a0 It will be shown live by Sky Sports, with extensive coverage across the BBC.<\/p>\n

Fans can register their interest in tickets and information via www.thehundred.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Australia all-rounder Andrew McDonald has been appointed the Head Coach of the men\u2019s Birmingham-based team in The Hundred. Earlier this year McDonald (38) became the first coach to secure an Australian domestic treble, since the launch of the Big Bash, leading Melbourne Renegades to a first title, whilst also securing the Sheffield Shield and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,3,27,112],"tags":[2211,264,1710,2213,2212],"class_list":["post-29689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-news","category-sport","category-top-stories","tag-andrew-mcdonald","tag-birmingham","tag-edgbaston","tag-warwickshire","tag-worcestershire-county-cricket-club"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}