Allan Donald to be bowling consultant for New Zealand
Former South African pace sensation, Allan Donald has been convinced by Cricket New Zealand to join the national team as a bowling consultant. According to reports, the 44-year old has accepted the offer and is looking forward to working with the Black Caps.
Donald would be working under the recently appointed New Zealand head coach, John Wright. Being appointed just before the World Cup, he would be expected to play an influential role in the team's performance in the most prestigious tournament in the world
of cricket.
The South African was working as the head of Zimbabwe's domestic champion franchise, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 to release him.
Talking on the matter, the prolific fast bowler of the 90s said, "I'm extremely grateful to the Mountaineers for agreeing to release me and I'm equally excited about the possibility of joining New Zealand Cricket on a more permanent basis".
Describing his time in Zimbabwe, he said, "Even though I was only in Zimbabwe for three months, I thoroughly enjoyed my time there and learned a lot about being head coach".
Donald felt that even though he was the head coach in Zimbabwe, he still wanted to be back in international cricket, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 has provided him with this opportunity.
"The opportunity to return to international cricket was irresistible and to work with somebody of the stature of John Wright is something which doesn't come along every day, and I can't wait to get started", he said.
The South African was appointed as a bowling consultant in the past when he was attached with England's cricket team, in 2007, which saw a great improvement in the bowling department of the English squad. However, he decided not to extend his contract and
left the side the same year in September, to be with his family.
The bowler, who is often nick-named the white lightening, made his Test debut on 18th April, 1992, against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 lost that match, Donald took 2 wickets in the first innings and 4 in the second, giving away 67 and
77 runs. This also included the wicket of West Indies batsman, Brain Lara, who was at the peak of his career at that time. Donald played his last Test match in 2002, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. In his Test career, he played 72 matches and took 330 wickets.
He made his debut in the one-day format of the game in 1991, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canada-c748. He has played 164 ODIs, and took 272
wickets.
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