http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Mott-c1928 in the reckoning for becoming Kiwi coach - Cricket News update
Matthew Mott is one of the three candidates that have been shortlisted to become the new coach of New Zealand. The incumbent coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. Wright has cited his confrontation
with the director of New Zealand cricket as one of the reasons for giving up the job.
Matthew http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823 Blues. For Glamorgan however, Mott’s approval by New Zealand cricket would mean that they would be shuffling
their coaching staff thrice in two years.
The 38-year-old is a former cricketer for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Queensland-c834 and Victoria, and since then, has been actively involved in the coaching role for different teams. He was the assistant coach with Australia’s Under-19 World Cup team in 2005. He has also
served the same role for the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise in the Indian Premier league as well. It was under his coaching that the New South Wales managed to lift their first Champions League Twenty 20 tournament title in 2009.
Mott is competing for a coaching slot with Delhi’s assistant coach Trent Woodhill and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750
and current South African mental coach who deals with the psychological aspect of the game. His state of being short listed was in light of New Zealand’s dismal run in the West Indies, where they succumbed to a 4-1 whitewash.
The brawl between the director of New Zealand cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Marshall-Buchanan-c68302 and John Wright is cited as the main reason for resorting to possible alternates for the future.
According to the New Zealand Herald, former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Otago-c829 coach, Mike Hesson will be the most probable choice to coach the Black Caps in place of Wright. Hesson stepped down as Kenya’s coach, citing security issues which have jeopardized his family. He was a former
Otago Volts and New Zealand A coach and took over as Kenya coach in July 2011. He is credited for being involved with Kenyan cricket during a pay dispute between the players and the board. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-Masson-Moody-c93654, the former coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team was requested
to apply for the post but declined shortly after.
The final round of interviews will take place this week. The candidates will be interviewed for a third time and a new head coach for the Black Caps will be confirmed by July 25.
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