Ex-West Indies star Jimmy Adams named new head coach of Kent County Cricket Club
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Jimmy Adams meets the media at the St
Lawrence Ground on Tuesday
afternoon
Picture: Barry Goodwin
Former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams has been appointed as
Kent County Cricket Club's new head coach.
Adams (pictured) played 54 Test matches and 127 one-day
internationals for the West Indies during a nine-year international
career, which culminated with his appointment as captain. He
retired from Test cricket with a batting average of 41.26 and a
highest Test score of 208 not out.
He went on to coach the West Indies under-19 team, and most
recently has been technical director of Jamaica Cricket.
He said: “I am delighted to be given this opportunity as
head coach at Kent Cricket.
"They are a county with a proud history and tradition. I look
forward to working towards further success in the year to come and
can’t wait to get started.”
Kent's chairman of cricket Graham Johnson said they
were delighted to have had such a strong field of candidates
for the role.
"I believe we have run an extremely thorough process to select
our new head coach, and are delighted that Jimmy will take up the
position,"
"He has a strong desire to see young players develop and this
shone through in our discussions with him. He also has a tremendous
amount of experience from his time in international cricket –
particularly as captain. We welcome Jimmy to Kent and wish him the
very best of luck.”
Tuesday, January 03 2012
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