Mark Coles has been appointed head coach of Zimbabwe Women forward of their five-match T20I series in opposition to South Africa, which begins on September 11 in Bulawayo. The New Zealander has previously served as head coach of the Pakistan and Scotland ladies’s groups, and as interim coach of the Papua New Guinea males’s group, aside from holding numerous roles in home and franchise cricket.
Coles’ teaching workers will embody assistant coach (batting) Rangarirai Manyande, fielding coach Trevor Phiri, power and conditioning coach Religion Dube, physiotherapist Farai Mabasa, analyst Keith Kulinga and group supervisor Mary-Anne Musonda.
“Mark Coles brings intensive worldwide teaching and high-performance expertise, in addition to a powerful understanding of the calls for of the ladies’s sport,” ZC Chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani stated. “Along with the technical and help workers appointed throughout our senior and Beneath-19 buildings, we consider he’ll assist us construct a aggressive group and set up a transparent pathway for sustained success.
“We’re assured that this group will assist Zimbabwe ladies’s cricket proceed to develop and compete strongly on the worldwide stage.”