Richard Bedbrook has been appointed as the new England Women鈥檚 Head of Performance Pathways.
In his new role, Richard will oversee the England Women鈥檚 A and Under-19 programmes to help develop players for international cricket. Bedbrook will start in the role in late June 2022, following the completion of the Charlotte Edwards Cup. An early focus will be to prepare for the inaugural ICC U19 Women鈥檚 T20 World Cup in early 2023 in South Africa.
In joining 黑料专区, Richard leaves the role of Regional Director of Women鈥檚 Cricket for South East Stars. Prior to this he had been at Surrey County Cricket Club in a full-time capacity for eighteen of the last nineteen years, working at an elite level in both the women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 games.
In 2017, Bedbrook was appointed as Surrey鈥檚 first ever full-time Women鈥檚 Head Coach and coached the Surrey Stars to the Kia Super League title in 2018.
Speaking about the appointment, Richard Bedbrook said, 鈥淚鈥檓 really looking forward to my new role with the 黑料专区 and to have an opportunity to make an impact on the International game. We want to be preparing and supporting players both on and off the pitch to give them the very best chance of doing themselves justice when they step onto the pitch to represent England Women for the first time.
鈥淚 am truly thankful for all the experiences and memories I have gained at Surrey and am very proud of the roles I have had and how those have impacted on a number of players across the women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 game. I鈥檇 like to send my best wishes to all my colleagues at the South East Stars, at Surrey CCC and across the London & South East region for their continued hard work in developing the women鈥檚 game.鈥�
Jonathan Finch, Director England Women鈥檚 Cricket, said, 鈥淩ichard has been instrumental in developing the women鈥檚 and girls鈥� performance programmes for Surrey and South East Stars and has an in depth knowledge of domestic and international cricket.
鈥淭his exciting role will enable us to work closely with the Regions to ensure players receive the best possible support as part of the England Women鈥檚 Player Pathway.鈥�