IOMCA Full Time Coaches
Name: Greig Wright
Role: Head of Performance & National Team Coach
IOMCA Age Groups: Oversee and coach all age groups and lead coach for National Team, EPP & U17s.
Coaching Qualifications: ECB Levels 1-4, ECB Tutor, Assessor & Field Based Trainer & degree in Sports Psychology.
Coaching Experience: 20 years working as a full time coach including 15 years at the Derbyshire Cricket Board as the Performance Officer. Coached two Derbyshire Premier League sides and volunteered at Sawley and Long Eaton Park and Denby CC for over 30 years.
Preferred coaching area: Comfortable in all areas
Cricket Idol: Adam Gilchrist as a player and John Buchanan as a coach
Role: Head of Performance & National Team Coach
IOMCA Age Groups: Oversee and coach all age groups and lead coach for National Team, EPP & U17s.
Coaching Qualifications: ECB Levels 1-4, ECB Tutor, Assessor & Field Based Trainer & degree in Sports Psychology.
Coaching Experience: 20 years working as a full time coach including 15 years at the Derbyshire Cricket Board as the Performance Officer. Coached two Derbyshire Premier League sides and volunteered at Sawley and Long Eaton Park and Denby CC for over 30 years.
Preferred coaching area: Comfortable in all areas
Cricket Idol: Adam Gilchrist as a player and John Buchanan as a coach
Name: Sally Green
Role: IOMCA Community Coach & Lead for Women & Girl's Development
IOMCA Age Groups: Coach all age groups including EPP and lead coach for U13, U15 & U15 Girl's Development.
Coaching Qualifications: UKCC Level 1, UKCC Level 2, ECB Club Coach Award, ECB Level 3, ECB Working in Schools & ECB Coach Development Workshops.
Coaching Experience: I have been coaching for over 20 years which started at West Hallam CC starting a girl's U11 side, I then progressed to Amber Valley U13 boys and then Derbyshire girls U13, U15 and EPP and the Derbyshire boys pathway. I started the Amber Valley U13 girls side which are still running today and many of these girls are representing Derbyshire. At my last Derbyshire club Denby CC I coached the FUNdamentals group (ages 3-7). I have also delivered in schools in Derby, Nottingham, Derbyshire and on the Isle of Man and delivered numerous 1-1s for the Derbyshire Cricket Board and the IOMCA.
Preferred coaching area: Bowling all ages and batting U13s and below
Cricket Idol: Katherine Brunt & Jimmy Anderson as players & Graham Dilley as a coach.
Role: IOMCA Community Coach & Lead for Women & Girl's Development
IOMCA Age Groups: Coach all age groups including EPP and lead coach for U13, U15 & U15 Girl's Development.
Coaching Qualifications: UKCC Level 1, UKCC Level 2, ECB Club Coach Award, ECB Level 3, ECB Working in Schools & ECB Coach Development Workshops.
Coaching Experience: I have been coaching for over 20 years which started at West Hallam CC starting a girl's U11 side, I then progressed to Amber Valley U13 boys and then Derbyshire girls U13, U15 and EPP and the Derbyshire boys pathway. I started the Amber Valley U13 girls side which are still running today and many of these girls are representing Derbyshire. At my last Derbyshire club Denby CC I coached the FUNdamentals group (ages 3-7). I have also delivered in schools in Derby, Nottingham, Derbyshire and on the Isle of Man and delivered numerous 1-1s for the Derbyshire Cricket Board and the IOMCA.
Preferred coaching area: Bowling all ages and batting U13s and below
Cricket Idol: Katherine Brunt & Jimmy Anderson as players & Graham Dilley as a coach.
IOMCA Part Time Coaches
Name: Matt Ansell
IOMCA Age Groups: U17 & EPP
Coaching Qualifications: UKCC Level 1
Coaching Experience: Coaching the Cronkbourne juniors for over five years.
Preferred coaching area: Bowling & fielding
Cricket Idol: Jimmy Anderson
IOMCA Age Groups: U17 & EPP
Coaching Qualifications: UKCC Level 1
Coaching Experience: Coaching the Cronkbourne juniors for over five years.
Preferred coaching area: Bowling & fielding
Cricket Idol: Jimmy Anderson
Name: George Burrows
IOMCA Age Groups: U13, U15 & U17s
Coaching Qualifications: Level 1 Cricket Coaching & Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport
Coaching Experience: Been coaching for the Isle of Man Cricket Association for 4 years and have coached across a variety of the IOMCA squads. This even includes a session with the National Team however, I have mainly worked with the u17 group. I have also coached on many of the cricket camps put on by the IOMCA and in primary schools across the isle of Man and in the UK. I also coached the U17 Lake View side in Australia
Preferred coaching area: Batting & fielding/ wicket keeping
Cricket Idol: Ben Stokes
IOMCA Age Groups: U13, U15 & U17s
Coaching Qualifications: Level 1 Cricket Coaching & Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport
Coaching Experience: Been coaching for the Isle of Man Cricket Association for 4 years and have coached across a variety of the IOMCA squads. This even includes a session with the National Team however, I have mainly worked with the u17 group. I have also coached on many of the cricket camps put on by the IOMCA and in primary schools across the isle of Man and in the UK. I also coached the U17 Lake View side in Australia
Preferred coaching area: Batting & fielding/ wicket keeping
Cricket Idol: Ben Stokes
Name: Mike Haywood
IOMCA Age Groups: U13, U15 and U15 Girl's Development
Coaching Experience: I have helped coach the Castletown U11, U13 and U15 teams for the last five years. Going back in the past I did help coach when Derek Mark was the cricket coach at King William's College and helped him with his book 'Batting technique Fault Finding Analysis'.
Preferred coaching area: Batting & fielding
Cricket Idol: David Gower at his best made batting look so easy!
IOMCA Age Groups: U13, U15 and U15 Girl's Development
Coaching Experience: I have helped coach the Castletown U11, U13 and U15 teams for the last five years. Going back in the past I did help coach when Derek Mark was the cricket coach at King William's College and helped him with his book 'Batting technique Fault Finding Analysis'.
Preferred coaching area: Batting & fielding
Cricket Idol: David Gower at his best made batting look so easy!
Name: Oliver Helfrich
IOMCA Age Groups: U15 Girl's Development
Coaching Experience: 6 years coaching youth cricket at Cronkbourne - U9 - U13, 2 years coaching IOM cricket U10 - U13.
Favourite county team: Northants CCC / the Steelbacks
Cricket Idol: Love bowling - spin - Monty Panesar, Dan Vittori, Harbajhan Singh, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sophie Ecclestone, Jim Laker and Graeme White. Favourite bat - Ben Duckett, Donald Bradman and Viv Richards. All rounders - Ben Stokes, Kapil Dev and Richard Hadley
Cricket Films: “Fire in Babylon”, “I know how many runs you scored last summer” and “knocked for 6”
Cricket series: “Bodyline” and “Outside Edge”
Favourite Test Ground: Edgbaston
Cricket Books: 'The Art of Captaincy', Mike Brearley, 'Beyond a Boundary', CLR James and 'Netherland', Joseph O'Neill
Cricket songs: Cricket lovely Cricket, Prince Far I and Jiggery Pokery, Duckworth Lewis Method
Cricket Bat - Hunts County and Newbery
Best Test: 2005 Eng v Aus 2005 (Edgbaston)
Best T20: 2016 Northants v Durham (Edgbaston)
IOMCA Age Groups: U15 Girl's Development
Coaching Experience: 6 years coaching youth cricket at Cronkbourne - U9 - U13, 2 years coaching IOM cricket U10 - U13.
Favourite county team: Northants CCC / the Steelbacks
Cricket Idol: Love bowling - spin - Monty Panesar, Dan Vittori, Harbajhan Singh, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sophie Ecclestone, Jim Laker and Graeme White. Favourite bat - Ben Duckett, Donald Bradman and Viv Richards. All rounders - Ben Stokes, Kapil Dev and Richard Hadley
Cricket Films: “Fire in Babylon”, “I know how many runs you scored last summer” and “knocked for 6”
Cricket series: “Bodyline” and “Outside Edge”
Favourite Test Ground: Edgbaston
Cricket Books: 'The Art of Captaincy', Mike Brearley, 'Beyond a Boundary', CLR James and 'Netherland', Joseph O'Neill
Cricket songs: Cricket lovely Cricket, Prince Far I and Jiggery Pokery, Duckworth Lewis Method
Cricket Bat - Hunts County and Newbery
Best Test: 2005 Eng v Aus 2005 (Edgbaston)
Best T20: 2016 Northants v Durham (Edgbaston)
Name: Nathan Knights
IOMCA Age Groups: EPP & U17s
Strength & Conditioning coach for National Team, EPP and U17s
Coaching Qualifications: UKCC Level 1
Coaching Experience: I've coached Year 7 and 8s at Ballakermeen when I was doing my GCSEs and then at Cronkbourne with the U9s, U11s, U13s and U15s for the last five years. Also deliver strength and conditioning sessions for the National Team, EPP, U17s and on the IOMCA community programme.
Preferred coaching area: Batting
Cricket Idol: Kevin Pietersen
IOMCA Age Groups: EPP & U17s
Strength & Conditioning coach for National Team, EPP and U17s
Coaching Qualifications: UKCC Level 1
Coaching Experience: I've coached Year 7 and 8s at Ballakermeen when I was doing my GCSEs and then at Cronkbourne with the U9s, U11s, U13s and U15s for the last five years. Also deliver strength and conditioning sessions for the National Team, EPP, U17s and on the IOMCA community programme.
Preferred coaching area: Batting
Cricket Idol: Kevin Pietersen
Name: Bliss Murtagh
IOMCA Age Groups: U15 Girl's Development
Coaching Experience: Been coaching for the last two years for Cronkbourne CC with the U9s and U11s.
Preferred coaching area: Bowling
Cricket Idol: Danielle Wyatt
IOMCA Age Groups: U15 Girl's Development
Coaching Experience: Been coaching for the last two years for Cronkbourne CC with the U9s and U11s.
Preferred coaching area: Bowling
Cricket Idol: Danielle Wyatt
Name: Conor Smith
IOMCA Age Groups: U13s & U15s
Cricket Qualifications: UKCC Level 2
Coaching Experience: Coached at Worksop College (1st XI & U14's) and worked for Nottinghamshire CCC as a Community Coach. This included all age groups and summer camps, including some match days with the U17's. I also coached for Worksop Cricket Club junior sides U13/U15/U17 & senior sides. Currently the Head of Cricket at King William's College.
Preferred coaching area: I don't really have a preferred coaching area. A bit like my playing, I try and do them all.
Cricket Idol: Darren Gough and Andrew Flintoff
IOMCA Age Groups: U13s & U15s
Cricket Qualifications: UKCC Level 2
Coaching Experience: Coached at Worksop College (1st XI & U14's) and worked for Nottinghamshire CCC as a Community Coach. This included all age groups and summer camps, including some match days with the U17's. I also coached for Worksop Cricket Club junior sides U13/U15/U17 & senior sides. Currently the Head of Cricket at King William's College.
Preferred coaching area: I don't really have a preferred coaching area. A bit like my playing, I try and do them all.
Cricket Idol: Darren Gough and Andrew Flintoff
Name: Will Ward
IOMCA Age Groups: U13s & U15s
IOMCA Age Groups: U13s & U15s
Name: Mark Williams
IOMCA Age Groups: U13s & U15s
Coaching Experience: Coaching for six years for Castletown CC U9s, U11s, U13s and U15s and IOMCA U11, U13 and U15 squads.
Preferred coaching area: Batting
Cricket Idol: Andrew Flintoff
IOMCA Age Groups: U13s & U15s
Coaching Experience: Coaching for six years for Castletown CC U9s, U11s, U13s and U15s and IOMCA U11, U13 and U15 squads.
Preferred coaching area: Batting
Cricket Idol: Andrew Flintoff