Published: Dec 30, 2015, 05:26 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 30, 2015, 05:26 PM (IST)
Cardiff: Toby Radford has left his position as head coach of Glamorgan a year before his three-year contract was due to finish, the Welsh county announced Wednesday. Radford, 44, linked up with Glamorgan in October 2013, having previously served as batting coach with the West Indies. Glamorgan ended eighth in County Championship Division Two in Radford’s first year in charge in 2014 and last season finished fourth – their second highest championship position in the last decade. They also made the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals in 2014, but their one-day form in 2015 fell away as Glamorgan failed to make it out of the group stages of both 20-over and 50-over competitions.
“I am obviously pleased that the team showed major improvement in the past two seasons and it has been highly competitive across all formats and in all competitions. It is disappointing for me not to be able to see the work through to its conclusion but I am confident that the wealth of home-grown young talents like David Lloyd, Aneurin Donald and Andrew Salter, all of whom are now first-team regulars, gives the club huge optimism for both the immediate and long-term future,” Radford said.
Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris added: “Toby’s hard work and commitment to the role has been evidence for all to see and under his leadership we have made an important step forward in championship cricket. “The coaching Toby has done with our young batsmen has been particularly important and I believe the players and the club will reap the benefits of this work in years to come.”
