David Saker
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| Full name | David James Saker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 May 1966 Melbourne,Victoria,Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Matthew Gale(nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994/95–1999/00 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000/01–2002/03 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,17 August 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David James Saker(born 29 May 1966) is an Australiancricketcoach and former player who playedfirst-class cricketforVictoriaandTasmania.He has been the fast bowling coach for theEngland,AustraliaandSri Lanka national cricket team.
Playing career
[edit]Saker was born atMelbourne, Victoriain 1966. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Saker made his first class debut in the 1994–95 season. He spent six years with the Bushrangers before accepting an offer to join the Tasmanian side at the start of the 2000–01 season. As a veteran in a fairly young side he was named as their Player of the Year for 2001–02. Saker was also a handy batsman, making four first class half-centuries, even opening the batting at times for the Bushrangers in limited-overs games. He retired in 2002–03 with 247 wickets to his name at 30.10.
Coaching
[edit]In 2004 he became an assistant coach at Victoria underGreg Shipperd.
On 8 April 2010, Saker was appointed as the fast bowling coach of theEngland cricket team,replacing the departingOttis Gibson.[1]After Saker's key role in the team winning the2010–11 Ashes series,he was handed a new three-year contract.[2]
Saker left the English job in early 2015, and was appointed head coach of theMelbourne Renegadesin theBig Bash League.[3]Two months later, he was also appointed coach of theVictoria Bushrangersin first class and one day cricket.[4]He led Victoria to the Sheffield Shield in his only season with the state, and was then appointed fast-bowling coach for theAustralian national cricket teamin July 2016.[5]He resigned on 7 February 2019 with immediate effect following investigations into his role in the ball tampering saga.[6]
In July 2019, he was appointed as the fast bowling coach of theUnited States national cricket teamon a short-term basis. In December 2019, he was appointed as the fast bowling coach ofSri Lanka national cricket teamon two-year contract.[7]He then coached England at the2022 T20 World Cupand agreed to coach the England Test team for the2023 Ashes.[8]
References
[edit]- ^"Saker named as England bowling coach".ESPN. 8 April 2010.Retrieved5 January2010.
- ^"Fast bowling coach David Saker extends England deal".BBC Sport. 6 January 2011.Retrieved7 January2011.
- ^"David Saker takes head coach role at Melbourne Renegades".BBC Sport. 16 March 2015.Retrieved16 March2015.
- ^Greg Buckle (15 May 2015)."David Saker appointed Victoria coach after leaving role as England bowling coach".Herald Sun.Retrieved2 December2015.
- ^Greg Buckle (14 July 2016)."David Saker appointed Australian bowling coach after guiding Victoria to Sheffield Shield title".Herald Sun.Melbourne, VIC.Retrieved14 July2016.
- ^sport, The Guardian (7 February 2019)."Bowling coach David Saker quits in latest Australian cricket shakeup".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved7 February2019.
- ^"USA Cricket Announces New National Team Coaching Structure".USA Cricket.13 July 2019.Retrieved13 July2019.
- ^Burnton, Simon (13 March 2023)."David Saker agrees to be England's fast bowling coach for Ashes".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved13 April2023.