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Bromsgrove School Appoints New Head of Cricket

Bromsgrove School is delighted to welcome Richard Cox as its new Director of Cricket. Richard who is an ECB Level IV Coach and a Member of the Elite Coaches Panel for the International Cricket Council Europe has most recently worked at Warwickshire County Cricket Club as Director of Cricket for Warwickshire Cricket Board as well as being the club’s Academy Director. Richard’s extensive playing and coaching experience includes work as the ECB’s Regional Programme Manager (Midlands) for U15, U16 and U17 age groups.

Richard’s role at Bromsgrove will be to further develop Bromsgrove School’s links with all Cricket organisations and to develop cricket at all levels within the School. In particular the School is seeking to expand its cricketing reach in all areas of the game and to develop its facilities to the highest of standards over the next few years. Over recent years the school has enhanced its cricketing reputation tremendously and the School sees Richard’s appointment as an opportunity to take the sport even further.

Richard Cox said, “I am delighted to be joining Bromsgrove at such key time in the development of the School’s cricket and its facilities. Having spent 20 years at Edgbaston I hope to bring that experience to benefit the School and look forward to the challenge of working with some talented players and building upon the excellent cricketing record that the school has developed over recent years. ”

Paul Mullan (Second Deputy, Co-Curricula) said “Cricket at Bromsgrove is thriving and the appointment of Richard as Head of Cricket will enhance the excellent developments already made by Chris Munn, Master i/c Cricket. Chris and Richard will work closely together to continue to build the School’s internal cricketing activities and programmes”