Cricket: Peter Such is new England spin doctor

Published on 03/07/2012 00:00

Peter Such has been named as the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new national spin coach.

A former England and Essex off-spinner, Such has been promoted from his previous role as a part-time consultant and will take charge of spin coaching at the National Cricket Performance Centre at Loughborough.

Mushtaq Ahmed will continue to work with the senior national side, while Such will take charge of the coaching and development of players at England Lions and England Performance Programme level, as well as on the county circuit.

David Parsons, ECB performance director, said: “His monitoring and identification of talented spin bowlers in first-class cricket is highly respected and he’s played a major role in sending our leading young spinners to Sri Lanka to play first-class cricket to improve their games.”

Hugh Morris, managing director of England cricket, added: “Peter’s appointment is due recognition for the significant contribution he has made to our spin programmes and also re-emphasises the importance we place on developing a pool of talented spinners who can challenge for places in the England team in the future.”

Such played 11 Tests between 1993 and 1999, taking 37 wickets.