Gary Kirsten has stepped down from his role as Welsh Fire head coach at the Men’s Hundred after overseeing a winless 2022 season.
Kirsten, 54, spent the Hundred’s first two seasons with the Cardiff-based side but, after winning their first two games, their results have been disappointing: they have won one of their last six matches in 2021 and are in the draft. Despite a squad change, 2022 lost all eight matches.
Kirsten had initially planned to build his side around Jonny Bairstow as captain, but he has played just twice for them since withdrawing from Tests last year. Unlike most of its competitors, the Fire has struggled to develop a team culture or sense of identity.
His departure was long expected but only recently confirmed. The decision was made by FIRE’s board, which includes the chief executives of Glamorgan, Gloucestershire and Somerset, Welsh businesswoman Elaine Richards (who acts as an independent director) and Glamorgan’s head of operations Dan Cherry, general manager Mark Wallace. are working as .
Christen confirmed his departure following a report in ESPNcricinfo on Tuesday. The Daily Telegraph.
Candidates to replace Christen could include former England assistant coach Paul Farbrace, who revealed earlier this month that he was open to taking up the role at the Hundred after stepping down as Warwickshire’s director of cricket.
