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Graeme Welch To Join Hampshire as Bowling Lead Coach
Graeme Welch To Join Hampshire as Bowling Lead Coach
Welch will oversee the development of all the Hampshire bowlers throughout the age-group system
Hampshire Cricket can today confirm that Graeme Welch will join the Club at the start of 2022 as Bowling Lead Coach.
Highly regarded on the county circuit, Welch is a two-time County Championship winner both as a player (1994 & 1995) and bowling coach (2012 & 2021) with Warwickshire.
The former medium pacer also has experience within England’s coaching setup and has previously held roles at Essex, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.
Alongside working with the bowling group of the senior squad, Welch will oversee the development of all the Hampshire bowlers throughout the age-group system.
In the summer, Welch worked with James Vince and Liam Dawson, as part of the Southern Brave Men’s coaching staff, playing an important role as they won the inaugural season of The Hundred.
It is a really exciting move as I had a great experience with Southern Brave in The Hundred this year and was very impressed with the facilities at The Ageas Bowl and the staff. I am looking forward to working with Adi Birrell, Giles White, James Vince and also with Keith Barker again. It is a talented and experienced squad which came so close to winning two trophies last year and it is a new chapter for me which I am really looking forward to.
Graeme Welch
Graeme is a highly respected coach and we’re delighted he has agreed to join the Club. This appointment is part of our strategic plan for the future of our coaching structure and Graeme will play a key role in the development of our bowlers at all levels.
Giles White, Hampshire’s Director of Cricket
In his first-class career Welch scored 5,075 runs at 22.86, including two centuries and took an impressive 477 wickets at 31.51.
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