Henderson is the first director of cricket for the Foxes
EX-LEICESTERSHIRE BOWLER HELPED CLUB WIN T20 TROPHY THREE TIMES
FORMER South African Test player Claude Henderson has been appointed as Leicestershire’s first director of cricket.
Henderson, 49, also played for the Foxes from 2004 to 2013 and was a key player during the club’s three T20 triumphs in 2004, 2006 and 2011.
The newly-created role will see Henderson work closely with Leicestershire head coach Paul Nixon to form what the club are calling a “cricket pillar”.
The pair will also work closely with head of academy Alastair Maiden and Second Team coach Dips Patel to develop a high performance and player pathway management programme.
Henderson will focus on producing success across all three formats of the game while continuing the development of a strong and sustainable feeder system from the club’s academy into the first team.
He said: “I am excited to be back at Leicestershire County Cricket Club – it is a place that holds a lot of fond memories for myself.
“I am really excited to be working with all the coaches and players, and it is great to see what Paul [Nixon] has already put in place at the club.
“If we keep developing cricketers and understand what it takes to win games of cricket then we are going in the right direction.”
Leicestershire chief executive
Sean Jarvis said: “Claude is a great addition to the club by bringing considerable international experience not to mention his competition winning history at Leicestershire.
“He will add further depth to the cricket pillar to continue with our work to progress and develop the pillar.” Left-arm spinner Henderson won seven Test caps for South Africa and played in four one-day internationals, and made 3,213 runs in 127 firstclass appearances for Leicestershire, taking 343 wickets.
He also claimed 128 scalps in List
A cricket and 69 in T20, at an economy rate of 6.92, to help the Foxes become the only side to have won the trophy three times.
Henderson is one of only four players to have won the English T20 title three times – along with two former Foxes team-mates, Nixon and Darren Stevens (twice with Kent), and Australian Dan Christian (once with Hampshire and twice with Notts).
Leicestershire finished fifth in their six-team group in the first half of the County Championship season, then fourth in Division Three following the mid-season split.
The Foxes finished sixth in their group in the T20 Blast and fourth in their One-Day Cup group, narrowly missing out on a place in the knockout stages.
I am excited to be back at Leicestershire - it is a place that holds a lot of fond memories
Claude Henderson