Time to Shine for coach at Nottinghamshire
KEVIN SHINE has been appointed as Nottinghamshire’s assistant coach after 14 years with the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Shine’s time as the ECB’s lead fast bowling coach based at Loughborough came to end at the start of the month and he will now begin a fresh chapter alongside former England coach Peter Moores at Trent Bridge.
The 50-year-old served as head coach and academy director at Somerset before beginning work with the ECB in 2006, his tenure ending after managing director of men’s cricket Ashley Giles oversaw a changing of the guard in the backroom departments.
“When the opportunity came up, it was a no-brainer for me,” said Shine.
“I’m really looking forward to working with Pete again. He is one of the best coaches in the game and a person I have huge respect for.
“I have spent the last 14 years trying to develop international cricketers and to put a bit of what I have learnt back into county cricket is really exciting.”
Moores believes Shine’s expertise can help the club – who were relegated from Division One of the County Championship – bounce back. “On the back of last season, we know we’ve got to get better,” he said.
■ Former England seamer James Kirtley has agreed a fulltime deal to become fast bowling coach at Sussex.
Kirtley spent 14 years with the county as a player, winning three Specsavers County Championship titles and three limitedovers trophies, and the 44-yearold has been acting as a coaching consultant for the last two seasons.
A permanent vacancy on the staff came up when Jon Lewis left for England Under-19s.
■ Australia Test batsman Marnus Labuschagne has re-signed as Glamorgan’s overseas player for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
The Australian will be available for all three formats.