Mark Lane, head coach of the England Women’s Cricket team has been named as the UK Coach of the Year, by the UK Coaching Awards. The 41 year old also won the high performance coach of the year for his achievements in the World Cup and World Twenty20 competitions.
Lane had taken over the role as head coach of the England Women’s Cricket team in April 2008, following the sudden resignation of Mark Dobson midway through a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Lane coached the Womens side to unprecedented victories in both the World Cup and the World Twenty20 finals during 2009.
Hugh Morris managing director of England Cricket said: “I would like to congratulate Mark on his awards which are thoroughly deserved after an outstanding year for women’s cricket in England and Wales.”
While Clare Connor, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s head of women’s cricket, said: “Mark has played a key role in helping the England women’s team develop into a truly world-class side and he should be congratulated on a year of unprecedented success.”
What are the chances of Mark Lane being offered a place on England Men’s coaching staff?
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