de Bruyn named as Head Coach
Fri 26 Aug 2016
Leicestershire CCC are delighted to announce that Pierre de Bruyn has been named as the club’s new Head Coach.
de Bruyn will take on the role at the start of October after Andrew McDonald leaves his post as Elite Performance Director to return home to Melbourne.
The 39-year-old de Bruyn joined Leicestershire CCC as Second XI and Assistant Skills Coach last winter, and has since worked closely alongside McDonald.
de Bruyn previously worked as Head Coach and Technical Director with TuksCricket, the team that represents the University of Pretoria, after a very successful first-class playing career.
The South African all-rounder scored 4,637 first-class runs at a healthy average of 37.09 and also took 108 wickets at 29.63, as well as performing well in white ball cricket.
Leicestershire CCC Chief Executive Wasim Khan MBE said: “Pierre has made a huge impression since joining the club and has done a fantastic job this season. Pierre has stepped up to carry out a number of different roles and we feel that it is now the right time for him to take on this exciting new role.
“The club has made massive strides forward in the two years that Andrew has been here and Pierre will now carry on that excellent work in what are hugely exciting times at the Fischer County Ground.
“We will also be appointing an Assistant Coach who has extensive experience in county cricket, and we will be in a position to make that announcement on Tuesday week.”
