Updated: Dec 8, 2022 10:48 AM
No longer a team: Cricket director Elliott Wilson (right) has stepped down from his position as head coach Niraj Odedora prepares to return to the island
Elliott Wilson has resigned after just a few months as cricket director of the Bermuda Cricket Board.
Wilson, a former first-class opening batsman for Worcestershire, had big plans for the role after his appointment and was instrumental in recruiting Nirajiodedra as the new national team head coach.
But the future of Bermuda cricket came to a head in the week the BCB announced that the island had been selected as the venue for the ICC T20 World Cup regional final, with Odedora imminent in their bid for World Cup qualifiers.
Elliott Wilson, BCB Director of Cricket, Alan Douglas Sr. and Niraj Odedora
In a statement issued exclusively official gazetteWilson cites disagreements over the direction of Bermuda cricket and a possible clash of personalities as the main factors behind his decision.
Wilson’s statement reads: I resigned from all his positions in mid-October.
“During this time, I obviously gained privileged insight into issues on and off the field, as well as participating in an entire summer of domestic cricket (except during national tours). I have passed on all my thoughts to President Arnold Manders.
“Outside cricket, I have a full-time job and have a very young family. It was too much to be involved in both training and administration (but it was very interesting). And the way things should be structured was different in some respects.
“Of course I don’t want to burn bridges down with BCB or cricket, and I don’t want people on the island to burn down either. I am open to talking to aspiring cricketers about cricket and supporting cricket in the future. I think we have already done so by introducing the island to the very talented national coach Niraj Odedora Did you know he coached India’s first class team to a national one day competition ?
“Bermuda cricket will be strengthened if we listen to his coaching and youth development suggestions in the years to come. increase.”
official gazette We have reached out to the Bermuda Cricket Commission for comment.
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