Aaron Hamilton

Aaron Hamilton
Personal information
Born1978/79
RoleCoach
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2015–2019Ireland women

Aaron Hamilton (born 1978/79)[1] is an Australian cricket coach, who was most recently the head coach of Ireland women's cricket team.

Career

Hamilton is a Level Three Cricket Australia coach, and he spent seven years as a coach with the Western Australian Cricket Association, including being the assistant and bowling coach of Western Fury.[1][2] In 2010, Hamilton was invited to speak at a Cricket Indonesia conference.[3] In February 2015, Hamilton was appointed head coach of the Ireland women's cricket team, taking over from former Ireland men's international Trent Johnston.[1][2][4] His first tournament as coach was the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in Thailand;[5] Ireland won the tournament after beating Thailand on the last ball of a match,[6] and thus qualified for the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[7] Hamilton introduced a Super 3's Irish domestic cricket tournament.[4] In 2017, Hamilton signed a three-year contract extension.[8] In June 2019, Hamilton left the role by mutual consent, and moved back to Australia.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ireland name Australian Aaron Hamilton as women's coach". BBC Sport. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Aaron Hamilton appointed Ireland Women's Cricket Coach". Sportswomen.ie. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Jakarta prepares for Coaching Course". ICC Development Programme. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Breaking boundaries and changing the game – how Ireland are defying their amateur status". The 42. 21 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Cath Dalton Named in Ireland Women's Squad". Middlesex County Cricket Club. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Ireland Women's head coach Aaron Hamilton to leave his role". BBC Sport. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Ireland lift Women's World T20 Qualifier after thrilling win". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Aaron Hamilton signs three year deal with Ireland". Cricket Ireland. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.