Spin bowling coach Nathan Hauritz departs from Cricket Ireland owing to personal reasons

DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today confirmed that National Spin Bowling Coach, Nathan Hauritz, has departed from Cricket Ireland for personal family reasons. Former Australian off-spinner Hauritz started with Cricket Ireland in mid-2022 and worked across senior men’s, women’s, and pathway systems. He travelled as part of the coaching staff to the most recent men’s and women’s T20 World Cups.

 Speaking about his decision, Hauritz said:

“Words cannot describe how much I enjoyed my experience with Cricket Ireland. The players, staff, and families all made myself and [my wife] Dianne feel like we had been part of the organization for years. I will be forever grateful to Richard Holdsworth, Ed Joyce, and Heinrich Malan for giving me an opportunity to coach at an international level. I wish them all well for the series against Australia Women and the upcoming T20 qualifiers respectively.

“To all the players, I don’t have many words other than ‘thank you’. Every day you all continued to amaze me with how you were and were able to compete and push some of the best teams in the world. Good luck and I will miss you all.”

Heinrich Malan, Head Coach of Ireland Men, said:

“It has been a sad, but understandable decision that Nathan has made, and we all wish him and his family well during this difficult time. Nathan was our first dedicated national spin bowling coach and brought a great deal of experience and insightful thinking to the role. He worked closely with not only our frontline spinners but with the pathway and emerging spin bowlers within our system and was very optimistic about the talent coming through. I wish him and Dianne well.”

Ed Joyce, Head Coach of Ireland Women, said:

“It was a delight to work closely with Nathan, so it’s sad to see him go. Nathan worked brilliantly with our spinners and his knowledge and experience of working within a women’s cricket environment was of great benefit to me and the coaching and support staff. He was a great addition to the travelling coaches at the T20 World Cup back in February and I was looking forward to working with him again throughout our busy summer. On behalf of the women’s senior squad, we’d like to thank Nathan for his work, his impact continues on in those who benefited from his coaching.”