Monday, July 16, 2007
New Pakistan Cricket Coach Jeof Lawson or Jeff Lawson
Atlast Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ended up their hunt for a new coach, to succeed departed sole - Bobe Woolmer, who died during World Cup, 2007 in a suspicious way.
Jeff Lawson has been awarded a two-year contract open for renewal "as we want a coach to lead us to the 2011 World Cup," which will jointly be hosted by Pakistan, Dr. Nasim Ashraf said. He further stated in a press briefing that the decision was taken after taking into confidence all the players. However, he dispel the reports appearing in Australian press that the PCB had wanted Whatmore yet chose Lawson because of the players' wishes and it was Arjuna Ranatunga who influenced the PCB to avoid Whatmore after Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup-winning skipper met Pakistan manager Talat Ali in Scotland earlier this month.
Lawson, a Level III coach, was always the front running candidate for the job, even ahead of his more experienced compatriot Dav Whatmore, the former two-time coach of Sri Lanka who finished a four-year stint with Bangladesh in May.
Although Lawson has had no previous international coaching experience so far, he did coach the leading Australian state side New South Wales after his playing career ended in the 1990s.
Meanwhile Jeof Lawson speaking to a news channel termed the position as a wonderful challenge. "It's such a talented squad they have over there," he told Sky News. "When you look at the class of player they have, you just have to be excited about being involved with them."
Jeof Lawson, new Pakistan Coach born on 7th of December, 1957 in New South Wales. He made his debut in first class cricket for New South Wales in 1977 and made his Australian Test debut against India in 1980. He played 46 Test matches taking 180 wickets. He went on three Ashes tours including the 1989 Ashes-winning tour. In one match versus the West Indies at the WACA in 1988-89, he had his jaw broken by a Curtly Ambrose Bouncer.
In the Sheffield Shield he captained New South Wales between 1988 and 1992, leading the team to the title in 1992, his final game. In his career for the state he took 395 wickets. His positive aggressive captaincy is said to have influenced New South Wales colleagues and Australian captains Mark Tayler and Steve Wough. He also had a brief stint at Lancashir in the English County Championship. He also remained active in commentry box and has worked for ABC Radio, Channel 9 and Foxsports amongst other broadcasters. He is also a journalist and has contributed to the Sydney Morning Herald and other newspapers and magazines in various countries. In journalist world he is known as Henry Lawson.
He received the Order of Australia in 1990 for services to cricket and in 2002 he was given the Australian Sports Medal.On 16 July, 2007, this gentleman was awarded a contract of two years as coach of the Pakistan National Cricket Team for two years, becoming the third foreigner to take on the role succeeding Richard Pybus, an Englishman based in South Africa and Bob Woolmer, former coach of South Africa, died during World Cup, 2007 after humiliating defeat of Pakistan against newcomers Ireland.
Jeff Lawson has been awarded a two-year contract open for renewal "as we want a coach to lead us to the 2011 World Cup," which will jointly be hosted by Pakistan, Dr. Nasim Ashraf said. He further stated in a press briefing that the decision was taken after taking into confidence all the players. However, he dispel the reports appearing in Australian press that the PCB had wanted Whatmore yet chose Lawson because of the players' wishes and it was Arjuna Ranatunga who influenced the PCB to avoid Whatmore after Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup-winning skipper met Pakistan manager Talat Ali in Scotland earlier this month.
Lawson, a Level III coach, was always the front running candidate for the job, even ahead of his more experienced compatriot Dav Whatmore, the former two-time coach of Sri Lanka who finished a four-year stint with Bangladesh in May.
Although Lawson has had no previous international coaching experience so far, he did coach the leading Australian state side New South Wales after his playing career ended in the 1990s.
Meanwhile Jeof Lawson speaking to a news channel termed the position as a wonderful challenge. "It's such a talented squad they have over there," he told Sky News. "When you look at the class of player they have, you just have to be excited about being involved with them."
Jeof Lawson, new Pakistan Coach born on 7th of December, 1957 in New South Wales. He made his debut in first class cricket for New South Wales in 1977 and made his Australian Test debut against India in 1980. He played 46 Test matches taking 180 wickets. He went on three Ashes tours including the 1989 Ashes-winning tour. In one match versus the West Indies at the WACA in 1988-89, he had his jaw broken by a Curtly Ambrose Bouncer.
In the Sheffield Shield he captained New South Wales between 1988 and 1992, leading the team to the title in 1992, his final game. In his career for the state he took 395 wickets. His positive aggressive captaincy is said to have influenced New South Wales colleagues and Australian captains Mark Tayler and Steve Wough. He also had a brief stint at Lancashir in the English County Championship. He also remained active in commentry box and has worked for ABC Radio, Channel 9 and Foxsports amongst other broadcasters. He is also a journalist and has contributed to the Sydney Morning Herald and other newspapers and magazines in various countries. In journalist world he is known as Henry Lawson.
He received the Order of Australia in 1990 for services to cricket and in 2002 he was given the Australian Sports Medal.On 16 July, 2007, this gentleman was awarded a contract of two years as coach of the Pakistan National Cricket Team for two years, becoming the third foreigner to take on the role succeeding Richard Pybus, an Englishman based in South Africa and Bob Woolmer, former coach of South Africa, died during World Cup, 2007 after humiliating defeat of Pakistan against newcomers Ireland.
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