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. 1 2 3 "Ireland name Australian Aaron Hamilton as women's coach". BBC Sport. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
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