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Born | 1978/79 |
Role | Coach |
Head coaching information | |
Years | Team |
2015–2019 | Ireland 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.
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]
Personal information | |
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Born | 1978/79 |
Role | Coach |
Head coaching information | |
Years | Team |
2015–2019 | Ireland 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.
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]