Daniel Vettori joins Middlesex as T20 Blast coach
Friday 23 December 2016 11:34, UK
Daniel Vettori has signed a three-year deal to coach Middlesex's T20 Blast side.
The former New Zealand captain is building a reputation as a T20 coach with Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League and Royal Bangalore Challengers in the Indian Premier League.
And the 37-year-old's latest contract puts him in charge of the club's T20 strategy at four-day champions Middlesex, where he will work alongside head coach Richard Scott and assistants David Houghton and Richard Johnson.
"I am very excited about the opportunity to be involved with Middlesex in their pursuit of a T20 title," Vettori told the Middlesex website.
"Like all players I loved every opportunity to visit Lord's and that won't be any different as a coach but the main reason for my desire to be involved was the quality of the Middlesex playing squad.
Director of cricket Angus Fraser said: "There is talent and experience in all facets of their game and I look forward to complementing their skills and all the fantastic work the current coaching staff has done.
"As a club we are always looking to improve and signing Daniel will only strengthen what is already an outstanding coaching unit. Cricket is becoming ever more specialised. The skills required by players in the different forms of the game are wide-ranging - why should coaching be any different?"
Scott said: "I am delighted Daniel has agreed to join us as T20 Coach and am very much looking forward to working closely with him and tapping in to his expertise."
Middlesex reached the quarter-finals of this year's T20 Blast, losing to eventual winners Northamptonshire.
