Grant Bradburn appointed head coach at Glamorgan, signs three-year deal

Glamorgan have opted to return to a single head coach model for 2024 after splitting the role between Matthew Maynard and Mark Alleyne last season

Grant Bradburn has been named head coach at Glamorgan following five years with the Pakistan Cricket Board.

The 57-year-old has signed a three-year deal and will take charge of the county in all formats.

Last season, Glamorgan split the head coach responsibilities between Matthew Maynard (red ball) and Mark Alleyne (white ball).

However, it didn't deliver an upturn in on-field results – they won just one match in the County Championship and finished second bottom of their group in the T20 Blast – and when Alleyne was seconded to Welsh Fire for The Hundred, they required a third head coach in David Harrison for the One-Day Cup.

^{Matthew Maynard and Mark Alleyne split the head coach responsibilities in 2023 [Mike Hewitt/Harry Trump/Getty Images]}

Maynard, who was understood to be frustrated by the split role, stepped down at the end of the 2023 season with one year left on his contract and in November, director of cricket Mark Wallace confirmed Glamorgan would revert to a single head coach model.

"With the hectic nature of the schedule and the need for players to switch across formats, we've decided to move back to a more traditional structure moving forward," he said.

In Bradburn, who represented New Zealand during his playing career, they've recruited a coach with a wealth of experience across the domestic and international scene.

He spent five years as head coach at Northern Districts, winning multiple first-class and List A trophies, before taking charge of New Zealand A and New Zealand Under-19s.

He later served as Scotland head coach between 2014 and 2018 before holding a number of roles with the Pakistan Cricket Board. Most recently, he signed a two-year deal as Pakistan head coach in May 2023 but left after just six months after failing to qualify for the Cricket World Cup semi-finals.

^{Bradburn was most recently head coach of Pakistan [Ishara Kodikara/Getty Images]}

"My simple aim is to create a winning environment with an awesome culture. Together, we will quickly identify a brand of cricket in all formats that most importantly inspires the players and, in turn, attracts everyone within the club to be excited and proud of our teams," Bradburn said.

"With international experience and a passion for developing players and staff, I am really looking forward to immersing myself alongside our Glamorgan network of coaches to develop quality players within our programmes. I will bring fresh eyes which I believe will be healthy for the club.

"I'm not taking this role expecting just to compete in the County Championship. I will bring a desire for Glamorgan to be contenders in all formats and am looking forward to meeting everyone at the club soon."

Wallace added said: "He has a wide range of experience as a coach and right across high performance and will add a great amount to the club from top to bottom."