'Derbyshire great' Dominic Cork becomes county's T20 head coach

Cork has acted as a specialist T20 bowling coach for Derbyshire over the past two seasons and will replace John Wright in the role...

Former Derbyshire captain Dominic Cork has been announced as the county’s T20 head coach for the 2019 Vitality Blast.

Cork has acted as a specialist T20 bowling coach for Derbyshire over the past two seasons and will replace John Wright in the role.

The one-time England international took 1,444 wickets over a playing career which lasted 21 years and captained Hampshire to the T20 title in 2010.

Chief executive, Ryan Duckett, said: "Dominic is a Derbyshire great and a proven winner with a great track record as a player.

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"He has impressed as specialist Twenty20 bowling coach and was part of the coaching setup as the club reached its first Twenty20 quarter-final since 2005."

Cork added: "The opportunity was too good to miss and I’m delighted to be back with Derbyshire.

"The club is dear to my heart – it’s where I started my career – and I’ve been grateful to work alongside John Wright in the last two years as the team has progressed.

"We’ll continue to work as hard as we can hopefully take the club one step further to finals day."

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