Ashley Noffke appointed new London Spirit head coach

Trevor Griffin led the side to a seventh-place finish last summer. Noffke, a candidate to be England women's head coach, is a WBBL winner with Brisbane Heat

The Cricketer | 12/12/2022 at 17:19

London Spirit have installed Ashley Noffke as their new head coach ahead of the 2023 women's Hundred.

The 45-year-old has agreed to a two-year deal to succeed Trevor Griffin, who led the side to fourth and seventh-place finishes in his two seasons in charge.

Since calling time on his playing career in 2010, Noffke has put together an impressive coaching career.

Recent years have seen him win the Women's Big Bash League with Brisbane Heat in 2019/20 and the Women's National Cricket League at Queensland Fire in 2020/21.

Noffke was reportedly among the candidates for the vacant England women's head coach position, prior to Jon Lewis' appointment.

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^{Griffin led Spirit for the first two seasons on The Hundred (Graham Denholm/Getty Images)}

"I have been attracted by the explosive nature of the competition and look forward to helping ensure that the Spirit are challenging for the trophy at the end of August," said Noffke.

"Lord's is a very special place for me, having played for Middlesex for two seasons in 2002 and 2003, and I can't wait to get back to the home of cricket next summer."

Spirit general manager Fraser Stewart added: "We are delighted to have obtained Ashley as our new women's head coach.

"He was the outstanding candidate from a list of very impressive applicants, showing the strength and allure of The Hundred and the women's game. We look forward to seeing the impact he can have on our talented squad, both developing players and delivering results on the field.

"The entire London Spirit organisation would also like to place on record our thanks to Trevor Griffin for all his work over the last two years."