Craig McMillan named full-time New Zealand women’s assistant coach having served the role part-time for over a year.
After just over a year in a part-time role, Craig McMillan was promoted to full-time assistant coach for the New Zealand women’s team. “With his appointment officially beginning this week,” he will collaborate with batting coach Dean Brownlie and head coach Ben Sawyer.
The former New Zealand all-rounder McMillan will now concentrate on the national team and the women’s players of interest program “as he steps back from his successful commentary career and other coaching commitments,” according to a statement released by New Zealand Cricket (NZC).
“I’m over the moon to be in this role,” McMillan, who was part of the support staff when New Zealand won the T20 World Cup in the UAE last year, said in a statement.
“The women’s game is going from strength to strength, and I’m excited to continue to work with our talented players and help them reach their goals. The last year has gone so quickly and I’ve loved every minute of being part of a team that continues to improve, challenge one another, and does special things on the world stage.”
Next up is the women’s ODI World Cup in India and Sri Lanka starting later this month.
“It’s been a busy period leading into the 50-over World Cup,” McMillan said. “We’ve had a number of camps including one in Chennai which exposed the players to Indian conditions like what they’ll face in October-November.
“The team is pumped to get back to India and take on another World Cup.”