Coaching role at Glamorgan tempts Croft

By Richard Thomas

Glamorgan could be about to offer former England spinner Robert Croft a tracksuit role after his playing days come to an end. The 42-year-old has a contract in place until the end of the current season but beyond that he is likely to turn to coaching.

Croft is finding it increasingly difficult to hold down a place in the Welsh county’s line-up. He figured in the Friends Life t20 but has only been selected in four first-class fixtures so far this summer.

"We're currently in conversation with the hierarchy at Glamorgan to see what the future holds,” he revealed. "There's far more time playing cricket behind me than is in front of me."

Croft, capped 21 times at Test level, has been involved with Glamorgan since the age of 16. "Ever since I was young there were two or three of us who would always try to look at each other's games and try to help each other out.

"And I particularly get a buzz out of coaching. If I get a chance to pass a bit of information on to one or two of the lads along the way - and it comes off in a match - the buzz is almost like you've done it yourself and you've performed yourself.

"It's not just that you're doing it for the buzz, but also to see the elation on players' faces when they've done something like that. If you passed the tip on along the way, it's terrific.

"The rush and the adrenaline that you can get from coaching, I think, has got to be the next best thing (to playing)."


Date: 15/07/2012 06:21:00 by Richard Thomas
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