Mark Alleyne joins Gloucestershire coaching staff

Alleyne captained Gloucestershire to nine white-ball trophies as a player and is also the county’s leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in List A cricket

Gloucestershire’s most decorated player, Mark Alleyne, is returning to the club as part of Ian Harvey’s coaching team.

The duo were teammates at Gloucestershire for over  a decade.

Alleyne captained Gloucestershire to nine trophies and a County Championship promotion during the late 1990s and early 2000s before becoming the county’s player coach, and later head coach, from 2004-2007. Not only the club’s most decorated captain, he’s also Gloucestershire’s highest run-scorer and wicket-taker in List A cricket.

Currently the assistant director of sport at Malborough College, Alleyne will balance his coaching commitments with Gloucestershire with his duties at the school.

On re-joining the club, Alleyne said: "I am really happy to get involved and help Harvs and the club for the 2021 season. It is an exciting time for sport generally and cricket, in particular, with a full season in prospect for the players, and it is a great time for the club, who are operating on the back of a couple of good years and looking to push on even further.

"I have a long working association with Ian Harvey and I love everything about his approach to the game. I am thrilled to get the call from him and be asked to help support him in his new role, and I am looking forward to working with the coaching team and getting stuck in at the club in the months ahead."

Meanwhile, Harvey said: "Having Mark back at the club with what he’s done in his career as a player and as a coach will be awesome for the players and only positive things can come from it. We obviously worked well together on the field and I know we both have our own ideas about what he can offer the team so I am hopeful that we can have a fruitful coaching relationship too.

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"Mark will work quite a bit with the first team and his knowledge and all those years of captaining a successful team will be hugely beneficial for our team, especially Denty.

"He’ll also spend time with the second XI and that will be an invaluable experience for the academy players learning the game. We’re very thankful to Marlborough College for allowing Mark to coach with us while he continues to work there."

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