Heinrich Malan

Heinrich Malan
Personal information
Born (1981-04-06) 6 April 1981 (age 43)
Pretoria, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman, coach
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2013–2019Central Districts Stags
2019–2022[1]Auckland Aces
2022–presentIreland[2]
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 May 2022

Heinrich Malan (6 April 1981) is a South African cricket coach and former first-class cricketer.[3] He is the current head coach of the Irish cricket team.[4]

Coaching career

He was head coach of Central Districts Stags from June 2013 to March 2019, coaching the side to five national titles - the one-day Ford Trophy in 2014/15 and 2015/16, Burger King Super Smash T20 in 2018/19, and first-class Plunket Shield in 2019/19.

In April 2019 he was appointed head coach of the Auckland Aces (Auckland Cricket Association).[5][6]

In January 2022, Cricket Ireland appointed Malan as the head coach of Irish cricket team for a three-year contract.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Auckland Aces coach Heinrich Malan to leave role to take charge of Ireland men". Stuff. 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Heinrich Malan: Ireland name South African as new cricket head coach on initial three-year contract". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Heinrich Malan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Heinrich Malan appointed Ireland head coach". CricBuzz. 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ Central take a risk on new head coach Malan
  6. ^ "Heinrich Malan appointed as Auckland Aces Head Coach". 29 April 2019.
  7. ^ Townsend, David. "Heinrich Malan punt as head coach shows Irish cricket is putting ambition ahead of experience". Independent.ie. Retrieved 5 January 2022.