Mark Coles

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Mark Coles
Personal information
Born1968/1969 (age 52–53)
RelationsMike Coles (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992–1996Wellington
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2010–2012Vanuatu women
?–?Wellington Blaze
2017–2019Pakistan women
2021–Scotland women

Mark Coles (born 1968/1969)[1] is a New Zealand cricket coach and former player, who is currently the head coach of the Scotland women's national cricket team. From 2017 until 2019, he was the head coach of the Pakistan women's national cricket team. As a player, he made six List A appearances for Wellington.

Playing career[]

Coles played cricket for Wellington College First XI,[2] and between 1992 and 1996,[3] he made six List A appearances for Wellington.[3][4] He retired from cricket in 1996 due to a back injury.[3]

Coaching career[]

In 2000, Coles worked as a coach for the New Zealand women's "A" team.[3] He then worked as a coach for Wellington College, and Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.[1] From 2010 until 2012, Coles was the head coach of the Vanuatu women's national cricket team.[5] He has also been a coach at Waikato Valley, Western Fury, and Wellington Blaze. Whilst head coach of Wellington Blaze, they won the 2012–13 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition.[4] He also worked as a coach for Northern Districts from 2014 to 2017.[4]

In 2017, Coles was appointed head coach of the Pakistan women's national cricket team, initially on a trial basis.[3][4] He was not initially paid for his work,[4] and had to pay for his own flights to Lahore.[2] Coles was the team's first non-Pakistani coach.[2] After Pakistan won a match against New Zealand, he was given a two-year contract, on the proviso that he lived in Pakistan. He lived in Lahore in a compound with iron gates and snipers on the roof.[2] Whilst he was head coach, Pakistan won nine of the 28 Women's One Day Internationals that they played, and 12 of their 30 Women's Twenty20 International matches,[6] and also finished fifth in the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship.[7]

In 2019, Coles left his role with Pakistan women for family reasons;[6] two members of his close family had died earlier in the year.[2] He had had a contract until the end of the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[8] Coles was replaced as Pakistan women's head coach by Iqbal Imam, who served as an interim coach for the side.[6][8] In 2020, Coles was a coach for the Japan Cricket Association.[5][7]

In 2021, Coles became head coach of the Scotland women's national cricket team. He was Scotland women's first full time coach.[7][9]

Personal life[]

Coles is from New Zealand,[6] and attended Wellington College.[2] His father Mike played for Wellington in the 1970s.[2] He is married to Mel Humphreys,[2] and they have two children.[1] In 2020, Coles spoke about how he had suffered from alcoholism and depression, and had previously contemplated suicide.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Next stop for Mark Coles, Vanuatu". The Dominion Post. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2021 – via Stuff.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Cricket coach Mark Coles moved to Pakistan for a job that paid nothing – it changed his life". Stuff. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "PCB decides to appoint Mark Coles as Pakistan Women Team's Head Coach". Samaa TV. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "PCB appoint Mark Coles as Pakistan women's head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mark Coles Appointed Japan High Performance Manager". Japan Cricket Association. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Mark Coles resigns as Pakistan women's head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Mark Coles appointed as first full-time head coach of Scotland Women". The Cricketer. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mark Coles Steps Down As Pakistan Women's Cricket Team Head Coach". Outlook India. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Mark Coles is first full-time coach for Scotland women's team". BBC Sport. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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