Sarah Taylor, the former English wicket-keeper-batswoman has joined Sussex as a member of the coaching staff for the upcoming season. She would work with the professional squad and the Sussex Cricket Pathway on a part-time basis.
“I’m really pleased about working with the club’s wicketkeepers. From Ben Brown and Phil Salt in the professional squad and down through the pathway, we have a really talented group of keepers at Sussex who I am looking forward to working with immensely, ‘ said the dashing right-hander.
Sarah, 31, had quit all forms of cricket in Septemeber 2019 after suffering from anxiety issues. The Whitechapel born wicketkeeper played 126 ODIs, 10 Tess and 90 T20Is for the English women’s team in her 13-year long career, scoring over 7000 international runs.
“I want to share my experience and expertise to help them get the most out of their game. I’m a big believer in keeping things simple and perfecting the basics so that players can enjoy and express themselves with the gloves,” added the most successful wicketkeeper in the women’s game with 231 scalps in 226 games in all formats.
Along with Taylor, Ashley Wright a professional coach who has coached in County, BPL and has a four-year experience of coaching the Gurnsey national team has also joined the Sussex support staff.
Sarah after retiring in September 2019, became a sport and life coach at Bede's School in Eastbourne. Also before her move to Sussex as a coaching staff, she helped in the launch of the Sussex Cricket Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub, an online resource set up by the club.
Ian Salisbury, Sussex’s joint men’s head coach welcomed Taylor and Wright saying, “As with everything we do, the decision to add Sarah and Ash to our coaching staff is based on our strategic aim to produce homegrown or ‘Sussex-fied’ players who will ensure the club is competing in all formats and providing as many players for England as possible in the future.”