Heinrich Malan
Personal information
Born (1981-04-06) 6 April 1981
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 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.


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