Cricket Scotland: Scotland’s Kyle Coetzer announces international retirement

Kyle Coetzer retirement: One of Scotland’s greatest ever players, Kyle Coetzer, has today announced his retirement from cricket with immediate effect.

Kyle’s decision comes afte this :-

Kyle’s decision comes after he accepted the post of Assistant Coach with the Northern Diamonds, one of the eight women’s regional ECB hubs. He begins his new job this week as the Diamonds squad head for a preseason training camp in Spain.

Kyle Coetzer – Scotland’s highest run scorer in ODI :-

After a glittering career, the 38-year old former Scotland captain hangs up his bat having set records aplenty, including being Scotland’s highest run scorer in ODI cricket, with 3192 runs in 89 matches.

Following 110 matches as captain in all formats of the game, Kyle stepped down as skipper last year, and now ends his playing career on a high, having been part of the squad that lifted the ICC CWCL2 Trophy in Nepal last month.

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Kyle said :-

“I’ve been playing for Scotland since I was 11 or 12 years old, so it’s been the best part of 26 years playing for my country. I can still remember the day when Peter Steindl picked me – we were sat in the scorers shed at Merchiston Castle School, and when he called out my name I just thrust my hands up in the air in celebration!

“I don’t ever think there’s a perfect time for a decision like this, but I’ve been considering my options for some time, and an opportunity came up which was too good to turn down.

“The balance that the Scotland team need at this time outweighed by the opportunity for me to move into coaching. I’m extremely excited about the chance to work with such a high profile team. The chance to move straight into the performance game isn’t always there, and I’m fortunate that this opportunity opened up for me at this moment and I can take it on.

Kyle Coetzer – scored Scotland’s first ever World Cup century :-

Kyle’s track record as a player and captain speaks for itself – he scored Scotland’s first ever World Cup century in 2015, attained more wins than any other Scottish captain, and in a watershed moment for Scottish cricket, led his country to qualify for the Super 12s in the 2021 T20 World Cup.

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