da bet sport： Following the signing of Chris Silverwood today, John Emburey has been promoted to the position of Director of Cricket for Middlesex
Cricinfo staff07-Apr-2006Following the signing of Chris Silverwood today, John Emburey has been promoted to the position of Director of Cricket for Middlesex.”We are delighted that John has accepted the position of Director of Cricket, responsible not only for first team performance as Head Coach, but also overseeing all cricket in the county from grass roots to the first XI,” Vinny Codrington, the chief executive, told the club’s website.”He will continue in his role as head coach and will continue to work closely with Jason Pooley the assistant coach, and Toby Radford the Academy director.””We have an exciting future here at Middlesex.” Emburey commented. “Thanks to Jason and Toby we have an excellent youth system and there are some very exciting cricketers in our Academy.”This season should see the emergence of some exciting new talent with Eoin Morgan and Billy Godleman, who is the first to come through the Academy system. The county is in good shape for its long-term future.”Middlesex’s opening match of the season is against Oxford on April 20.