Mickey Arthur
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2005–2010 | South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 19 July 2011 |
John Michael Arthur (born 17 May 1968) is a South African-Australian cricket coach, commentator and former
He coached the
Biography
Arthur was born in
Playing career
Arthur scored 6,557 runs playing for
Coaching career
South Africa
Arthur began his coaching career by coaching
He had a tough introduction into international cricket with his first two Test series as coach happening to be against a rampant
A home win over
South Africa were, however, disappointing at the world cup. They had a roller coaster ride that included dominant wins over
The preceding two years had been the best in South Africa's test history. Starting with the two home series wins at home against Pakistan and India, Arthur lead the team through a series of 9 unbeaten test series and a number of good one-day results. This streak included wins against India, Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand and Bangladesh at home and away wins against England, Pakistan, Bangladesh and a credible draw in India.
In 2008, Arthur became the first South African coach to guide his team to a test win in
During the 2005/06 tour to
In January 2010 he resigned because of alleged differences between himself and Cricket South Africa.[5] The reports say Cricket South Africa Chief Executive Gerald Majola will oversee the interim selection process with former South African fast bowler Corrie van Zyl and former South African captain Kepler Wessels for the two-Test and three-ODI tour of India.[6][7]
Australia
Arthur was the coach of the
In August 2013, Arthur was appointed as the head coach and director of cricket at
In 2016, Arthur became a naturalised Australian citizen.[13]
Karachi Kings
He was appointed as the head coach of
On 13 November 2019, he was replaced by Dean Jones as the head coach.[14]
Dhaka Dynamites
He was appointed as the head coach of
Pakistan
He was appointed as head coach of the
On 7 August 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board chose not to renew Arthur's contract as coach of the national side.[17]
Arthur was approached to return as head coach of Pakistan after Saqlain Mustaq's contract ends in February 2023 but turned it down saying "He was absolutely committed to the project he'd started at Derbyshire" according to Derbyshire CEO Ryan Duckett.[18] However, the PCB later offered Arthur to become the Pakistan cricket team's director which allowed him to work with both Derbyshire and Pakistan with Arthur also not required to travel for any bilateral series.[19] On 20 April 2023, Arthur was appointed Pakistan's director.[20][21]
Sri Lanka
Appointed as the coach of Sri Lanka cricket since Feb 2020 - November 2021
Derbyshire
Mickey Arthur joined Derbyshire upon the expiry of his Sri Lankan contract becoming the Head of Cricket in December 2021[22] replacing the outgoing Dave Houghton. He moved to bring in Suranga Lakmal[23] as an overseas player on a two-year deal and later added Shan Masood[24] for the solitary season. After injuries and international duty caused both players to be unavailable for periods he also brought in Hilton Carwright[25] and Hayden Kerr.
Dambulla Aura
Mickey Arthur works for Dambulla Aura as the head coach in the Lanka Premier
References
- ^ "Mickey Arthur to leave role as Sri Lanka head coach and become Derbyshire's head of cricket". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka appoint Mickey Arthur as new head coach". 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Mickey Arthur set to become Sri Lanka head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "2006: Penalties imposed on players for breaches of ICC Code of Conduct". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
- ^ "Differences forced Mickey Arthur to quit South Africa, BBC Sport". BBC. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- cricinfo.com. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "Mickey Arthur resigns as South Africa coach". BBC Sport. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "Arthur to play hard ball". Cricket Australia. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "Return of the Aussie veterans". BBC Sport. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Put my neck on line: Arthur on 'homework-gate'". The Times of India. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Mickey Arthur sacked as Australia's coach". 24 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Christ Church Grammar School Newsletter 22 August 2013". 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ Horne, Ben (20 May 2016). "Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur taking out Australian citizenship while coaching Pakistan". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Dean Jones appointed Karachi Kings head coach". Cricingif. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ PCB announces Mickey Arthur as Head Coach Pakistan National Cricket Team
- Express Tribune6 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Mickey Arthur out as Pakistan coach". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Derbyshire's Arthur turns down Pakistan coach role". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Mickey Arthur 'excited' to rekindle Pakistan relationship in dual role with Derbyshire". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan appoint new director of men's cricket". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Mickey Arthur appointed Director - Pakistan men's cricket team". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Mickey Arthur to move to Derbyshire after end of Sri Lanka stint".
- ^ "Suranga Lakmal signs for Derbyshire after announcing international retirement".
- ^ "Shan Masood to reunite with Mickey Arthur at Derbyshire".
- ^ "Derbyshire bring in Hilton Cartwright as Shan Masood cover".
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