Sussex's Mark Robinson selected to coach England Under 19's

SUSSEX CCC is delighted to confirm that Mark Robinson, Professional Cricket Manager, has been selected to coach the England Under-19's in their World Cup campaign, which takes place in New Zealand in January 2010.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Oct 2009, 12:17 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:11 BST

Robinson's recognition comes after leading Sussex to six trophies since taking over the reins from Peter Moores in 2006.

Mark will be joined at the World Cup by Carl Hopkinson, who was recently named as Sussex's fielding coach and is currently in Bangladesh with England Under-19's.

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Mark Robinson said: "It's a great honour to be coaching England and this is another good learning experience for me. I'd like to pass on my gratitude to Sussex for releasing me from my duties for the tournament and I'm very much looking forward to the competition."

Dave Brooks, Sussex Cricket Chief Executive, said: "Mark has been an exceptional coach for Sussex over the last four seasons and we are delighted this has been recognised by England. Having just come back from India energised with new ideas, the Club see the value in offering our coaching team the opportunity to widen their experience whenever possible and we believe this will benefit Mark, Carl, the Under 19's and Sussex."

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