England ladies’s cricket staff parted methods with head coach Jon Lewis, as confirmed by an official launched made by England Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday.
Lewis was in cost since November 2022, throughout which era England Ladies gained 52 of its 73 matches.
Clare Connor, ECB Managing Director, England Ladies, mentioned: “I’d wish to thank Jon for all he has given in his time as Head Coach. He got here into the position after a really difficult interval for cricketers throughout the Pandemic, and one in all his priorities was to create the best situations for the staff to flourish and develop.
“Whereas the latest ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup and Ladies’s Ashes in Australia have been disappointing, there is no such thing as a doubt in regards to the expertise we’ve obtainable and we are going to look to nominate a successor shortly. We should be prepared for an thrilling summer season of worldwide cricket and to problem for 2 World Cups over the subsequent 15 months, together with the T20 World Cup on this nation subsequent yr.”
Lewis, who took over 1,200 skilled wickets in a 19-year skilled profession at Gloucestershire, Surrey and Sussex, and performed 15 occasions for his nation, expressed how proud he was of his stint with the staff.
“I’ve completely loved my time as England Ladies’s Head Coach. Sadly I gained’t have the ability to end this extremely difficult however pleasurable job of growing this younger staff, while profitable and rising the ladies’s sport on this nation.
“I’ve labored tirelessly with this group of younger gamers to develop their expertise and understanding of modern-day white ball cricket, while nonetheless making good progress in 2024, profitable 83% of all our video games. I’m proud that we’ve seen unprecedented bumper crowds in 2023 and 2024 and I’m decided to proceed to assist drive ladies’s cricket ahead in no matter comes subsequent for me. I want all of the gamers the most effective and thank them for letting me be a part of their journeys.”