Cricket 365 squads and coaching panel announced

NT Cricket today announced the four squads and coaching panel who will take part in the CDU Men’s Strike League component of the 2022 Cricket 365 program from Sunday 26 June until Sunday 7 August.
 
Joining state nominated players are a combination of Northern Territory local players and interstate players who have travelled north to take part in the Darwin and Districts Cricket Competition season. 
The four squads were chosen after the selection and coaching panel assessed the skill set of each player to ensure a highly competitive and evenly balanced competition. 
 
Coaching talent with experience at national and international level will be involved with the City Cyclones, Northern Tide, Desert Blaze and Southern Storm throughout the 6 week period. 
 
Queensland Premier Cricket Club Valleys’ Coach Brad Murphy returns to the City Cyclones head coach role for 2022 after relocating to Darwin for the winter cricket season. 
 
Jason Bremner will step into a head coach role this year and take charge of the Southern Storm following his success as assistant coach under David ‘Ronnie’ Andrews in 2021. 
 
Marc Calkin makes his return to coaching in the Northern Territory Cricket pathways system, with the former Strike League coach taking charge of the Desert Blaze for 2022. 
 
Hard-hitting left-handed batsmen Mark Cosgrove will join the Cricket 365 program for the first time as head coach of the Norther Tide as he looks to progress his coaching career. 
 
Following their experience in the inaugural year of the program, NT Cricket Academy coach Dylan Slater, former Sri Lankan First Class player Himesh Silva and NT Cricket Under 19s National Championships coach Adrian Gallagher will all return in assistant coaching roles in 2022.  
 
NT Cricket’s Head of Cricket Darren Treumer said he was excited to have gained the services of such highly credentialed coaches once again for the program. 
 
“We have very experienced coaches involved in the program and I know they can’t wait to meet their squads and start training. 
 
“The opportunity that Cricket 365 presents for coach development in the Territory is wonderful, it’s allowing coaches the opportunity to work with and alongside some of the best up and coming cricketers from around the country in their own backyard,” said Treumer.