By Paul Jones
Richard Dawson will use his experience with Welsh Fire to try and ignite Glamorgan this summer.
The Welsh county have appointed former England spinner Dawson as their head coach for the 2025 season.
Dawson succeeds Grant Bradburn who was dismissed last month after allegations of inappropriate behaviour were made against the New Zealander.
Glamorgan referred Bradburn to the independent Cricket Regulator following the allegations and the 58-year-old was subsequently charged with misconduct.
Doncaster-born Dawson made seven Test appearances between 2001 and 2003 during a first-class career spent at Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire and Yorkshire.
UPDATE: Richard Dawson joins Glamorgan as interim head coach
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— Glamorgan Cricket (@GlamCricket) January 20, 2025
The 44-year-old spent six seasons as Gloucestershire head coach from 2015 and has been involved in the England coaching set-up, both with Lions and the senior team.
“I’m delighted to be joining Glamorgan as head coach for the coming season,” said Dawson.
“I’ve got a good idea of how the club works having spent time with Welsh Fire over the years.
“I’m looking forward to getting involved with the players and coaches at the club and building on the success achieved in the 50 over competition last season.”
This looks like a solid appointment from Glamorgan. Dawson has a good track record in county cricket and has some international coaching experience too: https://t.co/4ARjLSnTbt
— Dafydd Pritchard (@DafPritchard) January 20, 2025
Glamorgan director of cricket Mark Wallace said: “It’s great news for the club that we have been able to appoint a coach of Richard Dawson’s standing and quality as interim head coach until the end of the season.
“We were keen to move quickly and get someone in place for the 2025 season and we see Richard as the perfect fit to develop the squad and continue to move us forward this season.”
Dawson is currently part of the England Lions coaching staff in Australia and will arrive at Glamorgan in March following his involvement at the Women’s Premier League in India.
He will retain his role as assistant coach for Welsh Fire and Glamorgan will announce a lead coach for the 2025 Metro Bank One Day Cup in the coming months.
