Andy Moles, the Dorset Cricket Society guest speaker at Hurn Bridge on Thursday (1.45pm), will tell the story of his 40-year career in cricket – as player and coach.
After finally breaking into the professional game at the age of 25, the man known to all as ‘Moler’ proved to be an outstanding opening batsman for his native Warwickshire where he won a cult following with supporters.
After retiring as a player aged 36, he forged a successful career as an international coach, with stints in a variety of countries including South Africa, Kenya, Scotland, England and New Zealand. As the Black Caps national coach, he led them to the ICC Champions Trophy final in 2010. His last major appointment was director of cricket for Afghanistan, where he coached for nearly six years until an MRSA infection in a toe led to the amputation of his left leg in 2020. Undeterred by the limitations of a prosthetic leg, he now coaches The Bahamas on a part-time basis.
His autobiography ‘Around the World in 40 Years’ is a heart-warming tale of someone revered for his positivity in the face of tough challenges and, at times, rotten luck. Andy Moles enjoyed consistent success as an opening batsman for both Warwickshire and Griqualand West for more than a decade in the late 1980s and ‘90s, and was an integral part of the Bears’ treble-winning squad in 1994.
After finally breaking into the professional game at the age of 25, the man known to all as ‘Moler’ proved to be an outstanding opening batsman for his native Warwickshire where he won a cult following with supporters.
After retiring as a player aged 36, he forged a successful career as an international coach, with stints in a variety of countries including South Africa, Kenya, Scotland, England and New Zealand. As the Black Caps national coach, he led them to the ICC Champions Trophy final in 2010. His last major appointment was director of cricket for Afghanistan, where he coached for nearly six years until an MRSA infection in a toe led to the amputation of his left leg in 2020. Undeterred by the limitations of a prosthetic leg, he now coaches The Bahamas on a part-time basis.
His autobiography ‘Around the World in 40 Years’ is a heart-warming tale of someone revered for his positivity in the face of tough challenges and, at times, rotten luck. Andy Moles enjoyed consistent success as an opening batsman for both Warwickshire and Griqualand West for more than a decade in the late 1980s and ‘90s, and was an integral part of the Bears’ treble-winning squad in 1994.
