Cricket: Peter Steindl pens new Scotland deal and looks to build on progress

By The Newsroom
Published 10th Feb 2012, 01:21 BST
SCOTLAND’S head cricket coach, Peter Steindl, has agreed an extension to his contract which commits him to leading the national team until December 2014.

Cricket Scotland announced the new deal as the squad prepared to fly out from Glasgow Airport today, ahead of a seven-week tour of the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka.

It comes as recognition of the rebuilding work which the 41-year-old Australian has overseen since his appointment to the post in 2008. Following the retirements of a number of senior players, Steindl has been responsible for a significant overhaul of the national team’s personnel. In the last two years, his young and developing team have won 11 of their 15 one-day games against Associate sides, including nine wins from 13 ODIs. During that time, they have also been runners-up in the last World Cricket League Division 1 and Intercontinental Cup.