David Hemp appointed Pakistan women’s coach

LAHORE: Australia-based David Hemp has been appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan women’s national cricket team following a transparent recruitment process.

Hemp is a qualified UK level four coach who has had a coaching role with Australia’s team for cricketers with an intellectual disability and was the director of coaching at Scotch College.

David Hemp had previously coached the Melbourne Stars’ and Victorian women’s cricket teams in Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League between 2015 and 2020.

Hemp has played 271 first-class matches and scored over 15,000 runs for Glamorgan, Free State and Warwickshire. He also represented Bermuda in 22 one-day internationals from 2006 to 2009.

Acting Head of Pakistan Women’s Wing and Chair of women’s selection committee, Urooj Mumtaz said, “The PCB is pleased to have appointed David Hemp as Pakistan national women’s team head coach.”

“David brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge, more importantly around women’s cricket development, which is extremely critical to our strategy as part of our endeavour to increase the pool of cricketers,” she added.

Pakistan will feature in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier next year for the event proper that will take place in New Zealand in 2022.

The PCB had advertised for the role on 18 August and a total of 38 coaches, including 18 foreigners from various Test-playing countries had expressed their interests.

The final interviews were carried by PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan, Urooj Mumtaz, and Head of International Coach Development Grant Bradburn last week.