Scotch College

New Cricket Coaching Director takes the reigns

Scotch College is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Matthew Drain to the position of Director of Coaching for Cricket, seasons 2005 and 2006.

Matthew’s abilities and wealth of experience in a range of sporting fields will be a great acquisition to Scotch, and we are confident there will be further significant improvement in the level of performance of cricket teams at all levels under his expert guidance.

Matthew comes to us with experience playing and coaching cricket at the First XI levels at both Essendon and more recently Carlton Cricket Clubs. Matthew played 158 First XI games and was a member of the Victorian Sheffield Shield Squad. He was involved in the setting up and management of the AC B Centre of Excellence (Cricket Academy). This involved the development and implementation of programs and initiatives for cricket’s elite level performers and included players, coaches and umpires. Matthew managed and was head coach of the Australian Women’s Cricket team.

Matthew’s name is well known within the Australian Football League where he has the reputation of being a very dedicated, reliable and efficient worker. He was Football Operations Manager at Essendon from 1997 to 2002 and is currently the Western Bulldogs’ High Performance Manager.

Matthew has been employed to develop a coaching program and philosophy for both the cricket coaches and the boys at all levels. He commenced his involvement with Scotch College in late October and his contributions have already been significant. He has the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with both the boys and the staff. There have been many very positive comments made about Matthew’s role and the focus he will be giving to cricket coaching.

It all adds up to an exciting time for the development of cricket at Scotch College, and we are grateful for the support of the McLeod Club in this initiative.

Ian Banks
Teacher-in-charge of Cricket