The Isle of Wight Cricket Board has announced the appointment of Nick Heelan as their Cricket Development Manager.
Nick commences in the role on the 19th of June.
Having recently retired from Hampshire Constabulary as a Detective Chief Inspector, Nick is well known across the Island, having played both cricket and rugby since 1998 when he moved here with his family.
Kate Barton, Chair of the Isle of Wight Cricket Board, commented:
“I am delighted to have been able to appoint Nick to this role. The Cricket Development Manager is responsible for delivering cricket across the Isle of Wight, and some of our key priorities include supporting our local clubs to thrive and grow, delivering county cricket across all age groups, delivering and developing women’s and girls’ cricket and to continue to grow the Island’s disability cricket.
“Nick brings a wealth of managerial experience with him to the cricket board, combined with a passion for cricket and, in particular, Island Cricket, so I look forward to working with him.”
Nick said:
“I am really delighted to have been offered the CDM role as local cricket is something very close to my heart, and I wanted to give something back to the sport that I have loved since childhood.
Article continues below this advertisement “The ECB and IOW Cricket Board have a primary mission to ‘Make Cricket the Game for me’ and to be fully inclusive, so I will strive to increase the size of the ‘cricket family’ here on the Island, and I send an open invite to anyone who would like to get involved in any way, be it as a player, coach, umpire, scorer or as a volunteer to help with all the practical organisation required to please contact me at [email protected].”
