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World Cup-winning coach Ben Sawyer extends stay with White Ferns
Sport Nation • December 9th, 2024 5:00 am
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Ben Sawyer has signed on for another two years as head coach of the White Ferns.
The extension will see Sawyer at the helm until December 2026, giving him a chance to help defend the team's T20 World Cup crown in England and another chance at silverware at nex year's ODI World Cup in India.
Sawyer first joined the White Ferns on a two-year contract in June 2022, which was extended until the end of October’s tour to India.
White Ferns captain Sophie Devine said Sawyer’s reappointment is an big boost for the side.
“I’m stoked Ben's re-signed with us,” said Devine.
“The work he’s done with the White Ferns group and for women’s cricket in New Zealand has been huge.
“The team is in a great spot right now so I think locking him in for another two years and having that consistency will be big for us.”
NZC head of women’s high performance Liz Green said it was important Sawyer had a chance to build on the foundations he'd already laid.
“Ben’s played a big part in progressing the White Ferns and helping build the women’s pathway," said Green.
“Many of our young players who made their international debut on Ben’s first tour two years ago are starting to thrive, as we saw in the recent T20 World Cup.
“There was a huge amount of growth during that tournament, a result of what Ben and the coaches have been building over the last two years."
The squad to take on Australia in the three-match ODI series at Wellington’s Cello Basin reserve will be named later this week.
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