Ben Sawyer to coach Birmingham-based The Hundred team

Ben Sawyer was announced as the head coach of the Birmingham-based women’s team for The Hundred competition on Wednesday (September 18). He will join a a growing list of Australian coaches including Lisa Keightley and Matthew Mott who are involved in the women’s competition.



 

Ben Sawyer, coach of the two-time @WBBL winners @SixersWBBL, has been appointed as the Head Coach of the Birmingham Women’s team in The Hundred.#bbccricket pic.twitter.com/nc81CLhKuu

— Test Match Special (@bbctms) September 18, 2019

 



Sawyer is best known for his role as head coach of Sydney Sixers in the Women’s Big Bash League in Australia. It was under his tutelage that the club won back-to-back titles in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. Most recently he has been involved in the Australian set up working as assistant coach of the team.



Sawyer has worked extensively with the likes of Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy, and has also been credited with the overall improvement of Australia’s bowling unit following the Women’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean last year.



“Speaking to players around the world, The Hundred is a competition that they’re all talking about and want to get involved in,” Sawyer said, following his appointment. “I’m very excited to be appointed as head coach of the Birmingham women’s team. I’m looking forward to assembling a team that can combine global superstars with a lot of the local talent here in the West Midlands that has performed so well in the recent county women’s T20.”



The Hundred is set to begin in July next year with the women’s competition set to be played at 11 venues.