ZC retains Sammons, brings Walsh in as bowling coach

ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) has opted for continuity at the top of its men’s programme, confirming that Justin Sammons will remain in charge of the senior national side after the board rubber-stamped a raft of coaching and selection appointments at a meeting in Harare on June 23.

The decision to keep Sammons in place comes off the back of Zimbabwe’s run to the Super Eight stage at this year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, a result the ZC board pointed to as justification for sticking with the coach rather than making a change.

Sammons will have a reshaped support staff around him, headlined by the appointment of former West Indies pace spearhead Courtney Walsh as the side’s full-time bowling coach.

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