Moles to coach Northern Districts

Andy Moles will take over as the coach of New Zealand domestic side Northern Districts in the 2006-07 season. The chief executive of Northern Districts, David Cooper, announced today that Moles will begin his stint in September.

Moles is currently in England coaching the Under-19 squad for a series against the touring India U-19s starting later this month. As a player, he served 12 seasons with Warwickshire and three with Griqualand West in South Africa as an opening batsman. After retiring, he took to coaching and was in charge of South African domestic side Orange Free State from 1998 to 2002, where he worked with international players like Hansie Cronje, Boeta Dippenar, Nicky Boje and Allan Donald.

He also served as coach of Kenya and Scotland, guiding Scotland to victory in the ICC Trophy last year before quitting in January 2006.