Elliott targets Glamorgan return

Matthew Elliott hopes to return to Sophia Gardens in 2007 © Getty Images

Matthew Elliott, the South Australia batsman, has spoken of his desire to return to Glamorgan as a player, and, in the longer term, to become a member of their coaching staff.

Elliott, who has fully recovered from the troublesome knee injury which ruined his county campaign last season, telephoned the Glamorgan chief executive Mike Fatkin earlier this week to discuss the possibility of returning to Sophia Gardens in 2007.

''I had a very positive discussion with Mike and it was really good of him to say that Glamorgan would talk to me first before signing any overseas players for next year,'' Elliott told the South Wales Evening Post.

The 34-year-old Elliott is half way through his coaching qualifications in Australia, and sees coaching as the ideal progression from playing: ''When I am qualified, and after retiring, I would be very interested in joining Glamorgan's coaching staff as a batting coach".

For the moment though, he is focused on playing, which he hopes will include a spell with Glamorgan next summer: ''I want to keep playing for a few years yet and it would be nice to return to Sophia Gardens and help the development of the clubs younger players".