Trevor Bayliss

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Trevor Harley Bayliss (born December 21, 1962 in Goulburn -) is the current coach of the Sri Lanka national cricket team.^[1] Bayliss is a former cricketer for New South Wales and a former coach. He was selected in June 2007 for a two year term as coach of Sri Lanka from August 1, 2007. ^[2]

[edit] Playing career

Bayliss was born and raised in Goulburn, New South Wales.^[3] He went to Sydney to pursue a career in cricket playing for the Penrith club. ^[4]

Bayliss made his debut for New South Wales in the 1985/86 season. He was a right handed middle order batsman, an occasional off spin bowler and good cover fielder. His best season for the Blues was 1989-90 when he scored 992 runs at 55.11 which earned him his side's 'Players' Player of the Year' award. His final season in first class cricket was in 1992-93.^[5]

[edit] Coaching career

After the end of his playing career, Bayliss became a development officer for the New South Wales Cricket Association and coached the NSW second XI for a number of years. He replaced Steve Rixon as NSW coach in 2004-05 and led the state to the Pura Cup final where they defeated Queensland by 1 wicket. They couldn't defend the trophy the following season but did win the ING Cup.^[6]

Trevor Bayliss succeeded Tom Moody as the coach of the Sri Lankan national team in August 2007. He was selected ahead of Queensland Bulls coach Terry Oliver by a selection committee comprising of former Sri Lanka Cricket officials and captains including Aravinda de Silva, Ranjan Madugalle, Michael Tissera, Sidath Wettimuny and Bandula Warnapura. ^[7]

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Preceded by Tom Moody

Head coach of Sri Lankan national cricket team 2007-present

Succeeded by current incumbent