Steve Rixon
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Stephen John Rixon is the newly appointed Australian cricket fielding coach.
He played in 13 Tests
and 6 One Day Internationals between 1977 and 1985. He came into the Australian side
as wicket-keeper
in 1977–78 after Rodney Marsh
joined World Series Cricket
, losing his place on Marsh's return. In 1984–85 he came back in when Marsh retired and Wayne Phillips was injured.
In 1985–86 Rixon joined the rebel tour of South Africa
, but on his return was unable to rejoin the national team.
Since retiring from playing, he has been the coach of the New Zealand cricket team
, New South Wales
, Surrey
, Hyderabad Heroes
of the Indian Cricket League
and currently, The Scots College, Sydney
. He is currently coaching the Chennai Super Kings
, the IPL
Champions of 2010 season as a Fielding coach for the team's youngsters for IPL 2011 season .
It was also reported that Rixon was interested in taking over the head coaching job of the Australian cricket team
when John Buchanan
left at the end of the 2006/07 Ashes series. He was not appointed and instead Tim Nielsen
took over.
He played in 13 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 6 One Day Internationals between 1977 and 1985. He came into the Australian side
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
as wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
in 1977–78 after Rodney Marsh
Rod Marsh
Rodney William Marsh MBE is a former Australian wicketkeeper.A colourful character, Marsh had a Test career spanning from the 1970–71 to the 1983–84 Australian season. In 96 Tests, he set a world record of 355 wicketkeeping dismissals, the same number his pace bowling Western...
joined World Series Cricket
World Series Cricket
World Series Cricket was a break away professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 and organised by Kerry Packer for his Australian television network, Nine Network. The matches ran in opposition to established international cricket...
, losing his place on Marsh's return. In 1984–85 he came back in when Marsh retired and Wayne Phillips was injured.
In 1985–86 Rixon joined the rebel tour of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, but on his return was unable to rejoin the national team.
Since retiring from playing, he has been the coach of the New Zealand cricket team
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, Hyderabad Heroes
Hyderabad Heroes
Hyderabad Heroes was one of the eight teams that competed in the Indian Cricket League. The team was based in Hyderabad and its captain was former New Zealand player Chris Harris.-Players:...
of the Indian Cricket League
Indian Cricket League
The Indian Cricket League was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India...
and currently, The Scots College, Sydney
The Scots College
For other schools with a similar name see Scots College.The Scots College is an independent Presbyterian day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
. He is currently coaching the Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A...
, the IPL
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
Champions of 2010 season as a Fielding coach for the team's youngsters for IPL 2011 season .
It was also reported that Rixon was interested in taking over the head coaching job of the Australian cricket team
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
when John Buchanan
John Buchanan (cricketer)
John Marshall Buchanan is the former coach of the Australia national cricket team and of Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premier League. John Buchanan is a King's Old Collegian and is also an old boy of The Southport School, located in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia...
left at the end of the 2006/07 Ashes series. He was not appointed and instead Tim Nielsen
Tim Nielsen
Timothy John Nielsen is a former South Australia state cricketer and formerly the head coach of the Australian cricket team. Nielsen played 101 first-class matches for his state between 1990–91 and 1998–99....
took over.