Toby Radford
Encyclopedia
Toby Alexander Radford is a Welsh cricket coach, cricketer
and cricket administrator.
The son of a Welsh journalist Brian Radford, Toby represented Middlesex (1993-1995)
, Sussex (1996-1997)
and Berkshire (1999)
as an right-handed opening batsman and an occasional off-spinner
in fourteen first-class matches
and six List A matches. He also played for England in six Youth Tests with a personal best of 79 versus New Zealand in Auckland.
Upon leaving first-class cricket, he played two full seasons for Berkshire
and served the Berkshire Cricket Board as its Cricket Development Officer. After a successful spell as Director of the Middlesex Cricket Academy at Finchley
, he was appointed 1st XI Coach by Middlesex
on 7 November 2007. The highlight of his tenure was when Middlesex won the 2008 Twenty20 Cup
.
In addition to winning the Twenty20 Cup
, Radford won the Second Eleven Trophy when in charge of that team, gained promotion to the Pro40 League in his first season with the First Eleven and is recognised as having resurrected England Captain Andrew Strauss' international batting career.
Radford then moved on to an elite specialist batting coach, working primarily with the ECB at their training headquarters in Loughborough.
Toby is now working for the West Indies in Barbados.
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
and cricket administrator.
The son of a Welsh journalist Brian Radford, Toby represented Middlesex (1993-1995)
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
, Sussex (1996-1997)
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
and Berkshire (1999)
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
as an right-handed opening batsman and an occasional off-spinner
Finger spin
Finger spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket. It refers to the cricket technique and specific hand movements associated with imparting a particular direction of spin to the cricket ball. The other spinning technique, generally used to spin the ball in the opposite direction, is wrist spin...
in fourteen first-class matches
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and six List A matches. He also played for England in six Youth Tests with a personal best of 79 versus New Zealand in Auckland.
Upon leaving first-class cricket, he played two full seasons for Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
and served the Berkshire Cricket Board as its Cricket Development Officer. After a successful spell as Director of the Middlesex Cricket Academy at Finchley
Finchley
Finchley is a district in Barnet in north London, England. Finchley is on high ground, about north of Charing Cross. It formed an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, becoming a municipal borough in 1933, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965...
, he was appointed 1st XI Coach by Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
on 7 November 2007. The highlight of his tenure was when Middlesex won the 2008 Twenty20 Cup
2008 Twenty20 Cup
Note: The teams are re-drawn for the semi-finals. This is reflected in these standings. The original quarter-final order was: Durham v Glamorgan, Essex v Northamptonshire, Middlesex v Lancashire and Warwickshire v Kent.- Durham Dynamos v Yorkshire Carnegie :...
.
In addition to winning the Twenty20 Cup
Twenty20 Cup
The Twenty20 Cup was a cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs.In 2010, it has been replaced by Friends Provident t20 as the domestic Twenty20 competition.-History:...
, Radford won the Second Eleven Trophy when in charge of that team, gained promotion to the Pro40 League in his first season with the First Eleven and is recognised as having resurrected England Captain Andrew Strauss' international batting career.
Radford then moved on to an elite specialist batting coach, working primarily with the ECB at their training headquarters in Loughborough.
Toby is now working for the West Indies in Barbados.