Coaches

Who Runs PRO Cricket Academies?

Brad Donelan run’s Pro Cricket Academies (formerly Wirral & Cheshire Cricket Academies)
Brad has coached the following teams and provinces:

• Western Province provincial coach South Africa
• Eastern Southland provincial coach New Zealand
• Matebeland Provincial coach Zimbabwe
• Loughborough University men’s & women’s Head Coach
• Cricket professional at Uppinghm, Birkenhead & Ley’s School Cambridge
• Cheshire Cricket Board
• Neston, Caldy, Upton, Chester County Officer’s Cricket Club’s.
• MCC coach for 12 years
• All Stars activator Neston CC.

Brad Donelan is an ex-professional cricketer who is ECB Level 3 qualified. He is DBS cleared. He also has 26 years experience in the delivery of multi-sports coaching sessions in maintained and Independent schools. He is heavily involved in coaching in schools and clubs on the Wirral these include:

Provincial, University & club coaching

Provincial

• Provincial Coach – Matebeland (Zimbabwe)
• Head Coach – Loughborough University
• Western Province Provincial Development Coach (South Africa, worked under Duncan Fletcher)
• Club & 1st Team Coach Neston Cricket Club

Club Coaching

• Neston Cricket Club 1st Team, Academy and under U9’s, u11, u13’s & u15’s coach
• Cricket Club 1st Team coach
• Upton Cricket Club 1st Team & all Junior sides

Primary School’s Coaching

• St Bridget’s CoE Controlled Primary School
• St Albans Catholic Primary School Wallasey
• Holy Spirit C of E & Catholic Primary School
• Woodfall Primary Schoo
• Church Drive Primary School
• Neston Primary School
• St Winfrid’s Primary School
• ST Georges Primary
• Brook Vale Primary
• Brookside Primary
• Elton Primary School
• Hilbre High School
• Mount Primary School
• William Stockton Primary School
• St Mary’s of the Angels
• Childer Thornton Primary School
• Woodlands Primary School
• St Mary’s Primary School
• Weaver vale primary School

High School’s Coaching

• Hilbre High School
• Neston High School
• Bebington High School
• St Anselm’s College

Cheshire Oaks School Sports Partnership Coach delivering cricket & hockey to primary schools on the Wirral and in Cheshire.

Cricket Professional – Uppingham, Birkenhead & Ley’s School Cambridge
Brad has previously worked as a Commercial Manager and Cricket Professional for two independant schools; Uppingham and Birkenhead. As Cricket Professional Brads role was to oversee and deliver a coaching programme that met the needs of all age groups. He has also worked overseas as a Cricket Development officer for Western Province Cricket Association in South Africa under the leadership of Duncan Fletcher (former England coach). He was provincial coach for Matebeland in Zimbabwe and also head coach at Loughborough University winning two BUSA championship with both men’s and women’s team.