Furlonge appointed Red Force coach

DAVID FURLONGE has been appointed coach of the TT Red Force. He replaced Mervyn Dillon, who served as Red Force coach since January 2019, ironically with Furlonge as the team manager.

Furlonge received the nod, on Monday, ahead of 17 other local and international applicants. The interview process for the recruitment of a new Red Force coach got underway earlier in November after covid19 delayed the process in mid-March.

Furlonge was elected to serve by the TT Cricket Board’s (TTCB) five-member interview committee. Earlier this year, the cricket board appointed this committee with a mandate to source the most suitable candidate to lead the Red Force.

This committee was headed by former TTCB executive member Dr Allen Sammy and included West Indies women's team manager Ann Browne-John, Amar Samaroo, Anthony Creed and Kumar Rampat.

With the recent announcement by Cricket West Indies (CWI) to resume regional cricket in early 2021, Furlonge is expected to hit the ground running within the coming days.

At the top of Furlonge’s agenda would be the Regional Super50 competition and Four-Day Tournament. Both are expected to take place between February and May 2021.