Ian retired from cricket in 1988 to concentrate on a business career in marketing and coaching.
In 1992 his company, Hogger Sports, secured the contract to supply World Cup coloured cricket clothing. The following year, Ian helped negotiate the contract for coloured cricket clothing in the AXA Equity & Law League and cricket played in colour was born in the UK.
Ian launched his coaching company Mavericks in 1996 using Advanced Biomechanics learned in America. Ian’s insistence on pace and accuracy training (ABSAT) has led him to become one of the top bowling coaches for the development of players.
Ian worked for 3 years with Essex CCC and The Netherlands as bowling coach, helping take the Dutch to the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies. He works as a specialist coach to Worcestershire Academy and Northamptonshire and spends time in Durban, South Africa developing talent at the Nashua Dolphins provincial team.
Ian is also Head Coach to the International Cricket Camp, Potchefstroom, South Africa, which takes place each December and features world-class coaches like Gary Kirsten, Graeme Pollock and Jimmy Cook. This camp is now regarded as the very best of it's kind for developing technical and mental skills for fast bowling and batting.
Ian travels internationally to host coach education courses and help others deliver the correct fast bowling skills players need to improve.
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