Hong Kong at full strength for ACC Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup as new coach takes helm
- Andy Cottam will take charge of side for first time as head coach, in games against A teams from India, Pakistan and Thailand
- A former first class cricketer, Cottam comes to Hong Kong from Bangladesh, where he was high performance manager at national sports institute
Hong Kong will be at full strength for the ACC Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup this month, with six players returning to the squad and a new coach at the helm.
Andy Cottam will take charge of the side for the first time as head coach, in games against A teams from India, Pakistan and Thailand. The other group will consist of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka A teams, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia.
A former first class cricketer, Cottam comes to Hong Kong from Bangladesh, where he was high performance manager at the country’s national sports institute.
He has also served as national coach of Indonesia’s men’s and women’s teams, and has experience of coaching in England and Australia.
The 49-year-old comes in with Hong Kong having made a host of changes to the squad that won the East Asian Cup last month.
Vice-captain Natasha Miles returns to the side, along with Elysa Hubbard, Iqra Sahar, Mariko Hill, Marina Lamplough and Ruchitha Venkatesh.
