Baptiste named Stanford Superstars head coach
Stanford 20/20 has appointed former West Indies fast bowling all rounder Eldine Baptiste as head coach of the Stanford Superstars team to take on England in US$20 million game on November 1st at the Stanford Cricket Ground in Antigua."This is the highest of all coaching honours and I am extremely pleased to be asked to serve in this important capacity in the richest game ever on the planet," said the 48 year old Antiguan.
"I accept this opportunity with great humility and pride and will do everything I can to make sure that we come out victorious," said Baptiste, the former right arm fast bowler who played 10 Tests and 43 One Day Internationals for the West Indies. Baptiste never played in a side which lost or drew a Test match, his ten appearances were all winning ones.
After he retired from international cricket, Baptiste turned to coaching and served as South Africa state side KwaZulu/Natal's head coach for six years earlier this decade prior to returning to Antigua where he coached the Stanford Antigua and Barbuda Pro Team.
Baptiste will have former West Indies and Kenya head coach Roger Harper as his assistant. Harper is also the former coach of the Stanford St Lucia Pro Team.
Harper played 25 Test matches and 105 One Day Internationals during the 1980s and 1990s. After his retirement in 1996 Harper moved into coaching and was appointed West Indies head coach in 2000 and held the post for three years.