Anton Roux

For the French painter, see Antoine Roux.

Anton Roux
Personal information
Full name
Anton Roux
Born (1981-06-05) 5 June 1981 (age 43)
New York City, United States
Nickname"Rooster"[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2009Northerns
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2013–2016Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 4 4
Runs scored 63 76
Batting average 21.00 38.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 22* 33*
Balls bowled 317 132
Wickets 5 4
Bowling average 45.40 25.75
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/30 2/36
Catches/stumpings 4/– 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 May 2014

Anton Roux (born 5 June 1981) is a former South African cricketer who is the current fielding coach of the Sri Lanka Men's National Cricket Team.

Early life

Roux was born in New York City to South African parents.[2] He moved back to South Africa aged five, playing both underage representative cricket and football, and later attended Pretoria Boys High School.[3]

Playing career

At South African domestic level, Roux played for Northerns. An off-spinner and competent lower-order batsman, he made his first-class and List-A debut during the 2007–08 season.[4] He retired at the end of the following season to concentrate on his coaching career.[3]

Coaching career

In the 2005 and 2006 Dutch seasons, Roux served as playing coach of the Amstelveen-based Amsterdamsche Cricket Club (ACC), which plays in the top-level Topklasse competition. During his playing career in South Africa, he held a coaching position with the University of Pretoria's academy, and he later served as head coach of the Northerns Cricket Academy, following his retirement from playing.[3]

KwaZulu-Natal Inland

In July 2011, Roux was appointed head coach of the Pietermaritzburg-based KwaZulu-Natal Inland team for the 2011–12 season, which played in both the List-A and first-class provincial competitions.[5]

Netherlands

At the end of the 2011–12 season, Roux returned to the Netherlands to again coach ACC. Roux had been involved in the coaching set-up of the Dutch national team since 2011,[6] and was later made a full-time assistant coach and statistical analyst.[7] After Peter Drinnen vacated the head coach position in October 2013, Roux took over, initially on an interim basis.[8] He coached the team at the 2014 World Twenty20 and the 2016 World Twenty20, amongst others.[9]

Otago

In August 2016, Roux took up a position as assistant coach of New Zealand provincial team, Otago, where fellow South African, Rob Walter, served as head coach.[10] It was during this period that he was also called up as bowling coach to the New Zealand XI and assistant coach to New Zealand A. [11] [12] [13]

Nottinghamshire

Roux was named as pathway coach of English county, Nottinghamshire, in March 2020, working alongside head coach, Peter Moores.[14]

Sri Lanka

In March 2022, Roux was appointed fielding coach of the Sri Lankan Men's National Team.[15]

References

  1. ^ Anton Roux playing profile and statistics – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. ^ Anton Roux player profile – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Interview with Anton Roux" Archived 20 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine – CricketEurope. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Anton Roux profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ Jonathan Cook (21 July 2011). "Inland cricket: new coach for senior team" – The Witness. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  6. ^ Jonathan Cook (29 September 2011). "New coach arrives with fresh ideas for underperforming Inland" – The Witness. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  7. ^ Peter Drinnen (2012). "The Netherlands National Cricket Team: How stats play their part in what we do". In "KLEEFSTRA ALMANAK 2012" Archived 20 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine (p. 5) – Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB). Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  8. ^ (22 October 2013). "Drinnen leaves Netherlands post" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  9. ^ Alan Gardner (30 March 2014). "Troubled Netherlands buoyed by World T20 showing" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Anton Roux to step down as Netherlands coach", ESPNcricinfo, 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Pakistan tour of New Zealand, PAK in NZ 2017/18 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, Sri Lanka in NZ 2018/19 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  13. ^ "India A tour of New Zealand, India A in New Zealand 2019/20 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  14. ^ Seconi, Adrian (16 March 2020). "Roux leaving Volts for role at English county side Notts". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  15. ^ "NCCC News : Roux departs Trent Bridge to join Sri Lanka". www.trentbridge.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Coach of KwaZulu-Natal Inland
2011–12 season 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Coach of the Netherlands
October 2013 – August 2016 		Succeeded by
Ryan Campbell

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