Former England cricketer James Taylor heading to Shropshire to pass on coaching tips
Former England batsman James Taylor will return to Shropshire next month to be the keynote speaker at a major cricket coaching conference.
Taylor, who was forced to retire from cricket last year aged just 26 due a serious heart condition, is a former Shrewsbury School student who played cricket in the county age group set-up. He also played for Shrewsbury in the Birmingham League before going on to forge his First Class career with Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire and becoming an England regular in all formats of the game.
He will be the main guest at the Shropshire Cricket Coaches Association's Coaching Conference at Ellesmere College on Saturday, February 25. Other top coaches at the event who will be running workshops are Worcestershire batting coach and second team coach Kevin Sharp and ECB Regional Training Manger for the North of England Tony Robson.
SCCA spokesman Chris Dirkin said the theme of Taylor's workshop would be: My Journey In Cricket.
He added: "It will be principally delivered as an interview style/Q&A workshop. James will provide insight about his cricket career.
"He will also give coaches insight into how his life has recently changed and what the future holds for him, after experiencing his life threatening and playing career ending medical condition."
The conference, which runs from 9.30am to 5.30pm, is open to coaches in Shropshire.
