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Lillee to set up fast bowling academy in Perth report
Former Australia cricketer Dennis Lillee will establish an academy for fast bowlers in his home state of Western Australia to help develop talent, an Australian newspaper reported on Friday.
Former Australia cricketer Dennis Lillee will establish an academy for fast bowlers in his home state of Western Australia to help develop talent, an Australian newspaper reported on Friday.
Lillee, 52, who has coached young fast bowlers internationally including in Madras, said he was concerned about the quality of pace bowlers in Western Australia. The bouncy Perth wicket at the Western Australia Test venue is regarded as one of the best for fast bowlers in world cricket.
Western Australia state has produced some of Australia's finest fast bowlers including Lillee, Graham Mc Kenzie and Terry Alderman, who took 771 Test wickets between them.
''The situation needs to be addressed,'' Lillee was quoted as saying in the West Australian newspaper on Friday. “I am going to set up a fast bowling academy, unique in Australian cricket, with the help of some renowned experts in their fields who I can't name at this early stage.”
''We haven't yet decided if it will be a live-in situation but we will need funding and sponsorship to get the equipment we need.”
Lillee has recently been coaching Australia fast bowler Brett Lee, who has been timed at 156kph but has been hampered by elbow and side strain injuries this year.
Lillee famously overcame a serious back injury which threatened his career in the 1970s.
Lillee, 52, who has coached young fast bowlers internationally including in Madras, said he was concerned about the quality of pace bowlers in Western Australia. The bouncy Perth wicket at the Western Australia Test venue is regarded as one of the best for fast bowlers in world cricket.
Western Australia state has produced some of Australia's finest fast bowlers including Lillee, Graham Mc Kenzie and Terry Alderman, who took 771 Test wickets between them.
''The situation needs to be addressed,'' Lillee was quoted as saying in the West Australian newspaper on Friday. “I am going to set up a fast bowling academy, unique in Australian cricket, with the help of some renowned experts in their fields who I can't name at this early stage.”
''We haven't yet decided if it will be a live-in situation but we will need funding and sponsorship to get the equipment we need.”
Lillee has recently been coaching Australia fast bowler Brett Lee, who has been timed at 156kph but has been hampered by elbow and side strain injuries this year.
Lillee famously overcame a serious back injury which threatened his career in the 1970s.
Bureau Report