Robbie Joseph joins Gloucestershire as Lead Bowling Coach
22 November 2022
Following a successful stint with Gloucestershire in a bowling consultancy role, Robbie Joseph joins the club on a permanent basis as Lead Bowling Coach.
Signing a two-year deal until 2025, Joseph worked closely with the Gloucestershire bowlers at the back end of the 2022 season as the Shire won their final two County Championship matches.
Gloucestershire’s bowling attack took 20 wickets against Warwickshire and Yorkshire and were in a position to do the same against Somerset before a Day Four washout put hopes of victory to bed.
Born in Antigua, the former fast bowler first played county cricket for Kent in 2005 taking 144 first-class wickets in seven seasons up to 2011. Joseph joined Leicestershire on a short-term deal in 2012 before re-joining Kent in 2014 appearing in six Championship fixtures.
In total, Joseph took 188 first-class wickets at 32.40 in 69 matches. Gloucestershire’s new coach also took 43 professional List A wickets with a best of 5/13, and 10 T20 wickets in 9 matches.
On his appointment, Robbie Joseph said:
“It's an exciting prospect as there are two ends to the scale. Some guys are just coming into the side and looking to establish themselves while others are looking for international honours and to win trophies with the club.
“It’s an interesting one for me to be a part of that mix. I hope to help everyone individually to ensure they get the best out of themselves as cricketers.”
On Gloucestershire’s newest coaching acquisition, Steve Snell, Performance Director, said:
“I’m really pleased that we’ve secured Robbie on a full-time basis. He made an outstanding impact at the back end of the season when he was with us for a couple of months on a consultancy basis.
“His proactivity, connection with the group, energy, and care to help players get better were all prevalent both in his consultancy role last season and during the interview process.
“I’ve got every confidence that not only will he make a big impact with the players but also grow his own skills significantly too. It’s a great fit and I know he’s going to be a superb addition to the coaching staff.”
Robbie will officially join the club in January ahead of the 2023 season.
A full interview with Robbie Joseph will be published on Glos TV later this week.
