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Former fast bowler Ian Pont is recognised as a pioneer in his field of coaching pace bowlers. He has spent the past decade researching and developing his knowledge of the mechanics of quick bowling and advised some of the world’s top players in this period. 

 

A coach who has been involved in three World Cup campaigns, Pont was also appointed head coach for the Dhaka Gladiators who went on to win the inaugural edition of the BPL earlier this year. His involvement with the game began as a player in a first-class career spanning six years, starting off with county side Nottinghamshire and culminating with Essex in 1988. He also had a brief foray into the world of baseball pitching in 1987.

 

As ECB National Skill Sets Coach for Fast Bowling at Loughborough, he worked with groups of players from which England international Steve Finn emerged.

 

Pont runs a cricket academy in Essex and continues to be a leading light in the technical coaching of bowlers.