FOLLOWING the departure of Imraan Khan, the Hollywoodbets Dolphins have appointed a new head coach in the form of Quinton Friend.
Friend, who served as Khan’s assistant coach for the past five seasons, will take over ahead of the new season.
Friend has been with the Dolphins, both as a player and a coach, and will move on from his bowling coach role to take up the reins as the head coach.
“Quinny has been with the Dolphins for many years and has a very good understanding of how things are done here,” CEO of KZN Cricket Heinrich Strydom said. “He’s done his time as an assistant, and we feel that he’s the right man to take on the role of head coach with Mduduzi Mbatha right on his shoulder as his assistant. The team and the coaching staff haven’t missed a beat in the pre-season, and they are prepared and ready for the new season getting underway at the end of the month.”
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It’s a dream appointment for Friend as he looks to continue the strong performances from the Dolphins going forward.
“I’m super excited and very privileged to be named Hollywoodbets Dolphins head coach. It’s something that I have always wanted and worked hard towards. We’ve had some nice success over the last five years, and I must commend Imraan Khan on what he has achieved with the team. He was a huge asset to our team, and he will be missed.”
“We’ve got a great bunch of players within our squad, and I back them to put in some big performances during the 2024/25 season. We have to make sure that we cover all of our bases heading into that first match at the end of September,” Friend mentioned.
Friend will be joined by Mduduzi Mbatha as his assistant, Devon von Onselen as the strength and conditioning coach, Nick Moffit as the physiotherapist, and Kushen Kishun as the video analyst.
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