da bet7： Queensland assistant coach Terry Oliver was today named to take on the XXXX Bulls coaching job in place of Bennett King.
Queensland Cricket10-Apr-2002Queensland assistant coach Terry Oliver was today named to take on theXXXX Bulls coaching job in place of Bennett King.Oliver, 39, has been the Bulls assistant coach for the past two seasonsand will assume the head-coaching role following King’s elevation to theCommonwealth Bank Cricket Academy after guiding the Bulls to three PuraCup trophies in a row.Queensland Cricket Chairman Damien Mullins announced the appointment ofOliver today to a one-year deal with a one-year option at a mediaconference at Queensland Cricket Headquarters.The announcement came after the Queensland Cricket Board met last nightto finalise the appointment following a recommendation from a boardsub-committee comprising Mullins, Allan Border and Gary Madsen.Oliver, a Level III coach, has progressed through the Queensland Cricketcoaching ranks since joining the organization eight years ago.He coached Australian Country in 2000 after being the Queensland Countrycoach for the past three seasons, winning back-to-back national titlesin 1998-99 and 1999-2000 and finishing as runners-up in 1997-98.Originally from Mackay, he played for Australian Country in 1990-91against Sri Lanka and 1993-94 against the West Indies and representedQueensland Country for five years, scoring more than 800 runs.He played first grade cricket with the Gold Coast in 1991-92.Oliver has been a Regional Cricket Manager with Queensland Cricket andwas also the State Co-ordinator for Special Programs. He coached theAustralia Post Queensland Under-17 team this season.He has coached in Sri Lanka where he worked with the national team andjoined Bennett King on an exchange to the West Indies last year where helectured at the West Indies Cricket Academy as part of its inauguralintake of scholars.Oliver said he was “over the moon” at his appointment.”Obviously I’m delighted to have the opportunity to coach the Bulls,”he said. “I’m grateful that I have had the chance to work with Bennettand the team for the past two seasons and I’m looking forward to thechallenges ahead.”Oliver said one of his first priorities was to meet with the Queenslandselectors to discuss who would take over from Stuart Law as captain andthe make-up of the contracted player list for 2002-2003.”As a group we have undergone some rapid changes of late but the systemand the processes that have been built up by John Buchanan and Bennetthere will stand us in good stead to prepare for the season ahead.””The Bulls’ ethos that has grown up here within the team means we arepretty well equipped to cope with the challenges we face in thefuture,” he said.Oliver said one of his primary goals for his coaching term followedsimilar lines to that emphasised by Buchanan and King during the pasteight years.”I want to continue to develop Queensland players into Australianplayers, and at the same time produce more first class players forQueensland.””I would like us to train hard and play positive cricket. As a coach Iwant to be in a position to provide individual players with theassistance and guidance to make them better cricketers,” he said.Oliver will commence duties immediately, with off-season squad trainingand specialised coaching programs for individual Bulls players scheduledto begin from next month.