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Full name Troy James Cooley
Born December 9, 1965, Launceston, Tasmania
Current age 42 years 229 days
Major teams Tasmania
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Coach
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
33
43
12
291
32*
9.38
0
0
16
0
List A
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
33
4871
3313
54
4/41
61.35
4.08
90.2
0
0
List A
3
120
85
4
2/16
2/16
21.25
4.25
30.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
First-class span
1985/86 - 1995/96
List A span
1995/96 - 1995/96
Profile
Troy Cooley was originally a pace bowler for Tasmania in interstate competition. At the time of his ascent into first class ranks in the mid-1980s, the tall and wiry Cooley was regarded as one of the speediest bowlers that his state had ever produced. His disarming pace made him a star player in Launceston club cricket and encouraged many to think that he would be a success in higher company too. As a number of other bowlers of express pace both before and after him have discovered, though, the demands that domestic cricket made of him to sustain his accuracy and control (as well as speed) over longer periods did not agree with him nearly as readily. He was plagued by a tendency to overstep the bowling crease regularly and to struggle for line and length once batsmen had worked their way on top of him.
After retiring, Cooley, with an emphasis on fitness, passion for the
sport and an engaging manner, soon became a respected bowling coach and in 2000 was appointed as assistant coach at the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide. In 2003, Cooley was lured to England to work with Rod Marsh at the newly-established ECB Academy, and he soon got involved as the bowling coach for the national team. In 2005 he was widely credited as being a key part of the development of England's Ashes-winning side. That led to him being hired to fulfill the same role with the Australian side at the end of his contract in May 2006.
Cricinfo staff July 2006
Notes
Tasmania First-Class Career Span: 1985-95
AIS (Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy) Coach 2000 - 2003
ECB Academy Bowling Coach 2003 - 2006
Australia Bowling Coach 2006 -
