Just because the season is over doesn't mean the fun and games don't continue.......
Our
Chair has secured the services of 2005 Ashes winner, coach and
administrator Ashley Giles MBE to speak at a dinner at the club on 24th
October. Tickets are £50 per head inc the dinner with the Q&A hosted
by our very own Peter Drury and Miles Harrison - illustrious
commentators of different sports they may be but cricket lovers they
certainly are.
If you would like to attend please email Tim Buckley on tb@victoriasquarewoking.com to secure your ticket(s).
Hope to see you there!
PS for anyone interested in knowing more about him (should you not be of 2005 vintage!), his comprehensive cricket achievements are below:
Ashley Giles MBE is a former international cricketer, Head Coach, Director of Cricket, National Selector and Managing Director with vast experience in high performance sport at both domestic and international levels. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Worcestershire County Cricket Club.
In a playing career spanning sixteen years Ashley spent his entire first-class career with Warwickshire CCC and went on to represent England 116 times. He was a crucial member of the 2005 Ashes winning team that regained the urn for the first time in 20 years in arguably the greatest Test series of all time.
Forced into retirement due to injury in 2007, Ashley has spent seventeen years in cricket management and administration and has held almost every major role across both domestic and international games. During that time he has been a County Championship, T20 Blast and One Day Trophy winning Head Coach and Director of Cricket, and has a history of successfully leading and managing teams in challenging and pressurised environments. The culmination of this journey came in 2019, whilst Ashley was Managing Director of England men’s cricket, when the team won their first ever 50 over World Cup.
Ashley holds a Masters in Sports Directorship from the Manchester Metropolitan University and was a Board member with England Netball when the team won the Commonwealth gold medal in 2018. He is also a Level 4 Master Cricket Coach and a certified Gazing Red2Blue Coach.
Awarded an MBE in 2006 for services to cricket, Ashley is an honorary citizen of Droitwich Spa and with his wife, Stine, launched the Giles Trust in 2015, which has now raised over £1.3 million for brain tumour treatment, research and support.