Chief Operating Officer
Richard is an experienced leader in both business and sports and is responsible for operational management of Guernsey Cricket, overseeing domestic and representative cricket, driving strategic growth, and strengthening the sports commercial and community engagement.
Originally from Southampton, Richard played age group cricket for local representative sides and also represented Hampshire Schools and West of England Schools at under 19 level, before going on to represent Exeter University.
Richard had a successful club career playing for sides in the Southampton and Winchester area before moving to Guernsey in 1992, where he enjoyed success as captain of one of the leading local clubs before becoming captain of the senior men’s Guernsey side and featuring in 8 inter insulars.
Richard has, until recently, been part of the Guernsey men’s under 19 coaching set up and continues to be a member of the Channel Islands over 50s squad.
Senior Men’s
National Team Coach
Originally from Romsey, Jeremy grew up playing county age group cricket for Hampshire and NAYC (England) U19’s, going on to represent his home county in 2nd XI cricket and later Gloucestershire. Having moved to Guernsey he became part of a number of successful Guernsey teams at Inter Insular and International level.
Jeremy has been coaching cricket since the age of 16 and involved in the development of cricket in Guernsey since moving to the Island in 2001. He ran the Dummer Cricket Centre for three years, coached district and county age groups and has experience of coaching cricket across a wide range of both state and private schools in the UK and overseas. He is also an ECB coach developer.
Cricket Development Manager
Ilze is Guernsey Cricket’s Cricket Development Manager and Senior Women’s Head Coach, bringing a wealth of international playing and coaching experience to the island.
As a player, Ilze represented Surrey and Boland, and she holds a CSA Level 2 coaching qualification. Her coaching career includes senior roles across university, club and community cricket, including Head Coach of the Maties Women’s 1st XI at Stellenbosch University, Assistant Coach for the Maties High Performance Men’s programme, Assistant Coach of Holywood CC 1st XI in Belfast, and coaching with the Chance to Shine programme in Surrey.
In her role with Guernsey Cricket, Ilze leads junior development, schools cricket, women and girls’ participation, inclusion initiatives and player pathways, while also supporting the development of coaches and volunteers across the island. She is passionate about creating positive cricket experiences and helping players at every stage reach their full potential.
Cricket Development Officer
As a 20-year-old who has been involved in Guernsey cricket for some time now, Blake has a deep passion for the game and a keen understanding of the intricacies of high-level sport.
From participating in the U19 Cricket World Cup to playing basketball in the island games, Blake brings both presence and knowledge to the field, guiding players to develop their skills and strategies to not only develop as a player but as a participant.
Blake is an ECB Level 2 coach and is looking to gain further qualifications to aid the development of Guernsey cricket.