Abergavenny Cricket Club is delighted to announce the signing of Mujahid Ilyas as player-coach for the next three years. Twenty-five years old, he has accumulated a wealth of cricketing and coaching experience in a relatively short period of time.
A right-hand bat and leg break bowler, he is a former member of the Glamorgan Academy and represented Wales at 14s, 15s and 17s level and Wales Minor Counties. He has also played for Glamorgan 2nd X1.
At club level, Muji has played for both Cardiff, St. Fagans and Newport at Premier League I, the highest standard in Wales, for several seasons. He is thus a significant addition to Abergavenny’s 1st XI strength and brings much needed experience and knowledge to a very young squad.
Muji has serious coaching ambitions. He is currently a level 2 coach and is keen to move on in terms of qualifications. At present, he works in the various Glamorgan Pathways and focuses on the counties under 13 squad. He has already started his work at Abergavenny by coaching the club’s 11s, 13s and 15s squads, boys and girls, in hourly sessions each Monday evenings which will continue throughout the winter.
Head of Abergavenny Cricket, Gary Thomas, has expressed himself thrilled at Muji’s signing. ‘We have acquired the services of a fine player and an enthusiastic high-quality coach, who will lead the development of our junior and senior players, both male and female in group sessions and on a 1:1 basis. We are very excited to have Muji on board now and he will shape our junior coaching framework over the next 3 years’.
Abergavenny Cricket Club junior winter sessions for boys and girls aged 10 – 14 years old have started at King Henry VIII school between 6pm and 9pm on a Monday. Any parents who may want their son or daughter to attend, please contact Gary Thomas on 07506823146.
