Bob Carter first served as the assistant coach to John Bracewell from 2004 to 2009 for the men's team. He then served as the assistant to Mike Hesson from 2012 to 2014. He was also the head coach of the White Ferns in the 2020 T20 World Cup and during the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand
Bob Carter (Pic: X/@WHITE_FERNS)
Former New Zealand women's head coach Bob Carter has stepped down from his role as the high-performance coach after a long career which lasted 21 years.
New Zealand Cricket on Friday released a statement, confirming Carter's departure. In the year 2004, he joined the team as an assistant coach, and since then played a crucial role in shaping the Kiwis' cricket.
He was born in Norfolk in eastern England, played 60 first-class and 55 List-A matches for Northamptonshire and Canterbury before beginning his stint in coaching.
After stepping down from the role, he said, "I feel like I've lived the dream. I've very much enjoyed offering support and contributing, and if that's helped players or teams go on and achieve success, then that's terrific - I'm delighted".
He first served as assistant coach to John Bracewell from 2004 to 2009 men's team. He then served as the assistant to Mike Hesson from 2012 to 2014, and the White Ferns head coach in the 2020 T20 World Cup and during the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
He is pleased to leave the Kiwis' team at a time when the men's and women's teams are dominating in international cricket. The White Ferns lifted their first T20 World Cup last year, and the men's team whitewashed India in a three-match Test series. The series loss was also India's first defeat since 2012.
"But I think what's worked best at NZC has been the combinations, the teamwork, and the cooperation. We've been able to create sides that have been greater than their sum of parts, and that's a key ingredient in team sport. Sure, the individual performance is important, but it's the collective that has the greater potential. That's where the magic is," he added.
"It's true that the game has evolved a great deal over the past twenty years. But the flipside is that the basics and fundamentals of batting and bowling have never really changed," said the 65-year-old.
Further, he also said that the current players are playing shots that the nineties cricketers would not have dreamt of playing.
"Sure, the batters are playing shots we wouldn't have dreamed of in the nineties, and the bowlers are producing options and change-ups with an incredible degree of difficulty. But within all that, the framework that allows the players to execute so successfully is still the same as it was 50 years ago," he concluded.
(With ANI Inputs)
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