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Anton Roux (born 5 June 1981) is a former South African cricketer who is the current fielding coach of the Sri Lanka Men's National Cricket Team.
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| Full name | Anton Roux | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1981 New York City, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Rooster"[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008–2009 | Northerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 20 May 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roux was born in New York City to South African parents.[2] He moved back to South Africa aged five, playing both underage representative cricket and football, and later attended Pretoria Boys High School.[3]
At South African domestic level, Roux played for Northerns. An off-spinner and competent lower-order batsman, he made his first-class and List-A debut during the 2007–08 season.[4] He retired at the end of the following season to concentrate on his coaching career.[3]
In the 2005 and 2006 Dutch seasons, Roux served as playing coach of the Amstelveen-based Amsterdamsche Cricket Club (ACC), which plays in the top-level Topklasse competition. During his playing career in South Africa, he held a coaching position with the University of Pretoria's academy, and he later served as head coach of the Northerns Cricket Academy, following his retirement from playing.[3]
KwaZulu-Natal Inland
In July 2011, Roux was appointed head coach of the Pietermaritzburg-based KwaZulu-Natal Inland team for the 2011–12 season, which played in both the List-A and first-class provincial competitions.[5]
Netherlands
At the end of the 2011–12 season, Roux returned to the Netherlands to again coach ACC. Roux had been involved in the coaching set-up of the Dutch national team since 2011,[6] and was later made a full-time assistant coach and statistical analyst.[7] After Peter Drinnen vacated the head coach position in October 2013, Roux took over, initially on an interim basis.[8] He coached the team at the 2014 World Twenty20 and the 2016 World Twenty20, amongst others.[9]
Otago
In August 2016, Roux took up a position as assistant coach of New Zealand provincial team, Otago, where fellow South African, Rob Walter, served as head coach.[10] It was during this period that he was also called up as bowling coach to the New Zealand XI and assistant coach to New Zealand A. [11] [12] [13]
Nottinghamshire
Roux was named as pathway coach of English county, Nottinghamshire, in March 2020, working alongside head coach, Peter Moores.[14]
Sri Lanka
In March 2022, Roux was appointed fielding coach of the Sri Lankan Men's National Team.[15]
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