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| Chris Silverwood | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chris Silverwood |
| Birth date | 3 February 1975 |
| Birth place | Apperley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England |
| Role | Fast bowler, Coach |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Clubs | Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Middlesex County Cricket Club, Essex County Cricket Club |
Chris Silverwood (born 3 February 1975) is an English former professional cricketer and coach. He played first-class cricket as a right-arm fast-medium bowler and later served as head coach of the England cricket team and of Essex County Cricket Club, with coaching roles that included appointments at Middlesex County Cricket Club, Sri Lanka national cricket team, and various domestic teams. His career spans playing partnerships and coaching links with numerous figures and institutions across Test cricket, One Day International cricket, and Twenty20 cricket.
Born in Apperley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, he was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield and later attended Leeds Metropolitan University where he combined studies with cricket development. As a youth he progressed through county age-group systems linked to Yorkshire County Cricket Club and played in fixtures alongside contemporaries who later featured for England Lions and county sides such as Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and Derbyshire County Cricket Club. His early cricketing education involved coaching influences from staff associated with England and Wales Cricket Board programs and county academies that produced players for Marylebone Cricket Club and national age-group tours to Australia and India.
He made his first-class debut for Yorkshire County Cricket Club before a substantial spell at Middlesex County Cricket Club, where he formed bowling partnerships and competed in competitions organised by England and Wales Cricket Board such as the County Championship (England) and the NatWest Trophy. During his tenure at Middlesex he played alongside players who represented England cricket team and overseas professionals from Australia national cricket team, West Indies cricket team, and South Africa national cricket team. Later in his career he moved to Essex County Cricket Club contributing to their campaigns in Friends Provident Trophy and the Twenty20 Cup while encountering opponents from counties including Surrey County Cricket Club, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Hampshire County Cricket Club, and Somerset County Cricket Club.
Although his international playing opportunities for England cricket team were limited, he featured in representative matches associated with development tours and fixtures involving sides such as England A and composite XIs that played touring teams from Pakistan national cricket team and New Zealand national cricket team. His career intersected with contemporaries who went on to long international careers with England cricket team and with touring captains from India national cricket team, Sri Lanka national cricket team, and Zimbabwe national cricket team in county fixtures. He competed in county matches that served as preparation for international series including Ashes series contests and home Test matches held at venues like Lord's, The Oval, and Old Trafford.
After retirement he transitioned to coaching, taking roles at Middlesex County Cricket Club before appointment at Essex County Cricket Club as bowling coach and later head coach, working alongside directors and technical staff connected to the England and Wales Cricket Board and county performance programmes. He joined the Sri Lanka national cricket team as bowling coach, collaborating with national coaches and players who had participated in ICC Cricket World Cup and ICC World Twenty20 tournaments. In 2019 he was appointed head coach of the England cricket team for the Test side, succeeding a predecessor involved with the England and Wales Cricket Board. His England tenure involved series against nations such as Australia national cricket team, New Zealand national cricket team, India national cricket team, and Ireland cricket team, and later he returned to county coaching at Essex County Cricket Club, reuniting with players who had played in domestic competitions like the County Championship (England) and Royal London One-Day Cup.
His coaching philosophy emphasises discipline, technical refinement for fast bowling, and match preparation grounded in analysis used by coaching setups within International Cricket Council member nations. He has drawn on practices from staff networks that include coaches from Australia national cricket team systems, sports science units connected to universities like Loughborough University, and analytics collaborations similar to those used by franchise teams in the Indian Premier League and Big Bash League. His approach to workload management, physical conditioning, and video analysis mirrors methods adopted by coaching teams at England cricket team and professional counties such as Surrey County Cricket Club and Kent County Cricket Club.
He is married and has family ties in Yorkshire and Essex, maintaining connections with local clubs in regions including West Yorkshire and Essex. His personal network includes former teammates and coaches from counties like Middlesex County Cricket Club and institutions such as Marylebone Cricket Club; he has appeared at alumni and charity events associated with organisations like Professional Cricketers' Association and county foundations. Outside cricket he has engaged with community programmes aligned with county charities and sporting initiatives in towns such as Chelmsford and cities including London and Leeds.
During his domestic career he amassed first-class wickets and contributed to campaigns in competitions overseen by the England and Wales Cricket Board such as the County Championship (England). As a coach he led sides in fixtures that featured milestones in Test cricket and county competitions, working with players who achieved individual honours at events like the ICC Cricket World Cup and domestic award ceremonies held by counties including Essex County Cricket Club and Middlesex County Cricket Club. His head-coach tenure with England cricket team included series results recorded in the annals of Test cricket history.
Category:1975 births Category:English cricket coaches Category:English cricketers Category:Middlesex cricketers Category:Essex cricketers Category:Yorkshire cricketers