Middlesex part company with John Emburey

By Paul Bolton

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John Emburey left his job as director of cricket at Middlesex yesterday in a bid to revive his flagging coaching career.

Nick Hoult: Emburey left out in cold

Emburey, 55, had moved upstairs to make way for Richard Pybus last year. But when Pybus quit midway through the 2007 season, Emburey resumed a more hands-on approach.

	Tied down: John Emburey leaves Lord's to further coaching role

However, last autumn Middlesex appointed Toby Radford as first-team coach, pushing Emburey back on to the sidelines. The Middlesex chief executive, Vinny Codrington, said: "John's role as director of cricket was becoming more administrative, taking him away from the area of the game where his strengths lay.

"After lengthy discussions with the club, and a full review of our cricket structure, it was mutually agreed that John pursue his ambitions in coaching. John was open and honest throughout as he always is, and I'm certain we will see plenty of him in the summer and in the future."

Emburey was sacked from a similar post with Northamptonshire in 1998 and enjoyed limited success at Middlesex. In 2006 they were relegated from the top divisions of both the county championship and the National League.

He was a surprise name on the shortlist for the vacant position as coach of India last summer but was not offered the job despite the first choice, Graham Ford, turning the post down.

Emburey said: "I've really enjoyed my time here, but I want to continue my career in a direct coaching role. I believe I leave the club in great shape and look forward to the club's success in the future."

The news of Emburey's departure came on the same day that Gloucestershire sacked Mark Alleyne as the county's head coach.

The former England one-day international all-rounder was the most successful captain in Gloucestershire's history, leading them to eight one-day trophies between 1997 and 2005.

But Alleyne has paid the price for Gloucestershire's poor form in four-day cricket since he succeeded John Bracewell, initially as player-coach, four years ago.

Gloucestershire have finished in the bottom three of the County Championship second division in each of the past two seasons.

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