Former Proteas fast bowler Allan Donald’s tenure as assistant coach of Kent will end later this year.

Donald will leave the County Championship Division One outfit at the end of the 2019 season.

‘It has been a great experience working with the whole squad at Kent,’ said Donald, who was recently inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame.

‘Over the past two seasons, it has been hugely rewarding to see the development of young and exciting players.

‘We have been uncompromising in raising standards here through our transition into Division One and shown that we can compete and win at this level.

‘There’s a squad of players here who are hungry to learn and it has been great to be a part of the team that has set up a culture and values that will stand Kent in good stead for the future.​’

Donald’s departure will be followed by the introduction of full-time bowling and batting coaches to work with the squad throughout the year.

‘It will be a major boost to our strategic goal of producing more homegrown Kent cricketers in the future, and to help them in their transition from county age groups and the Kent Cricket Academy to the first team,’ added Kent director of cricket Paul Downton.

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