Ben Sawyer has previous been head coach of Birmingham Phoenix women's team in The Hundred, Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women's Premier League and Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League.
12 Facts About Ben Sawyer
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Ben Sawyer has been the head coach of Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League.
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Ben Sawyer had the highest win percentage of any women's Twenty20 coach.
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Ben Sawyer has worked as an assistant coach for the Australia women's under-19 team, and for New South Wales Breakers as a fast bowling coach.
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Ben Sawyer's contract was later extended until the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup.
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In 2019, Ben Sawyer was announced as the head coach of The Hundred women's team Birmingham Phoenix.
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The 2020 edition of The Hundred was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and so Ben Sawyer took up the role in 2021.
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In 2020, Ben Sawyer became a full-time coach of the New South Wales Breakers.
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Ben Sawyer continued with his part-time Australia coaching role, and as coach of the Sydney Sixers.
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In July 2021, Ben Sawyer was appointed Australia women's first full-time pace bowling coach.
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In June 2022, Ben Sawyer was appointed head coach of the New Zealand women's national cricket team ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Ben Sawyer was replaced by Luke Williams for the 2024 WPL season.