Mark Coles has served as head coach of the Pakistan women's national cricket team since 2023, his second tenure with the team.
21 Facts About Mark Coles
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Mark Coles has coached the Scotland women's team and the Papua New Guinea men's team.
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Mark Coles retired from cricket in 1996 due to a back injury.
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In 2000, Mark Coles worked as a coach for the New Zealand women's "A" team.
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Mark Coles then worked as a coach for Wellington College, and Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.
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From 2010 until 2012, Mark Coles was a coach for Vanuatu Cricket.
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Mark Coles has been a coach at Waikato Valley, Western Fury, and Wellington Blaze.
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Mark Coles worked as a coach for Northern Districts from 2014 to 2017.
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In 2017, Mark Coles was appointed head coach of the Pakistan women's national cricket team, initially on a trial basis.
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Mark Coles was not initially paid for his work, and had to pay for his own flights to Lahore.
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Mark Coles lived in Lahore in a compound with iron gates and snipers on the roof.
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In 2019, Mark Coles left his role with Pakistan women for family reasons; his Grandmother and Uncle had died earlier in the year.
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Mark Coles had had a contract until the end of the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
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Mark Coles was replaced as Pakistan women's head coach by Iqbal Imam, who served as an interim coach for the side.
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In 2020, Mark Coles was a coach for the Japan Cricket Association.
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In 2021, Mark Coles became head coach of the Scotland women's national cricket team.
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In January 2022, Mark Coles announced his resignation as Scotland head coach, effective from 26 February, as he wanted to move back to Australia as he had not seen his family due to COVID-19.
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Mark Coles was appointed interim coach of Papua New Guinea in March 2022 following the resignation of Carl Sandri.
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In January 2023, Mark Coles was re-appointed as the head coach of Pakistan women team, on a two-year contract.
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Mark Coles is married to Mel Coles and they have two children.
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In 2020, Mark Coles spoke about how he had suffered from alcoholism and depression, and had previously contemplated suicide.