Birrell is bringing sense of purpose to Hampshire

By Ivo Tennant

Well respected: Hampshire’s players have to watch their p’s and q’s around their veteran coach Adi Birrell

ADI BIRRELL does not wish to have his name in lights. He does not care for the media and has no desire to build up any kind of profile. So when he was appointed the new coach of Hampshire, the playing staff, conceivably anticipating the return of Dimitri Mascarenhas, had to discover precisely who he was. They knew for sure by the time he was conducting his initial fielding practices.
Birrell is a South African of Scottish descent and “a massive...

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