Westwood staying with Bears as development coach

By Charlie Talbot-Smith

Staying put: Ian Westwood

WHEN he retired in June, Ian Westwood was convinced that his 25-year association with Warwickshire was over. But fewer than five months later, and the former Bears skipper is back in the fold at Edgbaston after this week being unveiled as a development coach.
And the 35-year-old – who toyed with the idea of becoming an umpire – admits the role is not all that different from the one he was still performing at the back end of his playing career.
“I was preparing for life after cricket and certainly didn’t WHEN he ret...

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