Michael James Powell (born 5 April 1975 in

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) is an English

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er and coach who played for and captained

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. He also played for

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in the 2001–02 season, and three matches for Otago in

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in the 2005–06 season. He captained Warwickshire from 2001 to 2003. In the 2001 season, the team were promoted from Division Two to Division One of the

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, and in the 2002 season they finished as runners-up in Division One, as well as winning the Benson & Hedges Cup Final at Lord's. Currently Powell coaches cricket at

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. Powell was awarded a Benefit Year in 2008 but did not have his contract renewed at the end of that season following an appraisal of the playing staff under new coach

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In February 2010 it was announced that Powell would be working with

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as their new High Performance batting coach with a specific remit of developing and improving young Scottish cricketers.

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Player Profile: Mike Powell
from Cricinfo
Mike Powell
at CricketArchive

Powell joins Scotland as batting coach
from Cricinfo 1975 births Living people English cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Warwickshire cricket captains Griqualand West cricketers Otago cricketers People educated at Lawrence Sheriff School Cricketers from Bolton Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1970s-stub

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