Michael Klinger , the former Australia batter and current director of cricket at Washington Freedom in the MLC, has joined Welsh Fire in a senior management role and will also take over as head coach of their Women's Hundred team.

Klinger's appointment, on a two-year contract, further strengthens ties between Glamorgan County Cricket Club and Washington Freedom, whose owner - Sanjay Govil, the US-based tech entrepreneur - acquired a 49% stake in Welsh Fire during the Hundred equity sale earlier this year.

Klinger will retain his role at Washington Freedom, and will work closely with Fire's general manager Mark Wallace to oversee recruitment for both the men's and women's teams.

Gareth Breese, who oversaw the women's squad in this year's Hundred, will stay on as an Assistant Coach in t

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