Jim Troughton: Ex-Warwickshire captain takes fielding coach role

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Warwickshire captain Jim TroughtonImage source, PA
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Troughton, who led Warwickshire to the County Championship title in 2012, was an outstanding fielder

Former Warwickshire captain Jim Troughton, who retired at the back end of last season, will return to Edgbaston in a new coaching role.

The former England one-day international will supplement the backroom staff as fielding coach.

Troughton, 35, was the Bears' skipper when they won the County Championship for the seventh time in 2012.

Jim Troughton's career statistics

Format

Appearances

Runs

Highest score

Average

ODIs

6

36

20

9.00

First-class

167

8,491

223

35.67

List A

169

3,654

115*

27.06

Twenty20

88

1,740

68*

24.16

He announced his immediate retirement from cricket last August because of a persistent back problem.

Troughton was part of Warwickshire's County Championship-winning team in 2004, before going on to lead the Bears to their 2012 triumph.

He also earned winners' medals in the 2002 Benson & Hedges Cup, external and the CB40 in 2010., external

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