"Gary has been innovative, enthusiastic and totally involved in what he is doing. He has been well received by all members of the Australian team and we would utilise his services whereever possible in the future"
Steve Waugh, Australian cricket captain 2001

 

"I have recently had my first experience of working with Gary at his academy. The first thing that struck me was his boundless enthusiasm and energy. This naturally rubs off on the boys and results in their willingness to work at their games for 6 hours a day, which is no mean feat considering that some of the boys are just 9! The result of this tireless approach to improving technique is plain to see. Some of the boys are probably some of the best cricketers for their age in the country. Hour after hour of honing technique, firstly with tennis balls and then more challengingly on a bowling machine; the boys couldn’t get enough due to the enthusiasm and variety Gary gives them.

It was a pleasure to have worked with Gary . I really enjoyed discussing and debating certain aspects of batting technique, a subject close to my heart, and loved the fact that he has very strong views on it that may fly in the face of convention. Very refreshing.

I am quite sure that it will not be too long before we see a test cricketer coming out of his academy."
Alan Wells - England, Kent & Sussex

 

"Having worked with Gary on a numerous occasions, I have learnt a tremendous amount about batting. He has not only shown me drills that are required to rectify batting faults but drills to extend a batsmen to improving their game. It is such a shame that I didn't have Gary as a coach when I was at the top of my game and still playing first class cricket as I'm sure I would have scored a lot more runs"
Richard Illingworth, Worcestershire and England

Playing Experience

• Allrounder ( Medium fast bowler, Right handed Middle order batsman)
• Professional cricketer at Somerset 1983-1993
• Young England for 2 years

Coaching Experience

Gary Palmer on the left -
John Buchanan on the right

Testimonial from Australian Cricket Board

Reference from Mark Alleyne Click on image for larger view

Gary Palmer, employed by Mark Alleyne as his Technical Batting Coach in 2006 to work with select First Team batsman (Kadeer Ali pictured above on the left)

• Worked with Middlesex 1st & 2nd team players during 2007 season
• Worked with Gloucestershire 1st Team Batters as Specialist Batting Coach - 2006
• Worked with India Test team - 2002
• Worked with Sri Lanka touring team - 2002
• Worked with Australian Test team - 2001

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• Currently undertaking ECB Level 4 qualification
• England and Wales Cricket Board Level 3 qualification
• Part of National coaching team delivering level 3 as a specialist coach
• Involved with National Coaches delivering part of the Centre of Excellance programme to Regional and National youth Squads
• Head Coach Eastern Province cricket academy South Africa 1995/96
• Oxford University Head Coach 1998 - Oxfordshire's lead coach, coaching all county squads including minor County and Academy squads
• New National Coach for Austria - June 2001
  Runners up 2001 European Championships
• Coach for Army cricket team
• Freelance coach running sessions for County Coaches Associations / Academies / University Centre of Excellence as well as Youth and full County Squads
• For example - Several first class county squads including Worcestershire, Middlesex, Yorkshire, Sussex & Glamorgan.
  
  
• He specialises in the following skills:-
• Batting
• Fast Bowling
• All-round fielding skills
• Gary specialises in new innovative coaching techniques and practice drills for all of the above and one of his strongest assets is technique fault analysis and correction for these disciplines.

His impressive client portfolio for providing expert advice includes:

Gary's vision is to bring the best possible coaching advice to cricketers at all levels. His unique coaching team(s) over the last few years have included the following International Players and Coaches, such as Alvin Kallicharan, Peter Moores (current England Team Coach), Mark Ramprakash, Richard Illingworth, Owais Shah, Nick Knight, David Houghton, Shane Cloete, Mick Newell, John Emburey & Phil Newport. Their aim is to give players the best quality coaching from leading experts in the game including the opportunity to be coached within match situations.

CCM Academy will provide you with up to date information on forthcoming events and provide you with the ideal opportunities to further develop your techniques.