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Sri Lanka appoint Yardley as coach

By William Gray

14 December 1996

SRI LANKA have appointed Bruce Yardley, the former Australia off-spinner, as their new coach. The Board of Control, who recently sounded out Allan Lamb for the job, yesterday announced that Yardley, 49, had signed a contract for 2.5 years, starting on Jan 20.

He replaces Dav Whatmore, who resigned in October to take up a two-year contract with Lancashire after guiding Sri Lanka to World Cup victory last March.

Whatmore's main task, improving Lancashire's championship form, will come into focus at the county's annual meeting at Old Trafford today.

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