Former Australian cricketer Ashley Noffke has been appointed Head Coach of the Otago Volts.  

Noffke is currently the Head of Female Pathways and Performance at Queensland Cricket, Head Coach of the Brisbane Heat WBBL side, the Queensland Fire, the London Spirit in The Hundred and assistant coach of the UP Warriorz in the WPL.  

The former Queensland and West Australian fast bowler represented Australia in 2007 and 2008 in both white ball formats and competed on the England and Indian domestic scene.  

The 47-year-old brings over thirteen years of experience as a high-performance coach across both male and female programs and has contributed to winning multiple trophies across various formats.  

Otago Cricket General Manager of Performance Steve Martin was delighted to secure a coach of Noffke's calibre.  

“Ashley’s skill set and experience will be a real asset to the Volts, and to our performance program, generally,” he said. 

“He’s keen to contribute to Otago Cricket’s success and development and to support our high-performance programme across the Otago region”. 

Noffke said he was excited by the appointment and had a strong desire for success with the Volts. 

“This is a fantastic opportunity for me in my coaching journey,” Noffke said. 

“The Volts and Otago Cricket are on the cusp of something special, and I'm keen to be part of that”.  

Noffke, who will step down from his roles with Queensland, the WBBL and the UP Warriorz, begins his tenure with the Volts on June 24th and will oversee winter training for several weeks, before completing his responsibility as coach with the London Spirit in this season's Hundred. 

He will return to Dunedin in August to start a new campaign with the Volts.