The 53-year-old Hollioake enjoyed a stellar playing career spanning 16 years, captaining Surrey to nine trophies, leading England in ODI cricket, and being named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2003.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After making 39 appearances for England, the former all-rounder retired from playing in 2007. After a spell as head coach of the Hong Kong national team at the 2000 ACC Trophy, he returned to coaching in 2017 as head coach of the Boost Defenders in Afghanistan\u2019s Shpageeza Cricket League.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He has had stints with England Lions as a fielding coach, with Queensland Cricket as a pathway and batting coach, and was a batting coach for Pakistan\u2019s tour of Australia in 2023, before taking on a role as assistant coach at Surrey in the 2024 domestic season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On joining Kent as men\u2019s head coach, Hollioake said: \u201cI\u2019m honoured to be appointed as the head coach of Kent. It\u2019s an amazing chance for me to work with a great squad of players and to be involved with a county with such a rich history of success. County cricket is something that I hold extremely close to my heart, and this is an opportunity that I could not turn down.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kent\u2019s Director of Cricket, Simon Cook, said: \u201cAdam has shown throughout his playing and coaching career that he has outstanding leadership qualities and a winning mentality, something that was instrumental in our decision to move in a new direction following our robust and thorough search for a new men\u2019s head coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On joining Kent as men\u2019s head coach, Hollioake said: \u201cI\u2019m honoured to be appointed as the head coach of Kent. It\u2019s an amazing chance for me to work with a great squad of players and to be involved with a county with such a rich history of success. County cricket is something that I hold extremely close to my heart, and this is an opportunity that I could not turn down.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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