Shane McDermott (cricket coach)

McDermott was born in Launceston, Tasmania. He completed his education at St. Patrick's College.^[1]

As a cricketer, McDermott played as a left hand batter and wicket keeper for Launceston Cricket Club.^[2] He represented Tasmania at under-17 and under-19 level before progressing into second XI cricket.^[2] He also appeared for the Tasmania Institute of Sport and the Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI in Australian representative cricket.^[2]

McDermott began his career as a Cricket Tasmania's game development officer in the early 2000s.^[1] Later, he coached Western Australia, South Australia.^[3] He also served as the head coach at the Northern Territory Institute of Sport.^[4]

From 2006 to 2008, McDermott worked for the Bangladesh Cricket Board as fielding coach, head coach of the national academy, and a high performance fitness coordinator.^[3]

From 2012 to 2019, McDermott worked at Cricket Australia's National Cricket Centre in Brisbane as a fielding coach and analyst.^[5]

In 2019, McDermott became Sri Lanka's fielding coach.^[6] In March 2022, the Bangladesh Cricket Board appointed him as the Bangladesh national cricket team fielding coach till November 2023.^[3]

In January 2024, the Afghanistan Cricket Board appointed McDermott as the senior men's team fielding coach.^[5] During his coaching tenure, Afghanistan went on to reach the semi finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2024 after defeating Bangladesh in a rain affected Super Eight match.^[7][1]

In July 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board appointed him as the men's all format fielding coach ahead of a tour of Bangladesh.^[8]