Peter Moores

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1962: Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire on December 18.

1983: Wicket-keeper makes county debut for Worcestershire.

1985: Makes debut for Sussex after leaving New Road.

1989: Awarded county cap.

1997: Named as Sussex captain.

1998: Retires from playing to take the role of first-team coach at Hove, having scored more than 7,000 runs in his first-class career and taken 502 catches.

1999: Sussex win the National Cricket League Second Division title under Moores' guidance.

2000-01: Coaches England A on their tour of the West Indies.

2001: Wins promotion to the top flight of domestic four-day cricket after claiming the County Championship Second Division title with Sussex.

2003: Leads Sussex to the County Championship Division One title for the first time in their history.

2004: Awarded an honorary MA degree by the University of Brighton.

2005: Leads Sussex to the totesport League Second Division title.

Announced as England's replacement to Australian Rod Marsh as the England Academy director.

2007: April 20 - Named as the successor to Duncan Fletcher as England coach.