Shane McDermott

Shane Timothy McDermott (born 28 December 1980) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer who works as a fielding coach in domestic and international cricket. He has held fielding and high performance roles with national teams including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan, alongside coaching work in Australian domestic programs.

Early life and career McDermott was born in Launceston, Tasmania. He completed his education at St. Patrick's College.

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. In March 2022, the Bangladesh Cricket Board appointed him as the Bangladesh national cricket team fielding coach till November 2023. 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. In July 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board appointed him as the men's all format fielding coach ahead of a tour of Bangladesh, succeeding Mohammad Masroor in the role. He resigned in July 2026, rejoining Afghanistan as assistant and fielding coach from August 2026 onwards. His successor as Pakistan fielding coach was Mansoor Amjad.