GLAMORGAN coach Toby Radford has left his position as head coach after two seasons in the role.

The Welsh county announced Radford's departure on their official website and said the 44-year-old will return to specialist batting coaching.

It is a position Radford has performed both with the England and Wales Cricket Board at their Loughborough centre and the West Indies when they were crowned ICC World Twenty20 Champions in 2012.

Glamorgan ended eighth in County Championship Division Two in Radford's first year in charge in 2014 and last season finished fourth - their second highest championship position in the last decade.

They also made the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals in 2014, but their one-day form in 2015 fell away as Glamorgan failed to make it out of the group stages of both 20-over and 50-over competitions.

"I am obviously pleased that the team showed major improvement in the past two seasons and it has been highly competitive across all formats and in all competitions," Radford said.

"It is disappointing for me not to be able to see the work through to its conclusion but I am confident that the wealth of home-grown young talents like David Lloyd, Aneurin Donald and Andrew Salter, all of whom are now first-team regulars, gives the club huge optimism for both the immediate and long-term future.

"I'd like to thank all of those who supported me in taking this club forward. Together we made big strides."

Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris said: "Toby's hard work and commitment to the role has been evidence for all to see and under his leadership we have made an important step forward in championship cricket.

"The coaching Toby has done with our young batsmen has been particularly important and I believe the players and the club will reap the benefits of this work in years to come."