"It's been my passion to coach cricket,'' Burley, an all-rounder with Manning first grade premiers United, said.

He will head overseas in April to link with the St Gluvias club in Cornwall. He'll play his first trial on April 5 with the season-proper getting underway from April 21. He'll be in England until October, arriving back in time to play in the Australian summer.

Burley already has his level 1 coaching certificate and he will sit for his level II in December. He understands coaching, both at junior and senior level will be high on the agenda while he's away.

Burley said it has been a goal of his for a few years to play in England. This only increased when he spoke to fellow Manning player Blake Polson about his experiences over there during the last English summer. Burley then got in contact with a player agent who lined up some potential suitors.

"It all happened pretty quickly from there,'' he explained.

He'll be playing division one with his new club.

"I'm really keen,'' he said.

Burley's looking forward to the lifestyle. His new club is based in Penrym, a town of about 20,000.

"It's on the coast and only a couple of hours from London,'' he said.

He understands Polson is also heading back to Liverpool for a second stint.

"That's only two or three hours away, so I'd say we'll be catching up,'' Burley said.

He'll be employed for 20 hours a week working at the club's home ground assisting with wicket preparation. Burley will mix that with coaching and possibly some bar work. The club has also arranged accommodation.

He also wants to improve his cricket. Burley describes himself as a bowling all-rounder. He was the leading wicket taker in the Manning first grade competition last season, snaring 51 victims while he also managed to score 330 runs at a solid average of 34.

He now opens the bowling with United and bats at six.

Burley is also a district First XI and under 19 representative. In the recent First XI game against Macleay at South West Rocks he took 3/30 despite having to play the day after he celebrated turning 18.

He admits he wasn't too healthy at the start of the game.

"But one of our players said it's the fastest he'd seen me bowl,'' he smiled.

Burley believes the conditions in England will be similar to New Zealand, where he toured last January with a Mid North Coast side.

"I became mates with an English guy while I was in New Zealand and he gave me a bit of advice on what club to go to,'' Burley explained.

"And he said I'll have to bowl a bit fuller over there. I'm looking forward to bowling with Duke balls.''

Playing back-to-back summers also appeals to him.

Travelling is yet another attraction and the terrorist attack in Paris last weekend hasn't turned him off having a look around Europe.

"I might go on a Contiki tour just before I come home,'' he said.

He's done a fair bit of travel in his young life, having visited New Zealand, Fiji and Singapore. This will be his longest stay away from home but he says he'll deal with that.

One aspect troubles him though.

"I'm not looking forward to the 22 hour flight,'' he said.

"I don't like flying much.''

However, he is hoping his stay in England will lead to other opportunities.

"I'd love to go back the next (English) summer - playing four season-in-a-row sounds good,'' he said.