With no government funding or sponsorship imminent, Andy Pick is stepping down as Canada's cricket coach 11 months into the job.

He will be at the helm for Canada's final World Cup group game against New Zealand on Thursday at Beausejour cricket ground before returning with the Canadian-based players to Toronto on Saturday.

Canada's head coach Andy Pick listens to the presentations at the end of their Group C Cricket World Cup match against England on March 18.
(Matt Dunham/Associated Press)

He plans to return to his native England five days later.

Pick signed a one-year contract with the Canadian Cricket Association last April, with the hope it might turn into a longer deal.
  
"Originally, I had asked for a three-year term, but the CCA was opposed to that," he said. "They had said they were waiting for some funding before they could commit to a three-year term. I fully understood their position.
  
"I have, however, been under some pressure from the English & Wales Cricket Board to confirm whether I would be going back to work for them or whether they should go ahead and appoint someone to replace me."
  
With the deadline approaching, Pick said he made the decision to cut ties with the CCA and return to the ECB, which has granted him permission to coach Canada in the International Cricket Council Intercontinental Cup final against Ireland from May 21-24 in England.
 
"In that way, the CCA will not have to go and look for someone to come in right away and work with the team," said Pick, whose first coaching assignment with the national team was in the Tri-Nation One-Day International series involving Zimbabwe and Bermuda in Trinidad.
  
"I have really enjoyed Canada and I would have loved to stay on had things been right," added Pick. "I think that for the exposure Canada has had in the World Cup and their upcoming appearance in the Intercontinental Cup final in England, there will be a lot of candidates for the job."
  
Canada defeated Kenya and Bermuda, and lost to the Netherlands en route to the Intercontinental Cup final.

The Canadians are 0-2 at the World Cup, losing to England and Kenya.
  
In 22 one-day international games with Pick as coach, Canada won six and lost 16.