Snape helped the Foxes win the Twenty20 Cup in 2004 and 2006

Jeremy Snape is looking forward to the next stage of his life after retiring as a player in order to concentrate on his business interests and coaching.

The Leicestershire spinner called time on his 19-year career after this week's Twenty20 Cup win over Nottinghamshire.

Snape has since joined South Africa's backroom staff as performance coach.

"I have very bright memories to look back on but also a very bright future to look forward to,"the 35-year-old told BBC Radio Leicestershire.

"I've worked very hard over the last five years to set myself up.

"I've done two degrees and I'll now be working with businesses and elite sporting teams to help them to perform under pressure which is something I've certainly had experience of and it will be a pleasure to pass that on."

I've played in a winning team for so many years and had the chance to play for England Jeremy Snape

"It's been 19 years and I've had plenty of highlights," he said.

"I've played in a winning team for so many years, won six trophies with Gloucester, had the chance to play for England and was man of the match on my debut, played in front of 120,000 in Calcutta and won two trophies with Leicester."

Snape joined Leicestershire from Gloucestershire five years ago, and was part of the Foxes' Twenty20 Cup-winning teams in 2004 and 2006.

He began his first-class career at Northamptonshire in 1992 before joining Gloucestershire for the 1999 season.

The Stoke-born off-spinner made his England debut on their tour to Zimbabwe in 2001 and played a total of 10 one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match for England.

He also joined up with England in the winter of 2006/07 as a sports psychologist, to help with the team's World Cup preparations.

Snape recently had a spell working with Shane Warne as a coach at Indian Premier League winners Rajasthan Royals.

His latest appointment will see him work in a similar role with South Africa during their upcoming tour of England on an ad hoc basis, before joining them full-time for their 2007/08 tour of Australia.