Andy Tennant (cricketer)

Andrew McBlain Tennant (born 17 February 1966) is a former Scottish cricketer who played a number of matches for the Scottish national side. He has since served in a variety of coaching and administrative roles with Cricket Scotland, including as acting head coach for a period of time.

Andy Tennant
Personal information
Full nameAndrew McBlain Tennant
Born (1966-02-17) 17 February 1966
Ayr, Scotland
NicknameTenners
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996–2000Scotland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 3 2
Runs scored 5 2
Batting average 1.66 n/a
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 5 2*
Balls bowled 498 96
Wickets 9 2
Bowling average 28.00 26.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/20 2/29
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 21 May 2014

Born in Ayr and educated at Prestwick Academy,[1] Tennant first appeared for Scotland on a 1993–94 tour of Zimbabwe, having previously appeared regularly for a Scotland B team.[2] A left-arm orthodox spinner, he played two matches at List-A level, and a further three at first-class level.[3] His two List A matches came during the 1996 English season: one against Yorkshire in the Benson & Hedges Cup, in which he took 2/29 from ten overs, and the other against Durham in the NatWest Trophy, in which he went wicketless.[4] Tennant's matches at first-class level all came in the annual series against Ireland, in which he participated in 1996, 1999, and 2000.[5] He took nine wickets in these matches – his best figures, 3/28, came in the 1996 fixture, and included two stumpings by Alec Davies.[6] At club level, Tennant played for the Prestwick Cricket Club, which from 1999 played in the new Scottish National Cricket League (SNCL).[2]

Tennant was appointed Cricket Scotland's youth development manager in May 2004,[7] and served in the position until 2006, when he was replaced by Peter Steindl.[8] After Scotland's senior coach, Peter Drinnen, resigned in July 2007, he and Steindl took over the team on an interim basis, coaching the side at the 2007 World Twenty20.[9][10] Steindl was permanently appointed to the position in December 2007,[11] while Tennant was named to the position of head of cricket, and also named coach of Scotland A.[12] He had previously become the first Scottish coach to gain a Level 4 coaching qualification from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).[13] In April 2014, as part of a reorganisation of Cricket Scotland that saw Grant Bradburn appointed head coach, Tennant was named director of cricket, in charge of "all strategic and operational cricketing matters".[14][15]

See also

References

  1. Andy Tennant player profile and statistics – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. Miscellaneous matches played by Andy Tennant – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. Andy Tennant player profile and statistics – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. List A matches played by Andy Tennant (2) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. First-class matches played by Andy Tennant (3) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  6. Scotland v Ireland, Ireland in Scotland 1996 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  7. Roddy Mackenzie (7 May 2004). "Slow build up to winning innings" Archived 21 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine – tesconnect. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  8. Peter Steindl player profile and statistics – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  9. (6 July 2007). "Drinnen resigns as Scotland coach" – BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  10. Neil Drysdale (7 July 2007). "From farce to fudge" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  11. (19 December 2007). "Steindl appointed Scotland coach" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  12. Andrew Lomax (20 December 2007). "Peter Steindl given Cricket Scotland role"The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  13. Will Luke (15 December 2007). "Tennant gains prestigious coaching qualification" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  14. (28 April 2014). "Scotland appoint Bradburn as head coach" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  15. (28 April 2014). "Grant Bradburn is new Scotland head coach" – BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Peter Drinnen
as permanent coach
Acting coach of Scotland
July 2007 – December 2007 (with Peter Steindl)
Succeeded by
Peter Steindl
as permanent coach


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