Andy Tennant (cricketer)

Andy Tennant
Personal information
Full name
Andrew McBlain Tennant
Born (1966-02-17) 17 February 1966 (age 58)
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

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.

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]

In September 2022, he was appointed head coach of Sunrisers.[16]

In October 2024, Tennant was named as Essex Women team director.[17][18]

  1. ^ Andy Tennant player profile and statistics – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  16. ^ "Sunrisers Appoint New Head Coach". Sunrisers Cricket. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Tennant named Essex Women team director". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Danni Warren, Andy Tennant to take charge of Essex Women". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2024.