Andrew Hurry

Andrew Hurry is presently first team coach for Somerset County Cricket Club

A former Royal Marines fitness instructor and amateur cricketeer with Taunton Cricket Club, [ [http://archive.falmouthpacket.co.uk/2001/3/16/45493.html Fitness role for ex-Marine ] ] Hurry joined Somerset in March 2001 as Fitness Instructor, introducing yoga as an activity for the 2002 season. [ [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/98199.html Cricinfo - Darren and Andy planning for Somerset players to be stronger in 2002 ] ]

For the 2005 season, Hurry was named Second XI coach, but left to coach the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.

Hurry rejoined Somerset as First XI coach in February 2006 [ [http://archive.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/2006/3/23/53555.html New coach sets out his stall ] ] to replace England bound Mark Garaway, having achieved England and Wales Cricket Board coaching qualifications up to Level Four. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/somerset/4677392.stm BBC SPORT | Cricket | Counties | Somerset | Somerset name Garaway replacement ] ] [ [http://www.ecb.co.uk/domestic/hurry-returns-to-taunton,7232,EN.html Hurry returns to Taunton - Domestic - ECB ] ]

In the 2007 season, with Justin Langer as captain and Hurry as coach, Somerset won the County Championship second division with 10 victories in 16 matches, after finishing last in 2006. The county was also promoted in the Natwest Pro40 one-day competition. By June 2008 the county led the first division of the County Championship.

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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/content/articles/2007/10/29/somerset_cricket_2007season_feature.shtml BBC Interview with Hurry re how the club turned 2006's failure into 2007 success]