Andy Tennant no longer Essex women’s head coach Jason Gallian to take charge for final weeks of the first season.
Andy Tennant leaves position as Essex Women’s head coach.
After less than a season, Andy Tennant resigned as head coach of Essex Women. Tennant leaves with a five-win record in all competitions, despite having been hired last year to lead the club’s first fully professional women’s team following Essex’s promotion to Tier 1.
Even though Sunrisers won their first trophy in the last season of the regional women’s structure, he was unable to replicate that success with a squad that included many of the same players at Essex. They are out of contention in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup, with one victory and eight defeats, and ended second from bottom in the Vitality Blast group table.
“With the break in the fixtures for the Hundred, it has been an opportunity for both the club and myself to reflect and look ahead to next season,” Tennant said. “Following those conversations, it feels like now is the right time to step aside and seek my next opportunity.
“I am proud of what we have achieved together as a group and I would like to thank Essex for giving me the opportunity to continue the job we started with the Sunrisers three years ago. I wish the club well and I am confident this outstanding group of young female athletes will continue to develop and go from strength to strength.”
Jason Gallian, the chair of Essex’s cricket committee, will be in charge of the coaching staff for the last month of the season, while Danni Warren, the performance director for Essex Women who worked with Tennant at Sunrisers, will continue to manage the team. The off-season will see the start of Essex’s search for a new women’s head coach.
“I have built a strong working relationship with Andy since he joined the Sunrisers in 2022, which culminated in the Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy triumph during our final season in 2024,” Warren said. “The transition of the group to Essex has been an exciting challenge, and Andy’s hard work in ensuring this process was as seamless as possible has been hugely important to the progress we have made on and off the field.
“He should be proud of what he has achieved during his time at the club, which has also included many individuals starring in this year’s Hundred competition and representing their country at international level. We all wish him the very best of luck in his future endeavours within the game.”