The major job losses at Cricket Victoria caused by the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic have claimed the Melbourne Renegades’ WBBL head coach Tim Coyle who had been in the role three years.
Final week Cricket Victoria confirmed a remarkable restructuring of its organisation in the wake of cost-cutting measures with community cricket particularly tough hit.
All over Coyle’s time the Renegades reached the finals in both the 2018-19 and 2019-2020 seasons.
“The challenges delivered by the current climate have forced us to reassess each area of our High Performance program and unfortunately this has led to the end of Tim’s tenure with the Renegades,” Cricket Victoria’s general manager of cricket Shaun Graf said.
“This certainly takes nothing absent from Tim’s contribution to the Melbourne Renegades in his time as Head Coach. He is led the club to back-to-back finals campaigns and plenty of players have graduated to the national team under his direction.
“We’d like to thank Tim for his tough work during the last three seasons and wish him mannered for the future.”
Final year the Melbourne BBL teams, the Renegades and the Stars, were brought under the Cricket Victoria constitution. They’ve both missing major sponsors in recent months.
Coyle’s departure also means both teams are now on the lookout for a new head coach after Leah Poulton quit her position with the Stars after less than a month to take up a job as head of female cricket with New South Wales.