Shane John Jurgensen (born 28 April 1976 in Redcliffe,

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) is an Australian cricket coach and former

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er. He has played for

, but has also played for

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, and the

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in English

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Playing career

Shane Jurgensen was a talented fast bowler who rose to prominence on the Queensland club scene in the early 1990s. Unable to secure a place in his home state's side due to the strength of their bowling attack, he moved to

, where he made his first-class debut. After a couple of seasons with Western Australia, he moved to

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, where he played some of his best cricket, including a hat-trick against

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, and a record 11 wickets in the 2002-03

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final against the

Bulls. Following his enormous success with Tasmania he returned to Queensland, fulfilling his dream of representing his home state.

Coaching career

New Zealand

Jurgensen was New Zealand's bowling coach between 2008 and 2010 and was also a coach of New Zealand Cricket's high performance programme. In February 2016, he was appointed as bowling coach of

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. Jurgensen is currently working for New Zealand on his second stint.

Bangladesh

He was appointed as the Bowling Coach for the

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National Side in October 2011. Before joining Bangladesh team he worked as a bowling coach for

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between 2008 and 2010. After the main coach of Bangladesh

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left the team in October 2012, he was appointed as interim head coach of

. During his first assignment, Bangladesh beat the

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by 3–2 in ODI. They however suffered loss in test series by 2–0. In February 2013

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confirmed him as the head coach of the

. Under his guidance,

white washed

3–0 in the ODI series when

came to visit Bangladesh in October 2013. The test series was drawn 0-0. New Zealand won the one off T-20 match. Despite being the most successful coach of Bangladesh (at that time), in April 2014, he resigned from his position less than a month after the

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where Bangladesh suffered a shock loss to Hong Kong. During his tenure, Bangladesh won a Test match after four years against

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and drew Tests against

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in Galle and against New Zealand at home.

Fiji

In May 2014 Jurgensen was appointed head coach of the

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for a three-year term. He resigned in October 2015, but reversed his decision the following month. He oversaw the team's qualification for

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and also coached the national under-19 team at the

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. His contract was terminated in February 2016 after he took up a short-term contract with Cricket New Zealand, .

Scotland

Jurgensen was roped in by

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as a consultant just before

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and

. He consulted

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only for one game, against

Rangpur

He was appointed by

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as their head coach for the BPL's third season. His team came third in the tournament with seven wins in 10 matches.Jurgensen ready for Rangpur juggling act
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References

External links

*https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/archive/jurgensen-bowling-coach-through-to-2019

*https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/76985365/shane-jurgensen-named-as-black-caps-bowling-coach {{DEFAULTSORT:Jurgensen, Shane 1976 births Living people Australian cricketers Tasmania cricketers Western Australia cricketers Queensland cricketers Sussex Cricket Board cricketers Cricketers from Queensland Coaches of the Bangladesh national cricket team Australian cricket coaches Bangladesh Premier League coaches Australian expatriates in Bangladesh Australian expatriates in Fiji