Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Michael James Hesson (born: 30 October 1974) is the current head coach of the New Zealand cricket team and the former coach of Kenya and Otago teams. He has also coached the Argentine National cricket team. He was appointed as head coach on July 20, 2012, until the end of the World Cup, with a possible extension to tours of England and Sri Lanka in 2015.Prior to his appointment he served as Kenya’s cricket coach, citing "security concerns" as the cause of his resignation.Hesson was criticised for his controversial recommendation that Ross Taylor should surrender captaincy in favour of Brendon McCullum, who is allegedly a close friend of Hesson. Criticism of Hesson and New Zealand Cricket was exacerbated by the revelation that Hesson had revealed his decision to Taylor four days before a test match against Sri Lanka. However in the second test, Taylor's man of the match performance led New Zealand to a historic win over Sri Lanka. As such, Hesson extended an olive branch by allowing Taylor to retain the Test Captaincy, which Taylor consequently rejected and opted to take a break from cricket.in 2013-14, Hesson has mended the relationship with Taylor and has taken the Black Caps to series wins in England and South Africa away, and West Indies and India at home. He has also proven his talent for picking players who can translate domestic success into international success.. }
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- Mike_Hesson abstract "Michael James Hesson (born: 30 October 1974) is the current head coach of the New Zealand cricket team and the former coach of Kenya and Otago teams. He has also coached the Argentine National cricket team. He was appointed as head coach on July 20, 2012, until the end of the World Cup, with a possible extension to tours of England and Sri Lanka in 2015.Prior to his appointment he served as Kenya’s cricket coach, citing "security concerns" as the cause of his resignation.Hesson was criticised for his controversial recommendation that Ross Taylor should surrender captaincy in favour of Brendon McCullum, who is allegedly a close friend of Hesson. Criticism of Hesson and New Zealand Cricket was exacerbated by the revelation that Hesson had revealed his decision to Taylor four days before a test match against Sri Lanka. However in the second test, Taylor's man of the match performance led New Zealand to a historic win over Sri Lanka. As such, Hesson extended an olive branch by allowing Taylor to retain the Test Captaincy, which Taylor consequently rejected and opted to take a break from cricket.in 2013-14, Hesson has mended the relationship with Taylor and has taken the Black Caps to series wins in England and South Africa away, and West Indies and India at home. He has also proven his talent for picking players who can translate domestic success into international success.".