Barbados-born cricketer Ricky Hoyte will serve as Somerset Cricket Club's coach for the remainder of the season, club president Richard Scott has confirmed.

Scott confirmed yesterday that Hoyte, grandson of West Indies legend Sir Everton Weeks, had received the approval of his fellow executives and will continue on in his duties as coach of Somerset's senior team.

"Our executive appoints all employees and we hired Mr Hoyte. Mr Hoyte and Somerset Cricket Club have an agreement regarding his position which I think is definitely understood by both parties," Scott told The Royal Gazette.

"We are very pleased with the way things are going. And I am glad the team is playing well."

However, according to Somerset insiders club management have yet to approve Hoyte as the club's cricket coach and are due to meet in the near future to determine whether or not he is the right man for the job.

Recently it was learned that Somerset players and management were at odds over who should be appointed as the club's cricket coach. It is understood Somerset players are more than keen to have Hoyte come onboard as coach while management are said to be leaning towards having England and Wales Cricket Board Level Two coach Ricky Hill take the reins instead.

Asked why was Hoyte given the nod over Hill who possesses higher coaching credentials, Scott replied: "That's an internal matter. I am not going to share any information on internal matters.

"At the end of the day every organisation has the right to hire who they like and we have exercised that right."

As for Hill, Scott revealed the former wicketkeeper/batsman will serve at the club in another capacity. And already there is speculation that Hill could be involved in Somerset's Cup Match plans this year.

"Mr Hill will be involved at the club in a totally different capacity that I am not prepared to divulge at this particular moment," added Scott.

Since his arrival at Somerset at the beginning of the season Hoyte appears to have had a positive influence on his players.

"The players are very receptive to the coach and everything seems to be going so well in training as well as during matches," one Somerset source said.

"Everyone is happy with the coach and the younger players at the club really like him because they are learning a lot of new things already.

"He is very knowledgeable about the game. He hasn't lived here his whole life but already he has identified the strengths and weaknesses of opposing players.

"He knows how to bowl at certain players, how to set fields and also how to go about run chases. Everyone is quite happy with the coach."

Earlier this week it was learned that Hoyte has yet to be officially released by his former club Social Club while his intended move from the Pembroke club had been denied by Bermuda Cricket Board after he failed to submit his transfer application prior to the March 31 deadline.