Background
He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.
He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.
Hurst was a right-handed batsman. Hurst made his debut for Durham against the Lancashire in the 1979 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1979 to 1987, making 53 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.
He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1982 National Westminster Trophy.
He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Warwickshire in the 1986 National Westminster Trophy. He struggled against first-class opponents in his 4 List A matches, scoring just 14 runs at an average of 4.66, with a high score of 7.