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Cricket Show 272: Competition Winner

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This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Tim. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was:

"I hear people saying it's tough to play test cricket. They say, you need very good skill set to play test cricket. I haven't played test cricket or first class cricket. But I've always felt that, with the field up, batsman with limited shots can excel in Test Cricket. You don't need a whole lot of shots. If you have a good defense and a few shots (cuts, cover drive etc.), you are a good Test batsman. Players like Prior excel in test cricket. But cannot score freely in ODI and T20 cricket. Because you need to have a lot of shots to be a good ODI or T20 batsman (AB De Villiers is a good example)."

"Coaches say - You need mental toughness to succeed in Test. They also say - Mentality plays a huge part in your success in tests. As I can excel in test with a few shots, if I want to be good First Class or Test batsman, should I hire a good psychologist before hiring a coach?"

Listen to the panels answer to his question here.

To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.

CRICKET JOBS: Public Affairs Assistant - ECB (UK)

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Closing date: 5th September 2014

 

A vacancy has arisen for the position of Public Affairs Assistant. Reporting to the Director of Public Policy and International Relations, you will provide administrative and operational support across a wide range of areas. You will support the Director of Public Policy in his work of helping to identify and manage key risks and external challenges to the organisation and overseeing the organisations corporate profile within Government and across key stakeholders. Central to this will be providing operational and administrative support for the ECB public affairs operation in researching and managing key issues to protect the organisation from regulatory challenges.

CRICKET JOBS: Administrator - Surrey CCC (UK)

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Closing date: undisclosed

 

Locations: This role will be based between Central London and Guilford

Salary: £16,500

The Position

Administrative duties related to the day-to-day running of the Cricket Development Department’s programmes:

 

PV/VIDEO Weekly Highlights: A Couple of Good Shouts

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Welcome to the PV/VIDEO Digest, your highlights summary of the weeks best videos from PitchVision Interactive

You can share these videos by email or onto facebook, and post your comments right here: From serious analysis to Friday fun. Here are the top videos uploaded from PitchVision systems around the world this week.

Cricket Show S5 Episode 29: It's Not About the Couch

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Is a psychologist more important than a coach?

That's one of the questions Mark Garaway, David Hinchliffe and Sam Lavery look at on the show this week and come up with some interesting conclusions.

Please the team talk about the coach-captain relationship at various levels, analyse a young batsman's technique and talk about the Commonwealth Games.

Download the show and listen now.

CRICKET JOBS: Catering and Hospitatlity Events Co-ordinator - Sussex CCC (UK) JOB CLOSED !

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Closing date: 21st August 2014 - JOB CLOSED !

 

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen to work at one of the country’s most popular cricket clubs. Sussex County Cricket Club is recruiting a Catering and Hospitality Events Co-Ordinator during a period of maternity leave (approximately 8 months from October 2014).

How Moving House Reminds Me of Great Fielding Plans

I'm moving house. While I was chucking out all sorts of rubbish in preparation, I stumbled across a fielding outline document.

The file underpinned England's fielding team at the 2007 World Cup. I put it together with key fielders within that group which included Paul Nixon, Paul Collingwood and Jimmy Anderson.

Extra Man: How to be a Stand In at Higher Cricket Levels

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It was 8pm on Friday night. Ryan's phone buzzed with a new Facebook message.

"We have had a drop out, can you play in the first team tomorrow?"

The young man's heart sank. He knew what that meant: In the second team he could enjoy a jolly 40 overs at home, getting a bat and a few overs with the ball. In the firsts he is a utility: a fielder, batting at seven or eight and no chance of bowling.

Plus the game is a 40 minute drive and ten overs per innings longer. He is supposed to be going out Saturday night!

He grudgingly accepts because he is a team man. He knows his afternoon of cricket will be wasted.

Cricket Show 271: Competition Winner

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This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Vipal. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was:

"I am a 17 years old off spinner. It is off season in Australia right and wet too. Because of that I mostly end up bowling at my own house in front of the mirrors. I have tried several actions and seeing various actions of off spinners (Swanny, Saqlain, Lyon) on YouTube I am trying to perfect myself. However after several days I start questioning my action and run up I was happy with. Due to this I'm always self conscious and can't sleep properly (no joke) Is this harming me? If it is how can I get settled on a good action? How do you gather momentum from runup to your point of delivery?"

Listen to the panels answer to his question here.

To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.

You Might get a Kick Out of My Weekend Batting Revelation

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Isn't it great when you find something that clicks in your game?

This week I missed the usual training session at my club, so I arranged to get to the ground early to "have a net" with a couple of other guys in the team.

As you know my feelings about nets, you know how I am not keen to just have a hit, but I hoped it would be better that going into the game totally cold.

As there were just two of us to start, and neither of us bowl to first team standard, we got out the bowling machine.

As you know my feelings about bowling machines, you know I would much prefer real bowling, but that wasn't an option.

Yet, that 20 minutes was a revelation that will give you quite the kick.