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CRICKET JOBS: Director of Cricket / Head Coach - Cricket Namibia (Nam)

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Closing date: 3rd February 2016

Cricket Namibia is seeking to recruit a Director of Cricket/ National Coach who will be charged with helping achieve Cricket Namibia’s objective of moving the game forward and ensuring that all National Team’s compete at the highest level.

Does Being Muscle Bound Really Kill Your Cricket Technique?

I used to play cricket with a bodybuilder. He was a huge guy with muscles like Volkswagen Beatles trying to park. He was a good club batsman and accurate medium pace bowler too. Could he have been better if he spent less time in the gym and more time in the nets?

Case Study: Fixing A Mixed Bowling Action

"Mixed" bowling actions are a common cause for concern in fast bowlers. Using this case study subject as an example, you can learn about dealing with a mixed bowling action.

Video: Speed Up Cricket Video Analysis with Filters

With video everywhere, it's easy to get footage of you playing and training, but takes a long time to go over the footage. Here's how to solve this problem and quickly get the the balls you want to see again.

Using PitchVision filters, you can break down your session within a few seconds and review the footage. Here are the details:

Quick Tip: Watch Your Banter

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"Banter" can be good for your team, or bad for it. Knowing the difference is more important than it first looks.

Younis Khan's Simple Backlift Change That Gets More Runs

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This is a guest article from Waqas Zafar: video analyst, cricket enthusiast and computer scienctist based in Lahore. Read more of his work by clicking here.

One day, when I was watching Younis Khan bat against Adam Milne, I noticed something different in his batting.

Bat With a Clear Mind? Yes, But Not Too Clear

How much of batting is mental?

Case Study: Improve Battting Strike Rate During Winter Nets

How do you improve your strike rate during off season training?

That's the challenge set by another of our case study players. His goal was to become much stronger at rotating the strike in the winter so he could start the 2016 with the best chance of success.

Let's get into the details, drills, analysis and results.

CRICKET JOBS: Head Coach - MCC (UK)

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Closing date: 8th February 2016

Lord’s owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (“MCC”) is one of the most iconic sports grounds in the world, known as the Home of Cricket in the UK and beyond. It’s the largest cricket ground in the country, regularly selling out its 28,500 capacity for major matches.

Improve Spin Bowling Tactics with the Spin Triangle

It's hard to plan spin tactics in cricket nets.

With this drill from PitchVision, you can use the "spin triangle" to make the most of your spin, accuracy and pace to find your ideal tactic, even in a net. So, find out what this is all about in the video below (including examples).