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Master the Three Man Batting Drill to Improve Your Technique

The two player batting drill is a staple of cricket practice: You throw, your mate hits the ball, you swap around. It works. And when you add a third person it can work even better to hone your technique.

CRICKET JOBS: Marketing Assistant - Essex CCC (UK)

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Closing date: 19th November 2015

Essex Cricket are an ever-growing and developing business looking to be a leading professional sports club both on and off the field of play. The company is geared not only to support the First Team playing squad, but also to grow the game of cricket across East Anglia and Metropolitan London.

Video: How to Set Up a Session on PitchVision Coach

Here's a simple guide to setting up a session on your laptop with the PitchVision Coach app.

As a busy club or school coach, time is precious. So, all you need is a minute to load the players into the system and you are ready to get them started on video analysis and ball tracking using PV/ONE or PV/CLUB.

CRICKET JOBS: Director of Cricket - Eastbourne College (UK)

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Closing date: 16th November 2015

Eastbourne College is seeking to appoint an exceptional individual to lead the development of cricket in the school. Eastbourne College has an outstanding cricket tradition with superb facilities for playing and coaching. A new, multi-million pound sports centre will be opened in 2017.

Cricket Show 333: Competition Winner

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

CRICKET JOBS: High Performance Coach Development Manager - New Zealand Cricket (NZ)

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Closing date: 25th November 2015

We have a vacancy within our High Performance team for a High Performance Coach Development Manager. This is a new full time role based at our High Performance Centre in Christchurch.

Cricket Show S6 Episode 41: Lessons from the Legends

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Gooch, Shewag and Zaheer all get a mention on the show as the team discuss lessons from the legends (two of whom have retired this week). Mark Garaway, David Hinchliffe and Sam Lavery continue the discussion into listener's questions. The show features two questions; one from a spinner who wants to bowl faster and another from a tape ball player who wants to make the move into hard ball cricket.

Plus, there is the usual chance to win the prize of online coaching, a 60 second burst of coaching from Sam Lavery and three questions that can only be answered "yes" or "no". It's packed from start to finish and not to be missed. Download it now.

CRICKET JOBS: Regional Development Officer - Lincolnshire CB (UK)

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Closing date: 20th November 2015

Lincolnshire Cricket are looking to appoint three Regional Development Officers as a result of a staff restructure.

The three posts available will cover the whole county, with one position based in the North Lincolnshire, one in Central Lincolnshire and the other in the South of the county.

How to Use Airlines to Improve Outfielding

A mate of mine used to fly for one of the budget airlines. He let me into a secret about their landing strategies; they come in very steep in their descent and land heavy, often bouncing a little on the runway before all the wheels are rolling smoothly on the tarmac. The reason, so he claims, is to save fuel. Less time in the air equals less fuel burned.

Cricket Coaching with PitchVision: A Guide for New Coaches

One of the most common questions asked when cricket coaches get to use PitchVision is "what do I need to do differently?"

As this video shows, your coaching doesn't have to change at all. Aside from some minor moments to set up a session on the laptop, you can let it run itself. Letting a player have responsibility for making sure the right person is bowling and batting is also a good way to encourage good behaviours.