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beyond the boundaries is published by the professional cricketers’ association, however the views expressed in contributed articles are not necessarily those of the pca, its members, officers, employees or group companies. from the editor beyond the boundaries EDITOR jason ratcliffe [email protected] Welcome to Issue Eight of Beyond the Boundaries. EDITOR (for bowlesassociates) jim hindson [email protected] You will notice that we have doubled the number of pages in this new-look contributors issue, which is now aimed at both current and past players. paul bolton tom burrows Tristan coulter The Performance Development and Welfare team have retained a dedicated purdy miller section in the middle of the magazine, from page 19, which contains the very charlie mulraine tim murtagh latest information on developing the personal and professional skills of rachel newnham current players. ian smith ian thomas lynsey williams mark wagh On page 10, we reveal details of the launch of our new membership scheme. One of the many benefits of this pioneering scheme is a membership identity photography Getty images; card which will provide access to any LV= County Championship match for portraitcollective.com you and a guest. This is part of a wider project to track down all members design & DIRECTION since 1967, and those before who played at least one First Class game to BOWLESassociates ensure they are aware of the potential benefits available to them. print graham treglown Elsewhere in the publication, there is a fascinating feature on getting into law on page 16, an interview with PCA Board member Matthew Wheeler and an insight into the support that first year contracted pro’s now receive at their inaugural Rookie camp.

If you are not currently receiving information from the PCA but would like to, including the new membership documents, then either contact either me or Ali Prosser, remembering to supply us with an up to date photograph, to be included on your membership card.

We would love to hear your views on the new publication and our new membership drive, so please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Enjoy the magazine and all the best for the summer.

Jason Ratcliffe 07768 558050 / [email protected]

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cheltenham past player day: july 28 headingley past player day: 2011 pca Past Player september 8 Days announced Thanks to the growing popularity of the highlight the PCA Benevolent Fund, which it’s no surprise that such days have become PCA Past Player Days, the organisation is set has established a deserved reputation as a so popular. to run two events this summer. They will be lifeline to past players who have fallen on There is an open invitation to all past at Cheltenham on July 28, then Headingley hard times. players to attend, from whichever generation Carnegie in September, and will link in with The Cheltenham Past Player Day takes you played in, but please note that places the Past Player Membership Drive - more of place during festival week at the college, and are filling up quickly for Cheltenham so you which on page 10. the backdrop to the event will be Day Two should book soon to avoid disappointment. Not only will they provide a platform of the Gloucestershire v Surrey LV= County For more information, please contact Ali for the PCA to reach more former players Championship match. With the chance to Prosser at the PCA on aprosser@thepca. and raise awareness of the range of services take in a day’s cricket, while enjoying fine co.uk / 07769 880888 or visit www.thepca. available, they will offer an opportunity to hospitality and catching up with old friends, co.uk/past_players Operation recovery

After a series of operations during has been receiving support from the the winter, which saw him confined PCA Benevolent Fund and also from to hospital for more than two England star Kevin Pietersen, who months, former Nottinghamshire sent Josh his Ashes winning shirt batsman Josh Mierkalns is now and a bespoke adidas bat. making good progress. Mierkalns is hoping to be back The 25-year-old, who won the in action this summer with his club adidas ‘Impossible is Nothing’ Award side Caythorpe CC. at the 2010 NatWest PCA Awards,

04 BtB issue EIGHT / thepca.co.uk PCA embrace England Inside this issue Women The England Women’s team, who won both the ICC Women’s World Cup and ICC Women’s World Twenty20 trophy in 2009, are set to join the ranks of the PCA in an historic deal. The women’s game has become increasing professional, particularly at international level, through ECB training grants and ECB Ambassador contracts. PCA CEO Angus Porter said: “The PCA looks after the interests of all professional cricketers. England MEMBerShip career players Women are highly professional and goes into focus: enjoying very successful and it’s absolutely right that we should embrace them into our overdrive working off-season organisation.” Details are set to be this summer in law adventures finalised over the next few weeks. Page 10 Page 16 PDW Page 20 The Interview Attractor Charlie Mulraine has recently launched a new online career mentoring service with a dedicated player support area for professional sportspeople. With nearly a decade of experience within the recruitment industry, it is no surprise that players leaving the game turn to this former professional cricket and rugby player. get inside wheeler on from the This latest initiative provides a their heads: the board’s address downloadable 15 page interview training course called ‘Interview psychology progress & book: p for Attractor’. Also included is a profile direction parsons free report on maintaining peak performance, the ‘Life PDW Page 24 Page 31 Page 38 after Sport’ ebook that takes players ‘step by step’ through the job-hunting process as well as the Online Career our NEW RECRUIT Planning Programme The PCA has recently recruited develop our past player database ‘Transition Sport’. Ali Prosser in the role of a part so that more former cricketers For more time Player Services Executive. are aware of being a part of this information, visit: Ali said: “I’ve been working elite club and the services that mymissionmentor. with Ratters (Jason Ratcliffe) are on offer.” com as part of a plan to grow the For more information, please number of services available to contact Ali on 07769 880888 / all PCA Members, and also to [email protected]

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The hard Stayt Funded By PCA yards Former Gloucestershire seam bowler Tom Stayt has recently completed a training course thanks to the Warwickshire assistant-coach Dougie assistance of the PCA. Brown has hit the season running The 25 year old is now a personal trainer and he - literally - by competing in the said: “I’ve been looking for a development course to London Marathon. The former Bears improve my qualifications and knowledge and was and Scotland all-rounder took to the recommended to go on this one by our old fitness coach capital’s streets with wife Amelia to at Gloucestershire. It was a two-day event in Twickenham raise money for The Wooden Spoon and was pretty tough but I got a lot out of it. The PCA charity, which helps disadvantaged funded 50 per cent which meant that the costs became children. Other past players to run the manageable, so I’m very grateful to them.” 2011 London Marathon included Head Stayt left the professional cricket two years ago but still of Elite Coach Development Gordon feels very much a part of the game. Lord, who completed the 26.2 mile “I’ve stayed in touch with Ian Thomas and Jason course in aid of The Lord’s Taverners. Ratcliffe and still feel very much a part of the organisation. To donate, visit justgiving.com/ I always wanted to play cricket and was proud to have had dougie-amp-amelia-brown or the opportunity at Gloucestershire. Naturally, I would have justgiving.com/Gordon-Lord liked to play for longer – but if you had said to me when I finished that I would be this happy 18 months down the line, I would have been delighted. I’ve got a certain Midge Ure on my client list which is pretty cool and the business Remember is growing really nicely.” For more information, visit tomstayt-totalfitness.co.uk Movember

Last year saw the PCA team up with the Prostate Cancer Charity to help fight this hidden illness, which has affected the likes of Dudley Owen- Thomas - the former Surrey batsman. In November of this year, we hope to see as many past and present players as possible growing sponsored moustaches to raise money for the charity. The month will officially be known as ‘Movember’ and the PCA hopes to break the £17,000 record it achieved last speak now, or year, when forever hold Kevin Pietersen your peace... (pictured) finished on top of the fundraising leader board. Unaccustomed as I am… As a team we The recent public speaking course laid on in A wide range of courses were laid on the finished 26th Bristol for Gloucestershire players was one of length and breadth of the country to provide overall in the UK. a number of personal development courses opportunities for current county players to organised by the Personal Development and gain qualifications and learn new skills at their Welfare team. home ground.

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PCA Past Player Stephen Adshead spent part of the winter in Kenya with the Cricket Without Boundaries charity. This charity has worked in eight African countries, delivering 23 projects, training over 1700 new coaches and bringing the game to over 20,000 children. It also links the sport to HIV/AIDS awareness incorporating these messages into coaching sessions. Adshead said: “I have always felt privileged to play cricket for a living but to be able to take part in this project was a great way for me to bookend my career, give a little back and really appreciate how fortunate I have been. The enjoyment the kids gained learning the game in what are clearly very tough lives was enough for me to know that the trip was worthwhile.” Picture the year Warwickshire captain Jim Troughton is well respectively. Alternatively you can order known for his talents as an artist and one of individual parts of the collage for the his latest works reflects the success stories same prices. of the 2010 domestic season. For orders or personalised caricatures This piece of artwork is available for of your favourite players contact purchase in A3 or A4 size for £8 or £5 [email protected]

FTI MVP represents incredible value The FTI MVP Rankings system, which has proved to be a huge hit with pro’s, coaches and fans alike in providing a measurement of a player’s worth that goes far beyond traditional averages, is now available to all clubs around the country, free of charge. This cumulative system, which recognises captaincy, fielding, strike rates and the calibre of batsman dismissed among other categories, was designed by former professional cricketers to reveal a player’s true value to his team. The annual Player of the Season debate at your club can now be decided objectively and professionally with the MVP system. Neil Carter: the 2010 FTI MVP Simply visit mycricketmvp.com and register your details to get started.

thepca.co.uk / BtB issue EIGHT 07 If you have a story that you want to share with the membership, email [email protected] or [email protected] MEMBERS NEWS Paceman online Alex Tudor’s coaching business is set to take off thanks to a brand new website. The former Surrey, Essex and England paceman, who now splits his time between Nottingham and London, explained: “My partner’s mum came from Greece to stay with us and the two of them decided I needed a website, which they then proceeded to build. They also came up with the idea of a Groupon offer which was a huge success - I had 60 bookings within the first couple of days.” Tudor still spends time in London with his old club Spencer CC. He explained: “I came through the system with Spencer, all the way through to professional cricket. I still coach at the club. It’s a fantastic set up and we have over 700 colts registered. I often take some of the guys I played with down there - the likes of Ben Scott, eagle-eyed: taylor has spotted a career outside of cricket Ian Salisbury and Michael Carberry - to help out. I really Hawk for hire enjoy coaching the youngsters... I Former Sussex and Hampshire bowler Billy Taylor is reckon it’s because now running the Lainston House Falconry, at Lainston I’m on their House Hotel, near Winchester. wavelength!” A selection of falconry experiences are available Tudor also writes for guests to take part in, including a wedding service a daily blog for on where, on Billy’s instruction, a Barn or Snowy Owl will his website. To find out fly silently down to the aisle to deliver the rings to the more, visit bride and groom. It’s a good job the former Hampshire alextudor-coaching.com Hawk is used to delivering under pressure! For more information visit www.lainstonhouse.com

father was diagnosed with Periph- of holding a fundraising dinner eral T cell lymphoma attached to half way - at Edgbaston. We’ll saddle up the liver. Dave Adams said: “We are also be having a dinner at the hoping to raise £1 million pounds Oval where Kia have been very Surrey Cricket Manager Chris and also increase awareness for this supportive and Sumaridge will be Adams and his brother David, also a disease. Our dad John is fighting supplying the wine which is very PCA Past Player, are embarking on a this and it’s great to see the wider kind of them. mammoth bike ride at the end of the cricketing family lending their sup- “As for the cycling, Chris has season to raise money for charity. port. The likes of Michael Vaughan, had a knee op and I need to jump The 868 mile trip will see them Allan Lamb and Phil Tufnell have on him to get him training. I’ve visit the eighteen first-class counties, all pledged their support, with been putting in the hard yards starting at Durham and finishing Tuffers even stating that he would and so far my lungs and legs at Surrey 15 days later. The pair cycle a leg with us, as long as it was are ok - it’s just my arse that is are raising money for Leukemia from Lord’s to the Oval - which is A grizzly pair: Chris Adams (left) killing me!” & Lymphoma Research, a charity about four miles! wit h brother David To support them visit www. close to their hearts after their “We are exploring the opportunity justgiving/thekiacricketsbigride

08 BtB issue EIGHT / thepca.co.uk ObituAries Trevor Bailey cbe eddie leadbeAteR

Eddie Leadbeater, the former England, Yorkshire and Warwickshire player, died at a nursing home in Huddersfield aged 83 after a short illness. Leadbeater played two Tests on the 1951/52 tour of India, after he was summoned as an injury replacement. But he was little used, took only two wickets and was not picked by England again. The leg-spinner spent seven seasons with his native Yorkshire, ending his career with two years at Warwickshire. He played 118 first-class matches, making his debut in 1949. His only first-class century was made against Glamorgan in June 1958 as nightwatchman, making 116, adding 206 for the second wicket with Fred Gardner. Leadbeater’s 11 first-class five wicket hauls included a career- best 8-83 in a victory for Yorkshire over Worcestershire at New Road in 1950. He added two second innings wickets for a 10 wicket match haul. After his county career ended, he returned to his native Huddersfield, playing league cricket until his late 60s. He ended with more than 1,000 wickets for Huddersfield League club Almondbury, where his career began. martin Former Essex and England all rounder Franklyn Stephenson at Notts when they Trevor Bailey recently passed away in a fire completed the double in the 1980’s and can horton at his retirement home. He was 87. vouch that being able to excel in both The quick bowler and obdurate batsman disciplines is quite exceptional. As a front Former England and was a leading light of the England team in the line bowler, staying at the top of your game Worcestershire all-rounder 1950’s and in domestic cricket achieved the is hard enough, so to be good enough to Martin Horton, who passed away ‘double’ an incredible eight times - a duplicate that with the bat is a feat of aged 76, was a key member of post war record that he shares with the late nature as well as skill.” Worcestershire’s Championship Fred Titmus. After cricket, Bailey moved into the winning team of 1964 and 1965. All Out Cricket Editor Andy Afford paid media, writing for newspapers, penning books He played in two Tests against tribute to Bailey, stating: “Anyone who plays and also becoming a popular member of BBC’s India in 1959. After retiring 10 years of professional cricket is a good Test Match Special team. he spent 17 years as coach of player - Trevor Bailey played for over two Afford continued: “Trevor was a colourful new years, and later served as decades, which speaks for itself. I played commentator who certainly had a strong Worcestershire Chairman. alongside both Richard Hadlee and opinion and was not afraid to share it.”

thepca.co.uk / BtB issue EIGHT 09 membership drive

With a new membership drive rapidly gathering pace, the PCA are appealing to former professional cricketers to get in touch with their union. Jim Hindson found out more.

he opening day of the of the PCA - especially those who county season is always played before the PCA was formed in a special occasion within 1967 - and to share with them all of cricket. Playing staffs the benefits that are available.” around the country have Tbeen fine-tuning their game after a hard Those member benefits now include winter’s graft, and there is a wave of a membership card, providing free optimism in the dressing room with many entry to county cricket, an initiative roads of opportunity to be negotiated. that is already proving popular. Inevitably, players dream that this will be Said Ratcliffe: “I had a phone call a year of big achievements, be it breaking from Ray Julian who played in the into the first team, becoming a senior Fifties and Sixties for Leicestershire player, or getting selected for England. and went on to become a popular first-class umpire. He was over the Past players from all decades know moon that he will be able to walk the feeling - and there will always be into county grounds up and down the a glint in their eye on this special day country, flash his card and find a seat as the memories come flooding back. for the day. It’s like working in the It provides a common bond between game all over again.” past players, who have seen it all before, and current pro’s, and this is Angus Porter, whose impressive CV being embraced by the PCA. boasts a number of prestigious roles at blue-chip corporations, has rapidly On a glorious sun-drenched April day established a reputation for being in Nottingham, the new drive to unite one the game’s most astute thinkers. the membership is being discussed Initially a steadying hand on the tiller, in earnest by Chief Executive Angus Porter is now steering the PCA in a Porter and Jason Ratcliffe, his very clear direction. assistant CEO. Ratcliffe, the former Warwickshire and Surrey all-rounder He said: “When I joined just over picks up the story. He explained: “We a year ago, it was interesting are trying to make sure that everyone to understand just what this who has played professional cricket organisation is about and what is understands that they are a member really important to it. And it is > page 14

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thepca.co.uk / BtB issue EIGHT XX THE PCA STRUCTURE VIKRAM SOLANKI PCA Chairman board of the pca Elected by the Players, Vikram Solanki the PCA Chairman Anthony Wreford The PCA has been the representative body of represents their views Angus Porter past and present first class cricketers in on all cricketing, Jason Ratcliffe England and Wales, since the organisation employment, and welfare Johnny Grave was founded in 1967 and acts to promote issues, and is one of the and protect the interests of the members. most respected voices in Matthew Wheeler English cricket. The Team England Players’ Partnership (TEPP) was established in 2001 and is a partnership consisting of the current England cricketers and is administered by the PCA.

The Benevolent Fund is part of the PCA’s Angus Porter commitment in helping current and former Chief Executive players and their dependants in times of Directs the executive hardship, upheaval or to functions of the PCA, re-adjust to the world beyond the game. responsible for strategy The Personal Development and Welfare and operational delivery. Programme is a joint venture between The voice of the players the ECB and Professional Cricketers with the ECB, the media, Association support throughout the Elite and other stakeholders. player pathway in English cricket.

Johnny GRAVE Commercial Director Responsible for sustaining and growing the commercial revenues of the PCA and Team England Player Partnership, through sponsorships and commercial partnerships. Ian smith Legal Director The PCA’s legal expert on a broad range of sports law and regulatory issues, and widely respected as an influential voice on topics including anti-corruption and drug-testing. Paul PRICHARD Louise Michael Emma Barnes Commercial Events and Team England Manager Fundraising Manager Commercial Manager

TEAM ENGLAND PLAYER PARTNERSHIP

Aileen Phipps Eleanor Bowe Erin Caldwell LUCY GRIBBLE Commercial Events and Team England (on maternity leave) Assistant Fundraising Assistant Assistant

12 BtB issue EIGHT / thepca.co.uk Anthony Wreford (PCA Board Chairman) and Matthew Wheeler (non-Executive Director) bring extensive Board experience from other companies and organisations, and provide the Independent oversight which ensure the PCA Board and Executive are well advised and properly managed to high governance standards. PCA EXECUTIVE - COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES Wesley Durston DER Jon Lewis GLO Simon Cook KEN Graham Napier ESS Mark Wallace GLA Tim Murtagh MID Chris Nash SUS Gordon Muchall DUR Michael Brown SUR Darryl Mitchell WOR Steve Patterson YOR Steve Peters NOR Michael Lumb HAM Paul Franks NOT Jim Troughton WAR Pete Trego SOM Paul Horton LAN Nad Malik LEI

PCA BENEVOLENT FUND

DAVID GRAVENEY Vice President Benevolent Leads the activities fund TRUSTEES of the PCA David Ford JASON RATCLIFFE Benevolent Fund, David Graveney Assistant Chief developing its Geoff Davies Executive income streams, and ensuring the fund is Angus Porter Head of player services, able to support past Jason Ratcliffe Jason is lynch-pin in David ford and present players Peter Walker the organisation, and Chairman who need our help. the first person players turn to for help and advice on all manner of issues, including welfare, education, and contracts.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE

Tristan Coulter Purdy Miller Rachel Newnham PDW Coach PDW Coach PDW Coach Kate Green PDW National Lead Heads up the team of Personal Development and Welfare Coaches, who work closely with the players to fulfil their Alison Prosser CHARLIE MULRAINE personal potential, and Player Services Past Player to prepare them for a Ian Thomas Lynsey Williams matt wood Executive Career Mentor life after cricket. PDW Coach PDW Coach PDW Coach

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absolutely about being the collective voice of the players, and uniting and facilitating support for past, present and future cricketers.”

Porter and Ratcliffe were in the process when we met of completing a tour of all 18 first-class counties, where the PCA Executive address the players, and Porter was quick to point out that the future element of his last statement is important to the players of today. “When we are talking about domestic structure - we don’t have to say to the players: ‘This is not all about you - it’s also about the next generation of cricketers’ because they understand that. It’s instinctive, absolutely ingrained. You start off at 17-years-old, Ray Julian in his Leicestershire nervously sitting in the corner listening playing days and to the old pro’s and before you know on PCA Duty it, you are one of them. The tradition is being handed on and when you talk to the likes of Darren Maddy or Jon for the PCA Benevolent Fund comes can also build up this idea of a self- Lewis, they ask us what is going through fundraising at our supporting group. to be there for tomorrow’s events with our commercial players.” “You start partners. And these also create “I think there are a lot of people who off nervously employment opportunities have done very well out of cricket The PCA Executive for past and present and have got either the financial continue to work tirelessly listening to the players - through the means or the personal confidence for the players, and the old pro’s and Masters programme and and experience to give something commercial team have before you know ambassador appearances.” back to the game. Our members, built up an impressive list past and present, have hugely of corporate partners and it, you are With the clock ticking, Porter diverse experience but they have supporters that help to fund one of and Ratcliffe nodded to each one common bond - that they have the work of the organisation, them” other. They have work to do, stepped out onto the field together and also provide exclusive player addressing the Notts players, but and spent their playing careers services. Porter offered this parting shot. “If supporting and relying on their we are better connected with past team-mates. It’s natural for this select Ratcliffe touched on the vital role of players, we will be better placed to group of current and former players the PCA Events calendar. He said: identify the most deserving cases for to want to feel they belong... and they “Virtually all of the money raised the PCA Benevolent Fund. And we most certainly do.”

This issue’s cover contains 58 players representing generations from the last 150 years of first-class cricket. They are all PCA Members, past and present – but can you name them? Send us your answers, and ithe w nner will be interviewed in the next issue of Beyond the Boundaries and will also receive a fantastic mixed case of wines, courtesy of averys wine merchants.i w nner will be announced at the Cheltenham Past Player day on July 28. Entries should be marked Beyond the Boundaries Competition and should be emailed to Ali Prosser: [email protected] or posted c/o Ali Prosser, PCA, 3 Utopia Village, 7 Chalcot Road, Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8LH.

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thepca.co.uk / BtB issue EIGHT 15 career focus law

LEGAL APPEAL

A career in law is proving an increasingly popular option for cricketers once their playing career is over, as Jim Hindson discovers. additional research by kate green, purdy miller & rachel newnham

‘I fought the law…and the law won.’ Lyrics from The Clash’s 1979 hit single which may go some way to explaining the attraction that becoming a lawyer holds for both current and ex-professional cricketers. The lure of those on-field battles being replicated in the courtroom, with a clear winner declared and rich financial rewards to boot certainly ticks a few boxes when it comes to looking for a post-cricket career.

That’s exactly the position Nottinghamshire batsman Mark Wagh found himself in at the end of 2009. Wagh will call time on a 13-year career in August to qualify as a lawyer and he explained: “For the first time, I felt a genuine desire to plan for my future. Up until that point any effort was just a nod in the direction of sensibility. Then a chance conversation with a friend prompted me to have a closer look at law and as I found out more, it became clear that it was something I wanted to get into. The challenge of a totally different environment, the intellectual rigour required, and the opportunity to be well rewarded for hard work, combined to keep me interested.”

Wagh signed up for a Graduate Diploma in Law distance learning course - a two year conversion course for graduates of non-law degrees. Once completed, he will undertake a Legal Practice Course and then, after two further years as a trainee, he’ll qualify as a solicitor.

“Combining the GDL and cricket has on the whole been great,” he added. “It has forced me to switch attention from cricket to something else in the down time, preventing me from mulling over the ups and downs too much.”

For former Hampshire wicketkeeper Tom Burrows, there was a natural connection between playing sport for a living and a career in law. He told BtB: “There are many skills developed as a professional athlete that can be transferred to the legal profession such as ability to work Nottinghamshire under pressure as part of a team, being highly motivated batsman Mark Wagh and possessing a strong work ethic.”

16 BtB issue EIGHT / thepca.co.uk FINDING YOUR ROUTE INTO LAW

LAW & ORDER - THE hard FACTS

THE SOLICITOR THE BARRISTER

ROLE: To give advice and assist- ROLE: Receive their information ance on matters of law. Usually the and instructions through a client’s first and main point of contact for solicitor. Then offer advice on legal individuals, groups of people, issues on the front line, represent- companies or organisations ing clients in court or at tribunals. seeking skilled legal advice and representation. WHAT’S INVOLVED • Delivery of legal arguments to WHAT’S INVOLVED juries, judges and magistrates • Providing expert legal advice and • Cross examination of defendants assistance on private or commercial and witnesses issues • Consulting with relevant profes- • Representing client’s during court sionals such as accountants or proceedings, or giving instruction surveyors to barristers to act for their clients • Studying case notes and liaising • Paperwork such as drafting of with solicitors and clients where letters, contracts, keeping ac- appropriate curate client, case and financial • Conducting research of previous records similar cases to use as a basis for • Conducting research of previous action similar cases to use as a basis for • Attending meetings with so- action licitors and offering advice and PCA Legal Director • Attending meetings and negotiat- opinions Ian Smith ing with opposing parties WORKING ENVIRONMENT WORKING ENVIRONMENT Most barristers work on a self- Mostly office-based as part of employed basis, working in private Burrows’ dedication to his studies over the last five years a team in a private practice or practice within the ‘Employed Bar’. has resulted in the award of a First Class Honours degree in-house for a commercial or When not appearing in court, and an opportunity with Paris Smith LLP who offered the industrial organisation. Also repre- barristers work in chambers chance to begin a part-time study training contract along- sent central and local government where they prepare their court side his sporting endeavours. offices in crown prosecution. cases and arguments.

He explained: “I began this training contract in October PAY: PAY: 2008 and worked full-time until March 2009, at which Trainees: £15k to £20k per annum Trainees (during pupillage): £10k time I went back to playing cricket. I returned to the firm Qualified solicitors: £25k to to £40k per annum in October 2009 to continue my training contract and £50,000 per annum Barristers employed by the CPS: I’ve greatly enjoyed this experience so far, confirming my Partners in large firms or depart- £22k to £55k per annum desire to pursue a career in the legal profession.” mental management: Self-employed barristers: £100k+ per annum £20k to £260k per annum Burrows has taken up the opportunity of participating in the Legal Practice Course on a full-time basis now that his Solicitor Profile: The PCA’s BARRISTER PROFILE: career as a professional cricketer has come to an end, and Ian Smith Ally McBeal; Rumpole of the is relishing the challenge. Bailey; Perry Mason QUALIFICATIONS: “I’ll be focusing solely on my legal studies, which has not • 2:1 degree or above QUALIFICATIONS: been possible in the past,” he said. “A training contract • Legal Practice Course (LPC) • 2:1 degree or above is generally for two years and during that time, a trainee - year full-time or two years • Completion of a one-year full will spend six months in four departments. I hope that in part-time time (or two-year part time) Bar the future I will be able to combine my passion for both • Two year training contract with a Vocational Course (BVC), plus 12 sport and the law within my legal career, possibly advising firm of solicitors educational qualifying sessions sporting professionals and bodies. To that end, I’ve taken • Professional Skills Course (PSC), • 12 months of ‘Pupillage’ - practi- part in a number of conferences concerned with player which must be passed during the cal training with an experienced regulations, contracts and anti-doping issues, which has training contract barrister, which usually involves enabled me to learn from leading individuals in the area of six months shadowing and six sports law.” > months of supervised practice

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FORMER HAMPSHIRE WICKETKEEPER TOM BURROWS

On the subject of sports law, the PCA’s Legal Director Ian went professional. He said: “There are multiple routes Smith is beyond compare, having assisted countless cricket- in. Former professional sports people often have the big ers over the years - not to mention football managers in his advantage of good contacts and life experience – law firms consultancy work for the League Managers’ Association. love these attributes in a new lawyer, so maximise them in finding and getting the role you want. The obvious He told BtB that the key for budding sports lawyers is and quickest route is to work for a law firm that has an understanding what knowledge you will need in the established sports law unit with a good reputation. Ask sports sector. “Intellectual Property expertise will around though, because there are many law firms that allow a young lawyer entry into commercial areas Focus say they have a sports practice that really don’t... be of sport – sponsorship, broadcast deals, naming on an area discerning and remember too that there are many rights... all the transactions that keep profes- good legal jobs in-house at businesses or federa- sional sport commercially alive and viable and of practice tions in sport.” that, ultimately, pay the salaries of professional that really sportsmen and women.” works for you - So if you believe you can cope with the intellectual rigours of being a lawyer, which demands According to Smith, the other practice areas that not just that you are clear and lucid in thought, articulate work well in the sports sector are employment something and eloquent in dialogue, and able to process and law (contracts and employment disputes), regula- you can digest large amounts of information, this could be tory law (sporting rules, regulations and discipline) a career for you. and litigation (commercial and personal contract do disputes). “Each of these can be satisfying and interesting However, Mark Wagh’s advice is to speak to your PDW areas of legal work,” he explained. “But make sure, as far coach sooner rather than later to begin the process. “In as is possible, that you’re doing something you enjoy. Focus many ways, I should have done the distance learning on an area of practice that really works for you, not just course years ago but I was committed to becoming as something you can do – go for something you want to do.” good a cricketer as possible. Nevertheless, I wished I’d known that I could have done a course without it dis- Smith started as an employment lawyer, specialising in tracting me and indeed it may well have had a long-term contentious and trade union work before moving into benefit by taking away that worry about what I would do sport via professional rugby contracts when that game after cricket.”

18 BtB issue EIGHT / thepca.co.uk WELCOME from your PDW team

The off-season is always a great time to develop as both players and people and in this dedicated Personal Development & Welfare section of your magazine, we are featuring a number of players who have done just that over the past few months. They set out to gain new skills and experience that is sure to stand them in good stead in the future.

We take an in-depth look at Sports Psychology as a career, and chat to former players who are now making a successful living out of this occupation. Ian Smith writes candidly about corruption in cricket in a must read article, and we’ve also got the first in a series of ‘Meet the PDW Team’ articles, where we all get to know Ian Thomas a little better.

All of our contact details are below so please do not hesitate to get in touch. Also, keep an eye out for us around the grounds. We’re always pleased to see you and would welcome the chance for a coffee and a chat.

Fingers crossed for a successful 2011 season and we look forward to helping out wherever we can.

Kate & the PDW team

KATE GREEN PURDY MILLER IAN THOMAS matthew wood past player your key National Lead - responsibility for: responsibility for: responsibility career mentor responsibility for: Northamptonshire, Glamorgan, Somerset, for: yorkshire, England teams, Leicestershire, MCC YC Gloucestershire lancashire, programme contacts Sussex 07771 972 827 07920 575 578 derbyshire 07766 804 484 [email protected] [email protected] 07826 535 783 charlie mulraine kate,[email protected] [email protected] plan and mentor RACHEL NEWNHAM LYNSEY WILLIAMS 08702 640530 TRISTAN COULTER responsibility for: responsibility for: PHIL DICKS charlie@ responsibility for: Middlesex, hampshire, Worcestershire, responsibility mymissionmentor.com Essex, Kent, Surrey Nottinghamshire Warwickshire for: durham 07826 535 786 07881 881 531 07990 883 971 07703 477 195 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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Fingers crossed for a successful 2011 season and we look forward to helping out wherever we can.

Kate & the PDW team

thepca.co.uk / BtB issue EIGHT 19 what i did this winter On the ball, off-season Spare time is a precious commodity for the modern professional cricketer, but its value should not be underestimated. Last winter saw a number of players utilising downtime and gaining experience in a variety of different areas. Here’s our pick of their stories...

Vikram Michael Liam Dawson Banerjee Carberry Hampshire Gloucestershire Hampshire “I wanted to appreciate cricket a bit more through learning what other He’s kept himself busy by running “Around six years ago I started people do day-to-day, so I ven- The Frontiers Group alongside his thinking about future plans and what tured into the ‘real’ world, cricket training. The Group provides I could do alongside and after my volunteering for a couple workshops to students, graduates and career. When I found I wasn’t able to of days a week with a firms in disciplines such as leader- go on last winter’s England Perform- plumber. In reality, ship and communication. “Frontiers ance Programme tour due to illness, I that meant I handed gives me a chance to consider the finally got my ‘butt into gear’. the tools around latest leadership and communication “I dug out all my previous work and and got grubby! theory. I thoroughly enjoy creating, decided to look into an advanced It was interesting presenting and running the work- electrician’s course, enrolled - and and I met a lot of shops and believe it complements the started straight away. It has been different people. physical preparation we are under- useful in filling up my spare time I had to learn to taking as a squad.” and also been really good to get listen carefully to the back into something for the first customer about what time since finishing school 13 suited their needs and years ago. The course answer all their questions runs over 18 months – whereas usually I tend to and is geared towards just jump in and not think so much! people already in “The toughest part was having to other careers. It is dip in and out around my training as flexible and can be our winter break was cut short, with shelved for periods of an early return to full training and a time and then taken tour to the Caribbean in January. I back up – so ideal would have liked to have been more for sportspeople. consistent, involved in following jobs “I have bought my through and learning more skills. This overalls and protec- is definitely something I am interested tive boots and was in pursuing after cricket and in future given my toolkit at winters I can see myself doing more the first practical of this.” session I at- tended. I passed

my first theory assignment with Will JeffersoN 90 per cent - so Leicestershire watch this space “Having successfully passed the and if you need Level 3 coaching certificate in a good ‘sparky’, 2005, enrolling for Level 4 get in touch.” was long overdue. I knew a fair amount about the course, having spoken to fellow players and coaches, all offering a wide range

20 BtB issue EIGHT / thepca.co.uk Lancashire’s Stephen Moore Tom Smith in agony after dislocating Middlesex his shoulder “It was my first full winter living in on t20 duty London and I decided to use my time off wisely. Middlesex were training four days a week from November and I used my day off by doing some work experience in the city. A friend set me up with his company - Insight Investment Manage- ment - in the specialist equity team. My main duties were processing stats for of views. People talked about the time a new fund launch, commitment, the assignments, and the Stephen MoorE going to company details into which elements of the game Lancashire meetings and generally are studied, and the two years it takes “After dislocating my shoulder in the learning about the stock to complete. Friends Provident t20 quarter-finals market. “Remembering back to when I was and undergoing surgery, this winter “It’s been a great experience, used by Andy Flower for his Level 4 has thrown me a whole new set of following the movement of well video analysis, interview and a batting challenges. Rehabilitation and physi- established companies that I met such session reminded me that Level 4 was otherapy requires a commitment for as Speedy Hire, a tool and equipment going to be an education in Personal at least three hours per day, six days a hiring company, and Entertainment and Professional Development. It goes week, and my new-found respect for One, who own Twilight and various some way to explaining how it helped the fragility of a career in professional other programmes. It was interesting turn Andy, an exceptional player and sport has meant I’ve spent extra time listening to their strategies and then fol- character, into the great coach he’s on areas outside of the cricket sphere. lowing them for the winter, seeing how become. After two courses of the 1st “My wife is due to launch her first their shares perform. module, it’s apparent that cricket is album in the summer. This process has “Overall it’s been fascinating learning being used as a medium for developing enabled us to learn a huge amount about the stock market, as I had very many facets and life skills outside of about the industry and all the factors limited knowledge of it before. Arriving the game too. This aspect has added that can influence a musician’s at the office at 7.30am and being the to both the enjoyment and learning career. I have also joined the PCA last one there, and seeing how hard the environment for the individuals and business mentoring scheme, guys work really made me appreciate the group as a whole. which will serve as a sound- playing cricket as a career. A big thanks “I’ve been lucky to work with some ing board for questions to Insight for teaching me so much and world-class coaches who’ve gone that would otherwise go helping me to develop new skills.” through their Level 4, including Ottis unanswered, while working Gibson who said how much the course through GMAT papers had benefitted his own game, giving and a couple of evening Mark Wallace him a new lease of life to finish his courses, will increase my Glamorgan career successfully with Durham. Con- core business skill levels.” Wicketkeeper Mark sidering his last season was the best of has been balancing his career, I fully intended to use what I working as a rug- learn to help my own cricket develop- Ian SaxelbY by reporter in ment while still in the game. Gloucestershire the Welsh press “With a naturally curious and ana- While continuing his reha- with studying lytical brain, I knew it would be an bilitation after injury, he is for a Mas- unmissable opportunity to tap into studying for a mathemat- ters Degree in the knowledge of people outside of ics degree via the Open Sports Sociology the game. The course offers access to University. “I’ve always at the University a huge range of experts, such as Brian had an interest in maths of Wales in Cardiff. Ashton, Dave Aldred and Steve Bull, and science so I decided He said: “Pursuing other who give insights to their relevant fields to dive in at the deep interests in the off-season gives the – and I knew I would enjoy this side end and start a BSc mind a refreshing break from cricket. of it. Starting Level 4 has helped give in Mathematics. This It has also provided a good excuse for my winter real focus and direction, has helped to fill most disappearing out of the house when especially around the training that all of my free time around our new-born baby has been scream- professional cricketers now undertake training.” ing the place down!” if they choose to stay in the country.”

thepca.co.uk / BtB issue EIGHT 21 PDW Working in a winter wonderland

The PCA’s past player career mentor Charlie Mulraine explains why planning your winter could lead to a more enjoyable summer...

The sun is shining, the outfield is lush and maybe you have recently emerged from your winter hibernation to begin another cricket season. If this is true for you, whether you are a current pro or not, why then am I writing an article about winter work placements in early April?

Firstly, it is because the BtB team asked me to. Secondly, I feel it is important to congratulate those players who gained commercial experience in the winter just gone, and to encourage those of you who didn’t to take advantage of the opportunities created through the PCA support network, which will help you lay a solid foundation to achieve success after cricket.

But what about the present you may ask, especially if ‘life after cricket’ seems so far away?

Well, in a recent poll of current professional cricketers and rugby players, 77 per cent of players expressed feeling anxious about ‘life after sport’. It could be that you were one of those players asked. This anxiety and uncertainty about your future may also affect your present, and therefore it is not too much of a stretch to suggest that if you start Ambassadors with current and former cricketers. This Former Wasps exploring career and training is a great opportunity for you to grow your network player Peter Scrivener in options now, you are more likely while earning commissions for introducing business. The full flow to feel more relaxed in your London office of Deloitte is creating a new internship for cricket career – and that can only the coming winter and one of the largest UK Financial be a good thing. Services organisations have confirmed that they have part- time opportunities available within their Bristol office. Following a direct introduction through the PLAN programme, the former If you would like to find out more about the Ambassadorial Lancashire player Gary Montgomery (left), began the opportunities with KLAS, the winter internship with New Year with a permanent position with Deloitte. Deloitte, the opportunities within the Bristol based Four current players have also extended their business Financial Services firm or perhaps just want to discuss network through being part of the Clarke Willmott player your ‘after cricket’ career ambitions in more detail, you mentoring programme. are welcome to contact me by phone on 08702 640530 or via email on [email protected]. If you are KLAS International, a business-introducing firm founded a tweep, and would like to receive daily careers tips and by former Wasps rugby players Peter Scrivener and strategies for finding success after cricket, you can follow Kenny Logan, are committed to increasing their team of me on Twitter via @SportsCharlie.

22 BtB issue EIGHT / thepca.co.uk meet the pdw team

In the first of a series of Q&A interviews, we chat to your ECB/PCA Personal Development & Welfare team to find out what makes them tick... no.1 - ian thomas

Best piece of advice that is Born: never taken? To be honest – Newport, see my answer above! I have sessions South Wales where a guy will sit there and say: ‘I really like where we are going here.’ Counties But then he doesn’t progress it. At first I covered: took it personally, but now I’ve become Glamorgan, more thick-skinned. It’s up to him Gloucester whether he takes the advice or not. and Somerset Years worked: How did you get into this? I do. Working with academy players I wish some cricketers could Five was released by Glamorgan in the is great and I come away think- be... more open-minded. They really July, which I believe was fortunate ing that I can make a difference to need to think more about other areas Previous as it gave me time to do some them progressing in the game. With in their professional planning, and career: soul-searching and work out what senior players, a great day might be not just about cricket. Was a I wanted to do. While I was playing getting them to sit down for a start professional I got involved in the PCA’s ‘rep’ and not be afraid of talking to me. How to you use your spare cricketer for role and that gave me a personal If you build relationships and get time? I’m a man of many hobbies Glamorgan for responsibility to the team by rep- players opening up - they’re good and over time, I’ve got into mountain eight years, resenting them at meetings. I used days. biking, golf and in recent years fly three of which to spend a lot of time talking to fishing. Ultimately, though, I’ve got a incorporated Jason Ratcliffe on the phone about Best piece of advice you’ve family now - one child nearly three university. how often players talked about given? When I was 12, a journey- and another one due in June – so what they wanted to do when they man county cricketer called Phillip that’s where I spend my time. I still finished playing but weren’t doing North, who was getting released by play a bit of club cricket and relish anything about it. I was always Glamorgan told me: ‘If you have any the challenge of playing against some told to have something behind you serious aspirations about going into the Academy lads and Glamorgan first, and if you still want a go in the game, get something behind you’. players who I’ve worked with. I re- pro sport, then best of luck. By pure That has stuck with me ever since. ally enjoy the competitiveness of it fate this job came up in the Septem- You don’t want to lecture people although unfortunately I’m losing the ber and I think being a player gave but it is sound advice and it doesn’t skills to back up my chat! me a broad base of skills to allow have to be a qualification - it can be me to do the job effectively. work experience, or even reading a Best thing a player has ever book. Anything that gets you out of done for you? At the NatWest What’s a good day for you? It’s the ‘cricket bubble’. Ultimately it will PCA Awards, a player who had been days where I’ve made a difference help your cricket progress – there released came up to thank me and said to someone’s thinking, behaviour is strong evidence that having dual that I had made a real difference. It or reflection on what they want to aspirations can aid performance. was a nice touch.

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THE MIND GAME “Tennis became easier once I realised I was putting too much emphasis on winning.” Former American star Michael Chang summarises the golden rule of sport. That the processes’ that enable us to reach our goal are equally as important as the desire and talent required to achieve that goal. A critical element of that process is having absolute clarity of thought in key situations and sports psychology is a growing occupation that has become as much a part of elite performance as physical training. Intrigued by what makes you and your teammates ‘tick’? Then sports psychology could be for you. Beyond the Boundaries spoke to the experts to find out more.

XX BtB issue EIGHT / thepca.co.uk With a career that spanned nearly two decades and included stints with Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire, plus 11 appearances for England in one-day colours, Jeremy Snape’s experience speaks for itself. But it is how this former off-spinner has applied that knowledge to become a leading name in sports psychology that really captures the imagination. Lynsey Williams finds out more.

When did you realise the corporate sector because it’s fresh that you wanted to and challenges me to apply the things work in the field of I’ve learned. Sports Psychology? What do you like about As a player I always found the mental your job? side of the game more challenging than the technical or tactical side, and Every client has different I knew my mental game was critical requirements whether it’s a football to my performance. I got injured in manager, a cricketer or a business Australia during an England tour leader and I find that really refreshing. match and despite breaking my I suppose it’s a skill to be able to thumb, that blow from Brett Lee gave unpick their tangled performance me the chance to reflect on what I was issues and simplify it for them but going to do in the future. I thought that is the challenge I enjoy. There is from coaches and other players while Jeremy Snape at reading books and attending various work during a PCA it was good to look longer term and also the opportunity to speak at big Business Seminar plan, even though I was playing well conferences where the nerves flow just conferences. In terms of formal at the time. I met various people like going to play in a final at Lord’s. studies and qualifications, perhaps working in the field and started 3-4 years. looking at courses and qualifications. What are the major Have you found being a challenges you face? professional cricketer

What is your current helpful in your career? title and what does Trying to grow a business in the current economy is a real challenge your job involve? Yes, without a doubt. The dedication but I suppose we do our best work and professionalism needed to play when there’s lots of pressure on I’m a Performance Coach in Sport and sport for almost 20 years meant that coaches and leaders to deliver results Business so I use the Masters Degree I picked up a huge amount about and the current climate of change in Sport Psychology which I did at myself and other people. Cricketers means that people need support. I also Loughborough, along with some often just focus on the game and the have a talented team of consultants, other professional qualifications, to tactics but there is so much other so managing that side of things understand the challenges people are stuff going on around them that is as well as my own client base is facing either as leaders or teams, and invaluable for their future skills. challenging, but it’s very rewarding as try to solve them with new ideas and Working with people, being a role you watch things grow. skills. I have been fortunate enough model and adapting are key life skills, to work with the Proteas team for the not just cricket skills. Every business last two years and had three years in How long did it take is looking for people who can the Indian Premier League with Shane to train? perform under pressure, whether it’s Warne’s team, the Rajasthan Royals. deadlines or financial targets to hit, I also really enjoy the executive I would say that informally I was so cricket is the perfect ‘academy’ for coaching and team-building work in training for years as I was learning these skills in the wider world.>

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What are the key Routes into Sport and Hours & Income skills and abilities You would often work normal office you need to be a good Exercise Psychology... hours, but could also work in the Sports Psychologist? evenings in some jobs. You could be office-based, or work in various Firstly, I would say a genuine care It’s an indication of how professional settings, such as team premises, and interest in other people as cricket has moved on during the past competition venues and clinics. that fuels the degree of effort you 20 years or so that a number of new · Starting salaries can be from put into it. I also think the ability roles now exist that are specifically around £20-22,000 a year. to listen really well is important, designed to help bring the very best · With experience this can rise to without making judgements and out of players. between £27,000 and £37,000. ‘telling’ people where they went Everyone is striving to find ways of · Senior psychologists and department wrong. I believe that everyone raising performance levels by the heads can earn around £43,000. has been successful within their extra couple of percentage points that own lives at some point so it’s could make all the difference, and that Entry Requirements important to work from a position was certainly the thinking behind the You can qualify as a sport or exercise of strength, not weakness. Once introduction of sports and exercise psychologist in two ways. you have listened and understood psychologists. 1. A Chartered Sport and Exercise their world then you can help Their role is to study the mental and Psychologist through the British them to find the best way forward. emotional effects of taking part in Psychological Society (BPS). To become I think if you have a natural ability sport and exercise. They typically a Chartered Sport and Exercise to connect with people it helps specialise in either sport or exercise, Psychologist through the BPS you need: but it’s also important to work although some work in both. · a degree in psychology from a through the various professional As a sport psychologist you would course approved by BPS – this would qualifications. That is critical to work with teams and individuals give you Graduate Basis for Chartered the move from being a supportive at all levels, from amateurs to top Membership (GBC). friend to being a professional professionals. You would help them · at least three years’ full-time training psychologist. with issues such as: under professional supervision that · dealing with nerves and anxiety includes a BPS-accredited postgraduate What would · improving self-confidence qualification in sport and exercise you recommend · coping with the demands of psychology. to cricketers training and competing · If you have a degree in a subject considering this · improving concentration other than psychology, you can line of work as a · staying motivated and focused achieve GBC by completing a BPS- potential career? in spite of stress, discomfort or approved conversion course, or by distraction sitting the BPS Qualifying Exam. I would explore the area by · coping with sports injuries reading some books on it, find · controlling aggression 2. An Accredited Sport and Exercise information on the internet and · setting goals. Psychologist through the British try meeting someone local to them Association of Sports and Exercise who may be studying or working You would work closely with other Scientists (BASES). To become an in this field. There is no doubt professionals such as coaches, Accredited Sport and Exercise that psychology based professions managers, nutritionists and Psychologist through BASES you need: will become more widespread and physiotherapists. As an exercise · a degree in Sport and Exercise in demand in future years. It’s a psychologist you would apply your Science (this would include subjects very rewarding feeling if you can knowledge of psychology to finding such as physiology and biomechanics help someone to improve their ways of encouraging the general as well as psychology, although you performance or brighten their public to become more active to could focus on sport and exercise outlook. Even if players are not improve their health and well-being. psychology) interested in psychology, my advice Your role could involve: · an MSc in Sport and Exercise would be to actually try as many · work in cardiac rehabilitation or Science/Psychology and three years’ different work experiences as you GP exercise referral schemes supervision by a BASES Accredited can. There are loads of contacts · help to promote the therapeutic Sport and Exercise Psychology around the counties who would and health benefits of exercise by Practitioner. love to help a current player but working with health promotion staff sadly that could drop off when · study the reasons why certain groups For both routes you need to complete you become a former player – so of people are more active than others. a degree, followed by a postgraduate make the most of your position qualification and a period of now and explore the best options In both sport and exercise psychology, supervised practice. available to you. you would usually combine consultancy work with teaching and research, Entry requirements for degree courses or with work in other areas, such as are likely to include five GCSEs clinical or occupational psychology. (A-C), and three A-levels. However,

26 BtB issue EIGHT / thepca.co.uk you may be accepted with alternative · excellent communication skills qualifications, so you should check · the ability to work as part of a team with individual colleges or universities. · a tolerant and patient manner let’s be · good problem solving skills and a If you will be working with young logical approach. strategic people or other vulnerable groups you will need Criminal Records Bureau Opportunities The strategic approach that (CRB) clearance. You would probably combine the ECB psychology team has consultancy work with teaching and been introducing across the Importantly, regardless of whether research, or work in other areas of various England teams (16-19’s, you undertake a BPS or BASES psychology. You could find full-time Performance Programme / Lions accreditation route, in order to use the opportunities with professional sports & England squad) aims to provide title ‘Sport and Exercise Psychologist’, teams and sport national governing players (& their coaches) with a you will need to be registered with the bodies. Opportunities for exercise great opportunity to develop their Health Professionals Council (HPC) psychologists include involvement in GP mental game. - www.hpc-uk.org exercise referral schemes or evaluation of exercise programmes in employment, Providing a strategic approach Skills and Knowledge prison or psychiatric settings. has enabled closer working · an interest in how people react relationships between performance and interact For further information, visit the psychologist and coach. One of · an interest in sport following websites: the desired benefits from this · a desire to help other people www.bps.org.uk collaboration is the formation / · the ability to maintain a www.psychapp.co.uk maintenance of a High Performing professional distance www.bases.org.uk Environment (HPE) to support all aspects of the player’s development. This increased collaboration has led to simplifying and prioritising the development Jeremy Snape is not goals a player has to focus on and ensures that the psychologist (in the only past player partnership with the coach) takes to build a new career responsibility for the development of a player’s mental game. in psychology... Another man forging The success of the performance psychologist’s work is hard to a path in this field measure not least because any is former Middlesex number of factors contribute to successful performances / cricket and Nottinghamshire statistics. However, improvements opening bowler Steven in a player’s mental game should be clear from better scores Sylvester. The amiable when repeating the profiling left-arm seamer is process and practical tests and a player having greater clarity, now an established confidence and sense of control sports and exercise over their performance. This is especially evident when a player psychologist working has experienced a set back – how with a range of sports quickly can they bounce back to their best? organisations and businesses. For more information, please contact Wil James PhD, ECB National Lead for Psychological Support. Email Wil on [email protected] steven sylvester now and then...

thepca.co.uk / BtB issue EIGHT 27 law feature Dealing with the scourge Ian Smith, the PCA’s Legal Director, provides a compelling insight into the issues surrounding corruption within cricket.

Integrity is the absolute cornerstone and resources nobody has to carry corruption and anti-doping, but there of sport. If players and supporters are out the job with any certainty of is more planned and more needed. In not certain that what they are doing success and the other relies on a trust anti-doping, education is primarily or watching is a genuine competition, in sportspeople that ordinary people needed to ensure cricketers don’t then it’s not sport, it is a farce, a no longer seem able to feel. Many inadvertently fall foul of the complex sucker’s game. Cheating in any guise believe the evidence is against the regime of monitoring and testing devalues and undermines the sport, players. set up by WADA and carried out by the duped competitors and the cheat. UKAD here in England and Wales. Trust in the Player The summer of 2010 was a stark In anti-corruption, education is reminder in English cricket that At its heart, integrity is an intensely primarily aimed at teaching players corruption is alive and well in the personal value – only the player can how to avoid being lured into game. The Pakistani players were really know whether he or she is temptation by corruptors and what found guilty of spot fixing, but we playing to the absolute best of their to do if you are approached. By the also have accusations hanging over natural ability. However, we know time a player reaches the professional domestic cricket events too, and I that the vast majority of players, ranks it is taken for granted that the believe that restoring full public faith from the first spark of youthful joy ‘spirit of cricket’ is well and truly in our game relies primarily in competition, live for just instilled, but perhaps this is naive? on the players. that pure experience In any event, because we know – doing one’s absolute corruption exists in cricket, we have Cheating can take I best against an to acknowledge that the second many forms believe opponent and method of prevention of corruption is – doping, match- hoping to necessary, and we need to support it. fixing, betting that restoring triumph. The using insider full public most powerful Catching the Cheats information faith in our deterrent to – and can occur corruption Within the game, there are the ICC at differing game relies is, therefore, and ECB Anti-Corruption Codes. degrees of primarily on sporting Outside the game there is the seriousness and the players conscience and Gambling Act, the Bribery Act and effect. The common consciousness. the general criminal law. These create factor at every level That is partly the basis on which the enforcers is the willingness to go inherent, but largely it try to catch and punish corrupt beyond playing your very is taught. participants. The enforcers can be best to win, the willingness to ACSU investigators, ECB officials, bend and break the rules, manipulate Player education is absolutely key the police as well as outside agencies the honest trials of strength, fitness, to the fight against corruption. with an interest in this like the media. skill and courage. To violate the This needs the co-ordinated efforts For example, we are all aware of the spirit of sport – the ultimate act of of everyone with a direct interest crucial role of the News of the World selfishness. in sports integrity – the players in exposing Salman Butt, Mohammad (through the PCA and FICA), the Amir and Mohammad Asif last summer. There are only two ways of ECB, the ICC, the Anti-Corruption preventing corruption in sport. and Security Unit (ACSU), UK Anti- Our biggest concern is that a player The first is for someone, say the Doping, WADA, the gaming and will attract the interest of one or governing body or the police, to catch drug industries and the wider law more of these enforcers by accident. and prosecute the cheats, and the enforcement community. In particular, there is significant second is for sportsmen and women danger regarding the use of inside and officials to decide not to cheat. In cricket there are already extensive information. The PCA focus a good Unfortunately, the one relies on skills education programmes in anti- deal of time on this complex topic in

28 BtB issue EIGHT / thepca.co.uk the dressing room challenge...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 across 1 ‘Syd’ who suffered a career 8 ending injury in a Test match in 1992 (8) 9 10 5 ____ de Angelis, GP driver with two wins for Lotus before his death in 1986 (4)

11 12 9 leconte or Toivonen (5) 10 this Cup is Scotland’s premier our education programme because sprint handicap (3,4) this is where we fear mistakes can 11 madcap cricketer turned artist (7) occur. After all, everyone knows 13 14 15 12 comaneci or Petrova (5) you can’t bet on cricket or seek to 13 this United used to play at fix a match, but talking to a friend 16 17 millmoor (9) about something that happened in 18 occurs between two tennis 18 19 20 21 players (5) the dressing room – that’s a whole 20 champion triple jumper who different matter... lost his beliefs (7)

22 23 22 scored his first goals in the Social Networking hammers 4-0 League Cup rout of Man Utd (7) A brief separate word on social 23 this ‘Cat’ must rank among networking: Players tend to put a 24 25 fergie’s worst ever purchases (5) great deal of personal information on 24 ian or Xavier (4) Facebook and other sites and tend to 25 south African appointment which has caused ructions in say a great deal on Twitter. Be aware Glamorgan circles (8) that this information can easily be accessed by people you don’t know (1) Can YOU name DOWN who might use it to approach you or 1 City where the Sri Lankan coach gain some other advantage over you. the four clubs shooting took place (6) Please think twice about every status in the English 2 london suburbia track that used update, photo, comment or Tweet to be a figure of 8 for jumpers (7) – would you be happy for a total Premier League 3 Ntamack or Heskey (5) stranger to read it? Your coach? A 4 highbury’s local folk hero striker and Football of the 70s (7,6) journalist? A bookie? Think! League that 6 tennis brothers David and John (5) 7 this Athletic play at Boundary Conclusion Start and end in park (6) 8 ______Opera, Nicky Henderson’s The PCA are totally committed the same letter? cheltenham specialist (6) to ensuring players receive all the 14 carlos Sainz won rallying world support necessary to protect their (2) Name the top five titles for this manufacturer (6) personal and our sport’s integrity. 15 former Toon striker with back- We believe in the spirit of cricket ‘All Time Premier flip goal celebrations (7) 16 marius ______, capped 65 times and the values that spirit embodies. League Goal by France in 70/80s (6) We believe that the vast majority of 17 moved from Bastia to Lyon to the professional cricketers are neither SCOrers?’ premier League (6) cheats nor corrupt, and we will 19 Gradel and Becchio play for do our utmost to protect that vast this United (5) majority from those that are cheating 21 scored Villa’s winner (off his and are corrupt and those people who shin?) in European Cup Final (5) would seek to make them so.

This year’s education programme has at its heart an online tutorial with video modules and multiple-choice questions that will be sent to all players and other participants. We all THE ANSWERS CAN BE would strongly urge you to complete fouND ON PAGE 38 this tutorial at the earliest opportunity.

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Middlesex seamer Tim Murtagh reflects on winter training programmes and the impact they have at the sharp end of the game.

Ever since the advent of 12-month contracts in county cricket, the demand on players’ time during the winter has increased substantially. Gone are the days of disappearing for six months or seeking alternative employment before reporting back on April 1, as I did in the early days at Surrey - getting through the dreaded bleep test and then straight into nets and practice matches.

After Middlesex’s pretty dismal season in 2010, Director of Cricket Angus Fraser wanted the whole squad back in at the start of November. Guys were free to go off and play abroad from the New Year onwards, but he felt it was important for the whole squad to be together in the two months leading up to Christmas. During that time we covered a wide variety of fitness and skills-based work, ranging from boxing and yoga to specific batting and bowling drills. Emphasis on hard work, combined with competitive and enjoyable drills is definitely necessary to survive the long cold winter at home and avoids having stale players come the new season. These months are a great time to put the stepping- stones in place for the summer and bowling machines in And although bat technology has played a big role in this tail-enders particular have been who can clear - some bats now look almost as wide side-on as they do the ropes - working overtime. held conventionally - the role of the much-maligned bowling chris woakes machine can’t be underestimated. It is no coincidence that and ajmal The hard graft off-season shahzad; Eoin Eoin Morgan spent many an hour in the indoor school on the Morgan (left) does make a difference. bowling machine, perfecting the deft sweeps and power hitting reverse- For example, the ability of for which he has now become famous. sweeps so-called tail-enders to clear the ropes last year was a stand-out factor. That was highlighted by Worryingly for bowlers, the fear factor from pace also seems to Chris Woakes, who strolled in at number nine for England have disappeared. With batters able to practice for hours against and proceeded to hook Brett Lee out of the ground in a t20 a bowling machine cranked up to 90mph, is it time for the international in Australia. introduction of 20 rather than 22 yard pitches to even things up?

30 BtB issue EIGHT / thepca.co.uk from the boardroom member on-board It’s two years since Matthew Wheeler was appointed to the PCA Board, and as the former player reveals, the organisation is now more driven than ever to serve its members.

Bowling against a belligerent David Boon during Austral- invaluable as the PCA emerges from a ia’s ‘85 Ashes tour on a ‘flat one’ at Northamptonshire’s challenging period endured through County Ground provided Matthew Wheeler with his final the global financial crisis. experience of first-class cricket. Wheeler is currently on the man- It was one he is never likely to forget because Boon, having agement team of Sports Invest- endured a miserable start to the Test series by making just ment Partners, alongside his role 56 runs in five innings, finally managed to get his eye in. as Group Chairman of BDA Although Wheeler, a tall right-arm seam bowler, tasted early Creative, and from his holiday success by having Kepler Wessels caught at slip by Allan home in Chamonix, he spoke Lamb for one, Boon went on to plunder an undefeated 206. candidly about the progress made by the PCA in the It was a day when two cricket careers began to head in last two years. opposite directions. Boon went on to average 44 with the bat in Test cricket, scoring over 23,000 runs, while Wheeler “The organisation was released by Northants at the end of that year. continues to evolve and has been Whatever disappointment Wheeler felt at the time, he has skilfully steered more than made up for it in an incredibly successful career through a difficult away from the game. And although he hasn’t set foot on time by CEO a cricket field since being released, the common bond that Angus Porter exists between past and present professional cricketers and Chairman tempted him to become involved in the game once again Vikram Solanki – and he was appointed to the PCA Board, in May 2009. – ably supported by the PCA After his playing days, Wheeler swiftly established a glow- Board and ing reputation in sports marketing. According to PriceWa- Executive,” terhouseCoopers this industry, which was in its infancy he said. when he first became involved, will be worth around “We now US$133 billion by 2013. The expertise gained from time have a spent as Chief Executive of Alan Pascoe’s API Group in the very 1990s and as Worldwide Managing Director of Octagon clear > until 2001, during which time he sat on the board of both DC United and Major League Soccer in the US, and Ein- tracht Frankfurt of the Bundesligia in Germany, has proven

thepca.co.uk / BtB issue EIGHT 31 from the boardroom member on-board It’s two years since Matthew Wheeler was appointed to the PCA Board, and as the former player reveals, the organisation is now more driven than ever to serve its members.

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vision for the future, which focuses on increasing player cally – chores such as car and travel insurance suddenly clockwise: services, building a comprehensive past player database, fall on your lap as your club support system is withdrawn. Vikram Solanki shares a joke growing commercial profitability within minimal risk, and during increasing the reserves of the organisation. He added: “The PCA should be there for cricketers when Worcestershire’s they finish, providing education, support and helping find photo call with Moeen Ali (left) and “It is a challenging environment with the hangover from new careers. It’s a crucial role for the organisation to play Daryl Mitchell; the global recession still impacting on the economy. To that - helping past players deal with the transition into the next Ricardo Clark end, it’s important that our commercial team build saleable of Eintracht stage of their life. I actually believe the needs and demands Frankfurt - one products that are not solely reliant on selling events around of current cricketers are even tougher than for those of of the football marquee England fixtures. FTI Consulting’s sponsorship of previous generations, particularly if you have had a suc- club’s where the MVP Rankings is a good example of that.” Wheeler sat on the cessful county career, which means you will have played board; David Boon for a decade or more and be earning a decent salary. When While Wheeler exudes expertise when chatting about the you finish playing, you still have the second half of your commercial strategy, his tone of voice changes as he pas- working life to lead, often with a mortgage and family to sionately talks about the new membership drive. As a past support, but without a regular income. player himself, he knows just how hard it can be when you leave the game, financially, psychologically and even practi- “Sadly, there have been a number of cases where cricketers

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have left the game and suffered from depres- sion. The PCA provides a free independent confidential helpline which is a fantastic serv- $80b ice and I would like to see that extended so players can call for commercial and financial advice.”

Although Wheeler hasn’t laced up his bowling boots since being released he $70b is still a keen follower of cricket and believes it is a tougher, more physical game now than it was in the Eighties. He added: “When I played, there were people hiding in the field – which certainly isn’t the case today.”

It’s hard to imagine that there was anywhere to hide during that Dav- * id Boon onslaught at Wantage value of the Road in 1985, but the experience Wheeler gained from being a global sports professional cricketer, allied to his commercial pedigree, has industry 2004-2013 meant a first-class addition to the PCA Board, in every *in us$BILLIONS sense of the word.

thepca.co.uk / BtB issue EIGHT 33 2011 rookie camp

Back to the Future The inaugural ECB/PCA Rookie Camp took place at Loughborough University in the build-up to the new season, aimed at players starting their first full professional playing contracts. Former Notts spinner Jim Hindson tagged along to find out more.

There were five of us... past players The blend of very real stories from with a combined tally of 1,141 games the ‘trenches’ was combined with of professional cricket, who met with professional advice on anti-doping, the latest cohort of professionals anti-corruption and finance, forming at the inaugural ECB/PCA Rookie the backbone of a course which sliced Camp. The camp was designed to help through the different stratas of the with the transition to their chosen game. This new initiative from the occupation and this module presented ECB and PCA was certainly not de- the opportunity to pick the brains of signed to scare. It was more a process the former players with contrasting of educating the players, presenting careers in the game. The past players them with the facts, potential pitfalls each hosted a table and a discussion and reality of playing the game, thus carousel ensured that the Rookies providing opportunities to learn from chatted with all of us, with a wide decisions, both good and bad, made range of subjects and experiences over the years. openly discussed. The most poignant comment of the In my case, that experience was an day came not from the old lags, but all too brief season in the first-team, from 19-year-old Yorkshire pace sandwiched between long spells in bowler, Moin Ashraf who said: “I the Second XI, where managing poor thought it was a bit of a reality check performances and a battered self-es- in terms of what we have at the mo- teem provided a real challenge. ment, and how it can all be destroyed Yorkshire in a couple of minutes with a few pace Bowlers Martin Saggers and Alex wrong decisions. It showed me the bowler Moin Wharf had moved county clubs importance of life after cricket and the Ashraf before enjoying successful careers need to start planning - way before which saw them play for England my career ends.” in Test and one-day cricket respectively - and both retired from injury. Having taken a maiden Champion- Batsman John Sadler played for three ship ‘five-fer’ in Yorkshire’s last match different counties and was able to of the 2010 season, Ashraf’s current draw on over 60 games of Twenty20 stock in the game couldn’t be higher cricket experience, while opener and he could be forgiven for expecting David Fulton blossomed in his pomp a glamorous career to run for years to and was tantalisingly close to play- come, just as I did back in 1993. ing Test cricket. He then struggled after suffering a horrific eye injury in Crucially though, in 2011 the key practice, and it wouldn’t have gone message about thinking on your feet, unnoticed to the Rookies that none whether on or off the field, was clearly of us finished the game strictly on getting through. Good luck to them all. our own terms.

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Former Kent batsman David Fulton addresses the Rookie camp

PCA Chief Executive Angus Porter chats with Lynsey Williams; (below) Maurice Holmes with Martin Saggers dressing room notices

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Leaving the game? I retired in the end but to be honest I hadn’t featured a lot and it was a mutual decision with the club.

Career highlights? Being named man of the match in the 2001 C&G Final at Lord’s has to be up there. I got 60 odd and a couple of wickets. Also winning the Twenty20 in 2005 - winning trophies reminds you why you play the game.

Biggest low? I was fortunate enough to have played for 17 years so I guess there was bound to be the odd low along the way. Not getting picked regularly in championship cricket was tough but I guess I didn’t get the weight of runs required in that form of the game to become an automatic selection. Another low was when Mark Lathwell walked into the dressing room one February and told us all he’d retired - he was such a talented player.

What do you miss? Playing - I loved batting and still do - and relish the chance of batting all day. So playing six days a week was fantastic. On the plus side, I can get out of bed now without the aches and pains from 110 overs in the field!

Toughest thing about leaving? Well, I’m 35 and have another 25 years to work. But I’ve had to start again in a new career and I guess I’m still looking for that perfect job - although I am really happy with what I’m doing. It’s really daunting coming out of the game and I would strongly advise anyone still playing to get qualified and have some idea of what you want to do. Very quickly after finishing you realise there is still PARSONS, K a mortgage to pay and family to support. What do you do now? I work in the Somerset County Sports shop on the ground at Taunton and am After a 17 year working with the new Sabre brand. I also do lots of coaching and captain the career with Unicorns. Somerset, Keith Do you still enjoy the game? Parsons is still Yes - absolutely love it. I still play in the leagues and pro for Cornwall. While I loving the game. can play and do myself justice, as I did last season, I will continue. Here is his past Any regrets? player story. No not really. I’m Somerset born and bred and can look back content that I gave 100 per cent in every game I played for the county.

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