heading down under ? Athletes can now reach eight great cities across No worries, mate. Our Australia without breaking a sweat, thanks to our winning partnership with Virgin Australia, one of Virgin Australia codeshare the biggest airlines in Oz. makes it easy. Just fly with us to Hong Kong, and from there connect easily with Virgin Australia. There’s a great We’ve joined forces with our choice of destinations too: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Cairns, Gold Coast, Canberra codeshare partner Virgin Australia and Hobart. to offer a seamless journey to lots Virgin Australia passengers can expect the same more Aussie destinations, perfect great levels of service and onboard treats that they for teams on tour. Now more of enjoy with us, and your players will arrive feeling relaxed, refreshed and ready to compete. So if Australia is just a simple hop away. you’ve got a sports team going walkabout, you now know how to get them there. For more information or to book, please contact the Virgin Atlantic Sports team on 0344 209 7745 or email [email protected] 11327 A4_ad_concepts_v1B_lowercase_216x280.indd 1 07/08/2018 13:51 Welcome 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, heading employees or group companies. EDITOR ANDY AFFORD [email protected] EDITOR FOR PCA LUKE REYNOLDS down under [email protected] PCA CO-ORDINATOR ALI PROSSER Welcome to issue 23 of Beyond the Boundaries. Inside you can read [email protected] how the PCA continues to champion the players’ best interests. ART DIRECTOR SAM BOWLES ? [email protected] It has been another fantastic summer of cricket international sides through the Team England CONTRIBUTORS HOLLY ALDRIDGE-BALL with Heather Knight, Joe Root and Eoin Morgan Partnerships as well as domestic cricket through JAKE ANDREW leading England to successes over the summer the County Partnership Agreement. MARK ASHTON while domestic cricket has hit new heights too. The new tournament is also a critical area and TOM BIRTWISTLE NICK DENNING A special mention has to go to Alastair Cook progress is being made to make sure players are VICKY ELWICK after hanging up cap number 630 to retire as rewarded for their participation. Without the RICH HUDSON England’s greatest ever run scorer. Alastair has been players there will be no new competition and we TOM JONES Athletes can now reach eight great cities across ALEX MIGDA the perfect role model for aspiring cricketers in this understand the need for players to obtain the full No worries, mate. Our Australia without breaking a sweat, thanks to our CHARLIE MULRAINE country and I am delighted he is set to continue his details of the new competition as soon as possible. DAISY NEWMAN career with Essex. During recent months a great deal of work has winning partnership with Virgin Australia, one of KENNETH SHENTON Virgin Australia codeshare the biggest airlines in Oz. IAN THOMAS The NatWest PCA Awards was a fantastic be done to support players around contracts and MARK WALLACE evening to round off a long summer of cricket. minimum standards in order to ensure that playing LYNSEY WILLIAMS makes it easy. Just fly with us to Hong Kong, and from there Congratulations to all the winners and you can find professional cricket is both aspirational and a MATT WOOD connect easily with Virgin Australia. There’s a great out more on the prestigious evening on page 24. financially viable career for present and future choice of destinations too: Sydney, Melbourne, PHOTOGRAPHY Beyond the field, it has been a pivotal year for the generations. We’ve joined forces with our BBC TMS Brisbane, Adelaide, Cairns, Gold Coast, Canberra future of cricket in this country. The game is changing The MOU between the PCA and ECB is also codeshare partner Virgin Australia GETTY IMAGES and Hobart. PORTRAITCOLLECTIVE at a rapid pace and the PCA continues to play a a concurrent conversation and it is important to offer a seamless journey to lots fundamental role in shaping the future of the game in the PCA receives valuable funding to be spent on Virgin Australia passengers can expect the same DESIGN more Aussie destinations, perfect great levels of service and onboard treats that they this country for the benefit of PCA members. the ground-breaking Personal Development and for teams on tour. Now more of enjoy with us, and your players will arrive feeling Throughout the year we have been working on Welfare Programme to keep the Association as a relaxed, refreshed and ready to compete. So if making sure all players will receive their fair share world leader in this field. Australia is just a simple hop away. you’ve got a sports team going walkabout, you of extra revenue due into the game from 2020. I hope you enjoy your magazine and I would like In June we outlined four non-negotiable to highlight the launch of the Professional Cricketers’ now know how to get them there. PCA LEAD PARTNERS: principles around the rise of the salary collar, cap, Trust which you will find on page 30 – the work For more information or to book, please contact minimum wage and to ensure every player benefits your charity does is extremely special and something the Virgin Atlantic Sports team on 0344 209 7745 from the new money and these principles have been we should all be proud and appreciative for. or email [email protected] the core of negotiations with the ECB. This is an unprecedented phase with the PCA DAVID LEATHERDALE playing significant roles in representing the PCA Chief Executive THEPCA.CO.UK / 3 11327 A4_ad_concepts_v1B_lowercase_216x280.indd 1 07/08/2018 13:51 Contents Opening Up On The Cover –– –– P9 AN OVER AT... P30 WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN Something that has Gloucestershire’s Martyn Ball Announcing the launch of stood me in good the newly revamped charity stead throughout my P18 THE KNOWLEDGE career is being able Dominic Cork holds court P34 HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT to focus on the next P20 MASTERS UNMASKED The new 100-ball competition game – I don’t like to Adam Hollioake runs the rule proposal is given a test drive look too far ahead. I over the England Masters don’t like to look too P40 COVER STORY: JAMES ANDERSON far back either. P22 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? England’s greatest bowler James Anderson The ‘rebels’ of ’82 goes all media-friendly 4 / THEPCA.CO.UK Contents Features Education & Wellbeing –– –– P24 DIDN’T THEY DO WELL! P57 SPOTLIGHT NatWest PCA Awards On the PCA’s Business Development at the Roundhouse Manager Gavin Hamilton P50 RELOCATION, RELOCATION P63 COMMUNITY PROPERTY When it makes sense Daniel Bell-Drummond’s outreach to move work in South London P54 FORMULA WON P78 MY PASSION Former Kent bowler Glamorgan’s Andrew Salter talks Matt Dennington at McLaren ‘knees in the breeze’ THEPCA.CO.UK / 5 Registered Charity No. 1120088 Registered Charity No. 1120088 WeWe taketake carecare ofof ourour own.own. KeithKeith Newell Newell and and his his family family are are currently currently receiving receiving support support from from the the Professional Professional Cricketers’ Cricketers’ Trust Trust As Asour our sport’s sport’s leading leading charity, charity, The The Professional Professional Cricketers’ Cricketers’ Trust Trust was was created created to to support support thethe lifelong lifelong health health and and wellbeing wellbeing of ofPCA PCA members members and and their their immediate immediate families. families. We We look look outout for forplayers players throughout throughout their their active active careers careers and and long long afterwards, afterwards, funding funding lifechanging lifechanging medicalmedical assistance, assistance, crisis crisis helplines helplines and and educational educational programmes programmes in in England England and and Wales. Wales. professionalcricketersprofessionalcricketerstrusttrust.org.org Opening Up Preserving the magic – a summer of two halves under review for the PCA Chairman and Worcestershire batsman. To win the T20 and be relegated in the same thing I have thrived on both on and off the pitch. season must be seen as bittersweet. It was a There has been a lot going on to say the least. This Championship campaign where we felt but for is a position I am passionate about and I want to rep- the metaphorical ‘bounce of a ball’ things could resent the playing group for the benefit of everyone. have been different. To a white-ball summer The amount of extra conversations and meet- where it all went so right. From topping the ings is only a good thing as it reinforces how much North Division in both limited-over formats, the everyone within the game values player opinion. highlight was a first experience of Blast Finals The PCA continues to prove pivotal in shaping Day, finding an event in rude health. Whatever the playing experience with two representatives any domestic review of the game might throw up, on a men’s county cricket working group with this for me is sacrosanct. It was undeniably the Ian Thomas and Mark Wallace representing best cricketing experience of my life. the players views on the playing schedule from The weather was really tricky in April and 2020. The group, led by Leicestershire CEO, September and it made things tough at the top Wasim Khan, a former player with Sussex and of the order. With Rory Burns’ season for Surrey Warwickshire himself, the players’ influence even more remarkable for that. His achievement remains front and centre. With two divisions, recognised by selection to the Test squad, an plus promotion and relegation preserved.