What does a cricket analyst actually do?! - James Maby (Northamptonshire CCC) - #6

What does a cricket analyst actually do?! - James Maby (Northamptonshire CCC) - #6This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️For me, cricket is a sport that I know very little about and so I was really keen to speak to someone involved in the sport from an analysis perspective to learn more about what really goes on.James has worked at academy level but is currently first team analyst at Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. James talks about the types of things cricket analysts focus on, how much opposition analysis is done, and gives some great advice.James also has an interest in rugby too, and he actually is a qualified referee. This then leads us on to the importance of transferrable skills between different sports.The Cricket Analytics book that James mentions - https://amzn.to/3JwmmGN◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction2:08 - Introduction to cricket and coaching5:52 - University, introduction to analysis?11:24 - The Cricket Season & Recruitment 14:05 - Competitions, match days and stats17:30 - Workload, 6 month season19:25 - Do all teams have analysts?22:25 - Gloucestershire, unpaid work29:38 - Video or Data (Tableau)35:10 - Surrey37:30 - An average week for James, and his colleagues47:47 - Different skills, times are changing, rugby50:34 - Advice for analysts54:08 - Opportunity for more jobs in cricket?57:53 - Podcast/Book recommendations◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download 📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/download PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA