The National Cricket Performance Centre first came into existence in the winter of 2001–2002 and has been based at

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since 2003. In 2007 following the "Schofield Report" the National Academy was renamed the National Cricket Performance Centre. It consists of a state of the art £4.5 million indoor training complex. Facilities include lanes enabling full runups for fast bowlers and wicket-keepers stood back, Hawk-Eye cameras and advanced biomechanics analysis equipment. In addition to the indoor complex the academy also provides top class outdoor training facilities. The National Academy is integrated with the England Lions cricket team, with touring parties being taken from the Academy squad.

National Cricket Performance Centre staff

*Performance Director: David Parsons *ECB Performance Manager: David Graveney *ECB Elite Player Development Manager: John Abraham *National Cricket Performance Centre Manager: Dr. Guy Jackson *ECB Batting Programme Lead: Graham Thorpe *ECB Fast-Bowling Programme Lead:

Kevin Shine Kevin James Shine (born 22 February 1969) is a former first-class cricketer and former coach of Somerset County Cricket Club, and was the fast-bowling coach for the England cricket team from 2006 until 2019. In November 2019 he joined Notting ...

*ECB Spin-Bowling Programme Lead:

Peter Such Peter Mark Such (born 12 June 1964) is an English cricketer, cricket coach, and match referee. An off-spinner, Such was brought into the Test arena in 1993 as a replacement for John Emburey but, despite taking 6 for 67 on debut and being the ...

*ECB Fielding Programme Lead:

Richard Halsall Richard Grant Halsall (born 1 October 1968) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. Halsall was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Salisbury, Rhodesia (today Harare, Zimbabwe). Halsall made his debut in first-cl ...

*ECB Wicket-Keeping Programme Lead: Bruce French (Acting) *Physiologist: Richard Smith *National Lead Physiotherapist: Ben Langley *Information & Resource Manager: David Rose *Administrator: Jo Pearson

National Academy player intake

Each year the best up and coming cricket talent from around Britain are invited to train with the National Academy, originally under the tutelage of Head Coach Rod Marsh and now under that of Director David Parsons. These young players are those that have been earmarked as possible players in future English cricket teams and it is for this reason that the National Academy was set up.

References

External links

ECB National Academy

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