Don't Bowl There - A Cricket Blog

Jared Wilson is a cricketing all-rounder - excelling as a batsman, bowler, and fielder for the North West Warriors cricket team and Cliftonville Academy. But, he has also taken his skills beyond the pitch founding recruitment start-up Cricket Jobs in June 2023. The platform connects up-and-coming talent with career opportunities in the cricket industry. Within the course of this interview, Jared provides insight into building a professional cricket career, making the transition from sport to business, using his platform to give back to the cricket community and what goals he has with Cliftonville Academy for the upcoming 2024 NCU Premier League season. First let's delve into Jared's playing career How did you feel last season was for both yourself and Cliftonville Academy? I feel it went well. From where the club was last year to where we are going into this season, is much different. Clubs must rock up and play good cricket to beat us rather than just walking over us. There we...

Within this interview, Finn Lutton who is a rising star in Irish cricket and a formidable bowler for the I reland Under 19's team and CSNI shares his insights into his cricketing passion, experience of playing at a World Cup event and goals for the upcoming NCU season with CSNI. So Finn, how did it feel when you received news that you would be heading off to South Africa for the Under 19's World Cup? I was in school at the time and I had felt very nervous during the day. I'd heard other people receiving phone calls which had gone both ways. I forgot to go to one of my classes as I was so wound up in hearing the news but it was a huge relief once it came and I felt immensely proud. How helpful did you find it having two guys from CSNI (Harry Dyer and Ryan Hunter) on the tour with you as well? Harry and Ryan are good mates of mine inside and outside of cricket and it was great to have them to speak to and take my mind of things. It was also very enjoyable to play with them, a...

Hello everyone, today I'm thrilled to be able to release the interview which I conducted with Ellie Threlkeld, the captain of Lancashire Thunder and a key player for Manchester Originals. Join me as we discuss her cricketing journey, experiences, goals for the upcoming season and advice she would offer individuals wanting to pursue cricket as their career. So, Ellie, could you offer a quick history of how you got into cricket. I have an older brother Will who got me into playing sport, he played both cricket and football, so I did the same from a young age. I went down to my local club Rainford with him and got involved there. From ages 9-18 I played cricket for Lancashire and football for Liverpool. When I reached 18, I had to make a decision between football and cricket, choosing cricket and making a move from Liverpool to Wigan Athletic to allow a little bit more time for my cricket. I was fortunate enough to be one of the first professionally contracted players in Lancashire in...

In the first instalment of the Don't Bowl There cricket blog for this week is an interview with Ireland Under 19 International and CSNI player, Harry Dyer. Within this article, Harry answers questions about his experience at the Under 19 World Cup along with what his goals are for the 2024 season with CSNI. First, how did it feel whenever you received news that you would be heading off to South Africa for the Under 19's World Cup? It was obviously a relief after working very hard with Jonty (Simon Johnston) and Jonesy (Nigel Jones) throughout the winter months leading up to the World Cup and it was nice to have something to show for all my hard work myself and the team have put in for the past year or so.  Obviously coming from a big cricket family and being at CSNI all your career, what impact did this have on your cricket? I've played cricket from a very young age, whether that was in the back garden with my papa or up at Stormont with my dad. It's always been a big p...

In this instalment of the Don't Bowl There cricket blog, I have had the privilege of being able to interview Northern Knights and Lisburn all-rounder, James Hunter. James has been spending the last few months in "the land down under" representing Lane Cove Cricket Club in 1st Grade cricket in Sydney, Australia. During the course of this blog post, James will discuss his experience travelling and playing in Australia along with what his goals are for the 2024 Premier League season. So, James, what made you want to apply to join the ICP Cricket Programme? I felt that it was important to join a cricket programme whilst having a season away as it provides more structure and training volume than simply relying on club cricket training. I think one of the main attractions to the ICP is that it is based in Sydney. Not only is it a very impressive city, but it has a high quality club cricket. More specifically, the ICP seems to be a more intensive setup than most other programmes...

Following on from the interview with Shane Getkate, I had the privilege to be able to interview former New Zealand bowler, Ian Butler. Ian Butler is a fast bowler who made his First-Class debut for Northern Districts back in November of 2001 and then proceeded to make his Test match debut only four months later against England in Christchurch,NZ on the 13th March 2002. Butler went on to play in eight Test matches, 26 One Day Internationals and also 19 T20 Internationals for his country. Overall,   taking 75 international wickets across the three formats. Butler would also represent New Zealand at the T20 World Cup in 2010 in the West Indies.   Firstly Ian can you share some memorable moments from your cricket career that stand out the most to you? Being part of the first NZ team to win a test series in the West Indies was very enjoyable. To be honest, I don’t actually recall a huge amount about exact games. I am very grateful to have had the opportunity just to experie...