Prof Staff Murray
Head of Analysis & Insights · England Men
Applied analytics, AI & decision support
Staff leads Analysis & Insights for England Men at the ECB. A pioneer of performance analysis, he previously led performance analysis and biomechanics at the English Institute of Sport and innovation at High Performance Sport New Zealand, bringing expertise across data science, technology and coaching decision support.
Freddie Wilde
Head of Cricket Intelligence · CricViz
Applied analytics, AI & decision support
Freddie is Head of Cricket Intelligence at CricViz and works as lead analyst with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, London Spirit and Desert Vipers. He has also supported England Men and Oval Invincibles, specialising in T20 strategy, player recruitment and in-game decision-making.
James Thomas
Performance Director · Warwickshire & Birmingham Phoenix
Main stage | Performance systems
James is Performance Director for Warwickshire and Birmingham Phoenix, leading the integration of coaching, sports science, medicine, strength & conditioning and analysis. He previously held senior performance roles with Manchester City, British Gymnastics, British Judo and GB Boxing, bringing experience across professional and Olympic sport.
Michael Italiano
Head of Athletic Performance · Rajasthan Royals
Rehab, return to play & player welfare
Michael is Head of Athletic Performance at Rajasthan Royals, where he leads human performance, sports science and medical systems across Royals Sports Group - spanning Rajasthan Royals (IPL), Barbados Royals (CPL), Paarl Royals (SA20) and the academy pathway. His career covers elite sport across multiple disciplines, including six seasons in Formula 1 (2018–2023) as a high-performance coach preparing the drivers and optimising team-wide performance.
Kevin Shine
Fast Bowling Coach · Nottinghamshire CCC
Fast bowling, biomechanics & load
Kevin is Assistant & Fast Bowling Coach at Nottinghamshire, having joined in 2019 after 14 years as the ECB's Lead Fast Bowling Coach. He has played a major role in England's fast-bowling development, integrating coaching with sports science & medicine across the pathway and senior teams, including four Ashes victories, the 2010 World T20 and the famous 2019 World Cup win.
Nick Malouf
Performance Products Director · Teamworks
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Nick is a three-time Olympian, with a 12-year rugby career representing Australia Sevens, Leicester Tigers and the NSW Waratahs. He is now Performance Products Director, APAC at Teamworks, where he brings his athlete perspective to high-performance organisations looking to centralise their data and technology.
John Gloster
Head of Medical & Sports Science · Rajasthan Royals
Rehab, return to play & player welfare
John is an Australian Sports Physiotherapist with over 33 years' experience, including senior medical and performance roles with the Indian and Bangladesh national cricket teams, Surrey CCC and Rajasthan Royals, where he has led Medical & Sports Science since 2008. He is also Director of Sports Sciences and Board Advisor at the GoSports Foundation, supporting India's Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
Mark Garaway
Director of Cricket · Millfield School
Performance systems & player development
Mark is Director of Cricket at Millfield School, a role he has held for 15 years, before moving into full-time consultancy in January 2027. A former Hampshire wicketkeeper, he has since held roles including Academy Director & Head Coach at Somerset, Director of Cricket at Cricket Ireland, as well as four years as England Men's Assistant Coach/Analyst. He has also played a leading role in elite coach development at the ECB for 16 years.
Dr Doug Fearing
Chief Data Officer · Teamworks
Applied analytics, AI & decision support
Doug is Chief Data Officer at Teamworks, leading the expansion of advanced analytics across its sports technology platform. He previously co-founded Zelus Analytics and led research and development for the Los Angeles Dodgers, following earlier work with the Tampa Bay Rays. He holds a PhD in Operations Research from MIT.
Sophie Ball
Head of Data & Intelligence · Warwickshire CCC
Applied analytics, AI & decision support
Sophie is Head of Data & Intelligence at Warwickshire CCC, where she leads analytics across the men's and women's programmes. She works where data science and coaching meet, turning off-pitch and match data into insight that informs selection, recruitment and player development. She previously worked for British Cycling and England Rugby, and brings that multi-sport high-performance experience to cricket.
Rob Ferley
Co-Founder · Square One Education & SPARK
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Rob is Co-Founder of Square One Education and creator of the SPARK Cricket System, a protected colour coded cricket system that turns practice into games. Following a professional playing career with Kent and Nottinghamshire, he moved into cricket coaching and player development, with a particular focus on inclusive pathways, constraints-led practice and technology-supported learning.
Dr Paul Felton
Senior Lecturer · Nottingham Trent University
Fast bowling, biomechanics & load
Paul is a Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics at Nottingham Trent University and owner of The Cricket Biomechanist. His research and applied work focus on fast-bowling technique, performance and injury risk, alongside coach development and consultancy with organisations including the ECB, Cricket Ireland and Western Australia Cricket Association.
Anna Warren
Head of Sports Science & Medicine · England Women
Rehab, return to play & player welfare
Anna is Head of Science and Medicine for England Women, leading medical and performance support from the U19 pathway through to the international team. A physiotherapist by background, she has over a decade of experience in professional cricket and helped develop Insight 360, the ECB's data platform supporting a better understanding of female cricketers' health, workload and performance.
Dr Oliver Runswick
Senior Lecturer · King's College London
Immersive training, simulators & XR
Ollie is a Senior Lecturer in Performance Psychology at King's College London, a Chartered Psychologist and an accredited Sport & Exercise Scientist. His applied research spans skill acquisition, perception, anticipation, virtual reality and future performance technology across cricket and other high-performance environments.
Dane Vilas
Cricket Lead · Arc Simulations
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Dane is a former South Africa international and Lancashire captain, with extensive experience across county & franchise cricket. He is now Director of Cricket at Epsom College and Cricket Lead at Arc Simulations, combining his playing experience with coaching, player development & emerging training technologies.
Fraser Stewart
Head of Cricket · MCC
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Fraser is Head of MCC Cricket at Lord's, where he is responsible for the Laws of Cricket and various research projects into the game, especially bats, balls and equipment. He was also General Manager of London Spirit from 2022-2025.
Mark Alleyne
Head Coach · Gloucestershire CCC
Main stage
Mark is Head Coach at Gloucestershire CCC and Head of Cricket at Marlborough College. A former England international, he captained Gloucestershire through one of the club's most successful periods and returned as Head Coach in 2024, leading them to the T20 Blast title. He has also held coaching roles with England, Glamorgan and Welsh Fire.
Andrew Richardson
Coach · Barbados Tridents & RR Academy
Fast bowling, biomechanics & load
Andrew is a former Jamaican right-arm fast-bowler who represented Jamaica, West Indies A and West Indies youth teams. Later moved into coaching and team management, including leadership roles with the Windward Islands Volcanoes and Jamaica Scorpions. He has also served as an assistant coach and team manager in the Caribbean Premier League and works with the Head Coach at Rajasthan Royals Academy in New Jersey.
Ant Botha
Co-Founder · LOKR Sports
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Ant is an elite cricket coach, former pro and Co-Founder of LOKR Sports. After 17 seasons in SA & England, he is now Assistant Coach at Nottinghamshire. An England skills coach since 2019, he was involved in the 2019 World Cup and 21/22 Ashes, and delivers ECB Level 3 & 4 batting and spin modules. Ant co-founded LOKR after seeing valuable development information lost even at elite level, bringing athlete development together in one connected platform.
Arjun Verma
Co-Founder & CEO · Fulltrack AI
Performance systems & player development
Arjun is Co-founder & CEO of Fulltrack AI, founded by Harvard & MIT graduates, straight out of college; a dorm-room idea gone global. He leads Fulltrack's patented ball-tracking platform, used by the world's top six men's and women's national teams, 35+ pro teams and 4M grassroots users.
Chandila Fernando
Co-Chair · GTA Innovation Funding
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A former Board Director of Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Trustee of the Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Foundation, Chandila is currently Chair of The East Midlands Lord's Taverners. He combines cricket governance experience with a career in investment and innovation.
Chris Millard
Global CEO · Century Cricket
Immersive training, simulators & XR
Chris leads Century Cricket as Global CEO, building a global network of technology-powered cricket centres, starting with a flagship site at Bryant Park in Manhattan. He previously spent several years as Managing Director of Barmy Army, growing membership from 1,500 to 55,000, and brings experience across fan engagement, commercial growth and running cricket businesses at scale.
Dr Emma Neupert
Senior Lecturer · University of Portsmouth
Rehab, return to play & player welfare
Emma is an applied sport scientist who specialises in athlete monitoring in elite sport. She co-wrote the UK Sports Institute's guidelines on athlete monitoring, and her published work focuses on helping practitioners and organisations around the world use their monitoring systems more effectively. She also advises international sports organisations on training load and athlete wellbeing. Her recent applied projects range from football to female driver performance in motorsport.
Dr Pete Alway
Lead Sports Scientist · England & Wales Cricket Board
Fast bowling, biomechanics & load
Pete is Lead Sports Scientist for Health & Performance at the ECB, leading research and applied support around fast-bowling performance and injury risk. His work combines biomechanics, physiology and load monitoring, with particular expertise in lumbar bone stress injuries and the physical demands of pace bowling.
Dr Rachel Chesters
Lead Performance Nutritionist · Warwickshire & Birmingham Phoenix
Performance systems & player development
Rachel is Lead Performance Nutritionist at Warwickshire CCC, supporting the men's and women's first teams and women's academy. Previously, she held the same role at the University of Birmingham, supporting elite athletes including Commonwealth, Olympic and Paralympic medallists. Her PhD examined low energy availability and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs). She is a registered SENR practitioner.
Henry Smith
Co-Founder & CTO · Arc Simulations
Immersive training, simulators & XR
Henry is CTO/Co-founder of Arc Simulations utilising smart ball technology for professional level, end-to-end ball tracking for both batting and bowling. With a Masters in Physics he has a background working across multiple industries from Aerospace, Renewable Tech and Silicon Valley software. His expertise lies within real-time location systems, utilising sensor data to build a digital twins of the real world. He is passionate about bringing new technologies to forefront for performance improvement and participation within cricket.
Jignesh Patel
CTO & Co-Founder · BatFast
Immersive training, simulators & XR
Jignesh is Co-Founder and CTO of BatFast, leading its technology and operations. A mechanical engineer by training, he has spent the past decade building simulators that combine bowling machines, computer vision ball tracking, replay and immersive graphics to create realistic, measurable batting practice. BatFast's systems have delivered over 95 million balls in more than 21 countries, across performance training and entertainment venues.
Katie Stanislas
PhD Researcher · University of Bath
Rehab, return to play & player welfare
Katie is a physiotherapist and PhD researcher at the University of Bath, whose work in elite women's cricket focuses on health surveillance and the use of athlete-monitoring data to better understand health and injury risk. She also works at Surrey County Cricket Club, supporting the translation of female athlete health research into policy, education, and practice.
Kiertan Saujani
General Manager - Cricket · Rajasthan Royals
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Kiertan is General Manager of Cricket at Rajasthan Royals, overseeing cricket operations across the Royals' franchises: Rajasthan Royals (IPL), Paarl Royals (SA20) and Barbados Tridents (CPL). Drawing on a background in finance and consulting, he shapes and implements the group's cricket strategy, building its high-performance operations into a year-round function and providing functional leadership and management across the cricket department.
Koby Yogaretnam
Head of Growth · Enigma Net
Immersive training, simulators & XR
Koby Yogaretnam is an entrepreneur and growth strategist who has supported over 750 founders across technology, innovation and venture development. He is actively involved in grassroots cricket, player development and emerging training technologies. Combining his experience in business and sport, he brings a unique perspective on how innovation can transform cricket training, making it more accessible, effective and scalable for players and coaches.
Michael Armenakis
Co-Founder & CEO · Arc Simulations
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Michael is CEO & Co-Founder of Arc Simulations, developing real-time ball tracking, simulation & performance-data technology for cricket. ARC is designed to make training more representative, measurable and connected to match outcomes, with the technology now used across professional, pathway and specialist training environments around the UK and internationally.
Nagraj Gollapudi
Senior Journalist · Cricinfo
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Nagraj is a Senior Journalist at ESPNcricinfo, with extensive experience covering international cricket and the people shaping the game. His reporting & interviews span players, coaches and decision-makers across cricket, bringing a broad perspective on the sport's evolution, emerging challenges and future opportunities.
Dr Hitesh Lala
Senior Data Scientist · CricViz
Applied analytics, AI & decision support
Hitesh is a Senior Data Scientist at CricViz, specialising in statistical modelling, machine learning and cricket analytics. He holds a PhD from Heidelberg University, where his research focused on probabilistic modelling. His work combines academic research and applied data science to support cricket performance analysis and decision-making.
Dr Tom Brown
Founder & Managing Director · SACA
Performance systems & player development
Tom is Founder and Managing Director of the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA), a high-performance programme challenging traditional approaches to talent ID and development. Holding a PhD in Talent Identification and Development in Cricket, he combines academic research with professional cricket experience. Since founding SACA in 2022, he has helped 20 previously overlooked players secure professional contracts, with graduates progressing to England and England Lions recognition.
Dr Chris Peploe
Co-Founder · Cricket Innovation Forum
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Chris is a co-founder of the Cricket Innovation Forum and a sports tech & biomechanics consultant, helping founders, brands and teams turn science-led ideas into products that work in the real world. Through Peploe Consulting, he works across product development, validation, athlete testing and strategy, drawing on a background spanning England Cricket, biomechanics research, startups and sports product innovation.
