Intelligent Cricket
Description
Job Title: Lead Women’s Performance Analyst
Reporting to: Head Performance Analyst
Location: Yorkshire County Cricket Club, St Michael’s Lane, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3BU
Contract term: 1 year fixed term, with scope to extend
Purpose of the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual with exceptional data analysis skills and a profound understanding of cricket to join the analysis department at Intelligent Cricket, in conjunction with Yorkshire County Cricket Club. The successful candidate will lead the analysis of Yorkshire Women in their inaugural season in Tier 1, providing analysis support to the Head Coach to help develop and prepare the playing group.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provide Live Analysis: Deliver real-time insights during matches to assist players and coaching staff in making informed decisions. 1st XI coding and support analysis for 2nd XI and Academy squads inline with ECB requirements.
2. Opposition Analysis: Collaborate with the Head Coach and the team captain to prepare pre-match opposition analysis for all 1st XI fixtures.
3. Recruitment Analysis: Support recruitment by providing detailed footage and data analysis to the General Manager and Head Coach.
4. Post-Match Reviews: Produce detailed post-match analysis for the 1st XI and respond to specific requests from coaching staff and players.
5. Data Management: Maintain and update performance-related databases to support opposition analysis and player recruitment.
6. Tactical Analysis: Deliver tactical insights for List A, and Twenty20 matches involving the 1st XI, 2nd XI and Academy.
7. Analysis Projects: Lead and contribute to analysis projects across Yorkshire CCC and Intelligent Cricket
8. Intern Management: Supervise performance analysis interns, ensuring they contribute effectively to the department.
9. Training Session Analysis: Record and evaluate training sessions, providing constructive feedback to players and coaching staff.
10. Technology and Innovation: Monitor competitors and emerging technologies to keep the club at the forefront of performance analysis.
11. Sports Science Integration: Assist the Sports Science and Medicine team with analytical tasks as required.
12. Equipment Maintenance: Ensure all technical equipment is properly maintained and safeguarded.
Person Specification
Essential:
• Experience providing performance analysis and knowledge management in elite sport.
• Proficiency with contemporary ICT hardware/software for performance analysis, particularly data visualisation tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, R, Python).
• Expertise using PCS Pro.
• Strong communication, organisational, and IT skills.
• Attention to detail, time management, and presentation skills.
• Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this role. Applicants must therefore have the right to work in the UK.
Desirable:
• Knowledge of professional women’s cricket at county, national, and international levels.
• Full driving license.
Hours and Salary
• Hours: Full-time role requiring flexibility, including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays to meet the demands of elite cricket. There will also be significant travel around the region to fulfill fixture requirements.
• Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 depending on experience
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN EMPLOYMENT POLICY STATEMENT
It is the policy of Intelligent Cricket to treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of age, disability, gender, reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Furthermore, Intelligent Cricket will ensure that no requirement or condition will be imposed without justification which could disadvantage individuals purely on any of the above situations.
We recognize and value the difference and individual contribution that people make to the organisation. We strive to ensure that diversity as well as equality is embedded in all our policies, procedures and practices, responding to employees’ needs and encouraging employee development to increase their contribution to effective service delivery.
SAFER RECRUITMENT POLICY
Intelligent Cricket and Yorkshire County Cricket Club are committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our services.
HOLIDAYS
29 days per annum (pro rata) which includes the 8 statutory Bank Holidays in England & Wales.
WORKPLACE
Yorkshire County Cricket Club, St Michael’s Lane, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3BU
TO APPLY
To apply for the role please send a covering letter detailing your suitability for the role and a current CV to [email protected]
Closing date for applications is 5.00pm 26th November 2025