Closing date: 31st December 2014

The Japan Cricket Association (JCA) is the national governing body for cricket in Japan.  It is an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and part of the ICC East Asia-Pacific region.  The JCA’s head office is based in Sano, Tochigi – 80km north of Tokyo.

Closing date: 2nd January 2015

Organisation: Plus Sports Coaching

Salary: £15per hour + bonus (subject to agreement)

Location: London/SE

Type of contract: Part time

Closing date: undisclosed

Twenty20 Cricket Company are looking for a London/Surrey based level 2 coach to join their growing team in early 2015.

The contract will run from mid-January until the end of August with the possibility of the role continuing all year round.

The majority of the role will be from Easter to end August.

Closng date: 9th January 2015

Short Description: To facilitate the promotion, organisation and development of cricket and communities, in conjunction with relevant stakeholders, in the Top End Region of the Northern Territory.

Employer: Northern Territory Cricket

Work Type: Full Time

Salary: Dependent upon experience and qualifications

Location: Darwin, NT, AustraliaDetailed Description

Closing date: 14th January 2015

Following the pending retirement of the incumbent Team Operations Manager, Cricket Ireland is seeking a part-time Team Operations Manager for the senior men’s team initially on a one-year fixed term contract, to commence the role on or around early April 2015.  The role will spend significant time travelling all-Ireland and overseas.

Closing date: 9th January 2015

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is seeking to appoint a First XI Head Coach.

Closing date: 9th January 2015

Having advertised this role in October, Cricket Ireland did not find a suitable candidate, and hence the position is now re-advertised.

As Mark Garaway often tells David Hinchliffe and Sam Lavery, there's nothing wrong with a short one. And that's exactly what's happening with the show this week.

Alan Murdoch was our Strength and Conditioning Coach at Millfield school (he recently picked up a new job with Bath Rugby). He speaks my language, and I used some of his fitness advice to improve batting technique.

When one of the players came into The Bubble and really struggled with balanced at ball strike, the solution to the problem was simple.

The reverse sweep; it's fun to play and is a well-established shot. Yet many still think it a high-risk funky shot that should be banished from the game. So should you play the reverse sweep?