You’ll explore coaching, management, and development through practical sessions, international placements and guest lectures from industry professionals. With strong links to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and county cricket clubs, you’ll gain relevant experience for a range of careers in cricket.
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ECB support
The course is supported by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Worcestershire County Cricket Club and County Cricket Foundations including Gloucestershire & Worcestershire.
Overview
This four-year integrated masters course is designed for those who are passionate about cricket and want to make a career out of their love for the game. This unique course, the first of its kind in the UK, combines practical coaching experience with management and development skills, giving you a comprehensive understanding of the cricket industry. Whether you choose the three-year undergraduate route or opt for the integrated masters, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and expertise needed to succeed.
You’ll focus on three key areas: coaching, management, and cricket development, and you’ll have the chance to put your learning into practice through work placements and coaching sessions. International placements in countries like Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and the USA are available in your third and fourth years, providing valuable global experience.
Guest lectures from cricket professionals, including University of Worcester Associate Lecturers Ian Martin (ECB Head of Disability Cricket) and Elliot Wilson (Worcestershire County Cricket Club), give you insights into the latest trends and developments in the game. The course also benefits from strong links with Worcestershire County Cricket Club and the Worcestershire Cricket Foundation, ensuring you’re connected with leading organisations in the field. By the time you graduate, you’ll have developed a broad skill set that can take you into coaching, development, or management roles in cricket.
Qualification options
An Integrated Masters degree is a four year programme which combines undergraduate and postgraduate study into a single course. A BSc (Hons) in Cricket Coaching and Management is an exit award option at the end of year 3.
Placements
You'll have two cricket focused work placement opportunities in your third or fourth years, these placements can be in the UK or overseas.
The opportunity to complete an international placement is subject to a successful interview, appropriate grade profiles at the end of the second year and a relevant VISA to travel.
Course content
Our courses are informed by the latest research and developments in the field, as well as feedback from students and employers. Therefore, modules do occasionally change to keep the course up-to-date and relevant.
Optional modules will run if they receive enough interest. It is not guaranteed that all modules will run every year.
Optional modules
Careers
The combination of practical experience, optional coaching qualifications and industry knowledge ensures that you’ll be ready for a career in cricket, whether you want to work in coaching, management, or development.
Our graduates go on to work in roles such as:
- Professional cricket coach
- Cricket development officer
- Cricket tutor
- Performance analyst
- Wicketz development officer
- Heads of cricket
- Super 1’s development officer
- Chance to shine coach
- Women’s and girls’ development officer
- Street cricket community development officer
- School development lead
- Coaching business start-up
- Sports management and sports development
- Recreation officer
- Sports coaching lecturer
- PE teacher
- Researcher
Course highlights
Teaching and assessment
Teaching is a mix of interactive seminars, lectures, one-to-one tutorials and practical sessions. Your assessments will help prepare you for a career in cricket, and include creative coaching portfolios, presenting, and writing reflective essays and grant applications.
Teaching and assessment contents
Utilising facilities such as the University Arena, you are taught through a combination of interactive workshops, lectures, seminars and practical activities. Interactive workshops take a variety of formats and are intended to enable the application of learning through discussion and small group activities. Seminars enable discussion and the development of understanding related to the topics covered in lectures. Practical sessions are focused on developing subject specific skills and applied, individual and group work.
In addition, meetings with personal academic tutors are scheduled on at least four occasions in the first year and three occasions in each of the other years of a course. Level 6 and 7 commences with a 2-3 week intensive period that will take place at the end of Level 5 and 6. This program prepares students for the distance learning mode of study in semester 1 at Level 6 and 7.
The vocational focus of semester 1 at Level 6 and 7 could permit students to engage in overseas cricketing experiences, whilst completing credits for the degree. Alternatively, students may choose to align themselves with domestic cricketing programs in these periods of study. This platform provides students with the opportunity to complete two overseas placements in the period between October and January.
Cricket at Worcester
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points required: 112
| Qualification | Grade |
|---|---|
| A-level | BBC |
| BTEC National Extended Diploma | DMM |
| T-level | Merit |
We do accept Access to HE Diplomas and other qualifications which may not exactly match the combinations above. Work out your estimated points with the UCAS tariff calculator.
Any questions?
If you have any questions about entry requirements, please call our Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or email admissions@worc.ac.uk.
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The degree offers so many different opportunities for learning – coaching, performance analysis, cricket development, cricket management, developing and understanding cricket strategy both on and off the field, cricket marketing, disability cricket and more. Students will definitely develop their knowledge and understanding of the game.
Fees
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UK and EU students
The Government has announced that it will increase tuition fees and maintenance loans by 3.1% from the 2025/26 academic cycle. Subject to approval, the University intends to increase our tuition fees in line with this and as per our terms and conditions. This means that from September 2025 the standard fee for full-time home and EU undergraduate students enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees will be £9,535 per year.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
International students
The standard tuition fee for full-time international students enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees in the 2025/26 academic year is £16,700 per year.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
How to apply
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James Nordin
James completed his sports coaching science degree in 2021. Alongside his studies James played for and still plays for the England Physical Disability team. After completing his studies, James became a specialist fast bowling coach in the Kent Girls Cricket pathway before becoming the Kent womens assistant coach and the regional talent manager for the Sunrisers.
Pat Brown
Pat is a professional cricketer who played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club from 2016-2023, before moving to Derbyshire County Cricket Club.
During his time at Worcestershire, Pat achieved a scholarship at the University of Worcester and graduated with 2:1 in Business Management in 2019. During his studies, Pat made his international debut for England in 2019 where he played in the T-20 series in New Zealand.
Jess Ward
Following the completion of her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Worcester, Jess became the women’s and girls’ development officer at the Worcestershire County Cricket Board.
She progressed to become the club development officer at Worcestershire Cricket Board before making the journey up the M5 to become the women’s and girls’ community manager at the Warwickshire Cricket Foundation.
Daryl Mitchell
Daryl is a University of Worcester Sports Studies graduate and former Worcestershire County Cricket Club captain. Local born Daryl played over 500 games for the County, retiring in 2021 after 19 years at New Road, where he scored 13,874 runs across all formats.
As well as playing, Daryl was the Chief Operating Officer at the Professional Cricketers Association.
Thea Brookes
Thea graduated from her Physical Education degree at the University of Worcester and commenced employment at Malvern College in Worcestershire. During her 6 years at Malvern College her roles included - coaching, teaching, house and academic tutor and she later became the head of girls cricket.
Alongside her various roles in education, Thea has represented clubs such as Central Sparks, Yorkshire Diamonds, Loughborough Lightening, Southern Vipers and Surrey.
Thea has commenced the role as Head of Girls Sports Development at Wellington College following a spell as a PE teacher and Head of Girls cricket at Royal Grammar School Worcester.
James Nordin
James completed his sports coaching science degree in 2021. Alongside his studies James played for and still plays for the England Physical Disability team. After completing his studies, James became a specialist fast bowling coach in the Kent Girls Cricket pathway before becoming the Kent womens assistant coach and the regional talent manager for the Sunrisers.
Pat Brown
Pat is a professional cricketer who played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club from 2016-2023, before moving to Derbyshire County Cricket Club.
During his time at Worcestershire, Pat achieved a scholarship at the University of Worcester and graduated with 2:1 in Business Management in 2019. During his studies, Pat made his international debut for England in 2019 where he played in the T-20 series in New Zealand.
Contact
If you have any questions, please get in touch. We're here to help you every step of the way.
Craig Williams
Course Leader for Cricket Coaching & Management, Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in Sports Coaching
c.williams@worc.ac.ukAdmissions Office
admissions@worc.ac.uk01905 855111
