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May 15
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Former England Women's player Alexia Walker has been appointed by Leicestershire County
Cricket Club in a role which will focus on the use of the Video Data Capture project that has been
introduced into county cricket this season.
In addition to working with the squad analysing their games, Walker will also look at other
opportunities of using the footage in terms of highlights packages on the
club's website and
assisting with the development of new coaching methods at all levels in the county.
23-year-old Walker who is a Level Three qualified ECB coach has two degrees in Sports and
Leisure Management from Loughborough University and has also worked alongside Graham Dilley at
The National Cricket Centre, all the while honing her skills as coach / analyst.
Walker said: "In my capacity as assistant to Graham Dilley I have been concentrating on
performance analysis, packaging up data from net sessions to give to players to take away with
them.
"This is an exciting opportunity for me to further my career because Tim knows the system so well
and knows its capabilities. There is so much that we can do with the footage we are capturing and
it is going to be my responsibility to ensure we maximise those opportunities.
"For the players, it's about pulling off relevant clips and packaging them up so that they can look
at a particular aspect of their game. That may be Stuart Broad asking to look at the wickets he has
taken so far this season or Darren Maddy looking at how he dealt with a certain bowler. We can
tailor them to their specific requirements.
"We are currently looking into putting the highlights of a day's play on the
Club's website and I
am sure that we could produce DVDs that would be of great value to local clubs and
schools."
Walker plays her cricket for current Liverpool Victoria County Champions, Sussex and in the Super
Fours, a competition from which the England Women's Team is selected. She played in the
England Development Squad in 2004 during New Zealand's tour of England and toured Australia
with England U19s in 2002.
Alexia celebrates a hat -trick for Brighton & Hove
against Bath Wanderers in 2005
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