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Cricket Business Management Course
Cricket Job Training
Learn to manage Cricket teams at an international level, administer your countries domestic competitions, and oversee all cricket operations at the local or international level.
You do not need to relocate, this course can be taken from anywhere in the world.
The Cricket Business Management Course is an 8 week online course that offers cutting edge theories on how to develop a career in professional and amateur cricket. The Cricket Business Management Course will cover issues including Cricket Team Operations, Cricket Club Management, Talent Identification, Team Sponsorship, Umpiring, Cricket Academies, Twenty 20 Cricket, IPL, the business of running a cricket club and other essential tools of modern administrators of professional and amateur cricket clubs.
As cricket grows globally, so do business opportunites within the game. Whether you want to work at Lord's, Eden Gardens, Sabina Park, Bellerive Oval, Old Wanderers, or just increase the involvement of your school cricket program this 8 week online course will launch your cricket success. You will learn the skills and stategies which are needed to advance cricket worldwide.
This course is for you if you want to pursue a career
- Professional Cricket Administration
- Amateur Club Cricket Administration
- Cricket Schools and Camps
- Junior Cricket & Women’s Cricket

- Team or Club Management
- Cricket Game Day Operations
- Cricket Sports Marketing and commercial opportunities
- How to run your own cricket club more efficiently
- Cricket Media & Community Relations
- Cricket career advancement opportunities
Professionally Recruit Cricket players and professionally manage a Cricket club:
Those individuals with a passion for the game of cricket need insider knowledge on cricket club operations, player management and evaluation and the overall business of cricket. If you want to further your career in cricket you need to learn and be mentored by those successful in the game. This 8 week online course could be the foundation or the advancement of an exciting career in cricket.
Every successful business, including the business of Cricket, has a winning formula. This course will teach you the successes and failures of the most successful cricket teams and programs in the world.
What you will learn:
- Revenue-raising and new business activities for cricket
- Cricket recruiting, player evaluation, player ratings and in-depth analysis
- Relationships between cricket leagues in Australia, India, England, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, West Indies, Netherlands, Israel, Nepal, and Argentina
- Cricket contracts, player trades and acquisitions, and player salaries and negotiations
- Cricket pitch and ground operations
- Responsibilities of cricket club management, CEO and all player personnel
- All elite-level men's and women's cricket operations, including management of Test and one-day international teams
- Handling public relations & media rights
- Acquiring and servicing Cricket commercial partners and endorsements
- Cricket Advertising strategies
- Cricket event management for international matches
- Cricket Promotions, Merchandising & Operations
- Cricket contracts and player negotiation
- To administer your countries domestic competitions
- Programming for international and domestic cricket
- Cricket Academies
- Increasing cricket participation across the world
- World-class development programs for players, coaches and umpires
- Strategic communications and publicity
- The impact of Twenty 20 and the IPL in Cricket
Course Instructor and Mentors:
The course instructor, Dr. Lynn Lashbrook and Mentor Ken Jacobs
(Via the weekly live interactive audio chats you will enjoy getting to know Lynn and Ken.)
Ken Jacobs
From 1980 to 2007 Ken Jacobs managed significant growth in Australian Cricket as CEO of Cricket Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. Ken was responsible for the management of an increase in participation levels from 100,000 to 185,000 across 1,100 cricket clubs in Victoria and a growth in revenue from $500,000 to $25 million. He was also responsible for the implementation of Cricket Victorias renowned local government and volunteer recognition programmes and the implementation of its first strategic plan. From February to May 2007 Ken was engaged by the International Cricket Council as Event Manager for the staging of crickets ICC World Cup in the Caribbean region.
Cricket Victoria is also responsible for the staging of international cricket matches in Melbourne at the world famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on behalf of Cricket Australia and during his period as CEO Ken was involved in the management and delivery of many international matches involving all of the major Test match playing countries - this included the iconic Boxing Day Test matches played at the venue each, the 1992 World Cup; and a host of one day international matches played at the venue.
Ken now manages his own consultancy business and has recently been engaged in the development of a strategic plan for a significant state sporting body, a national sponsorship agreement and equipment review to benefit cricket clubs and Associations throughout Australia; consulting work for one of Australia's leading national sports travel companies and is currently involved in the development and
implementation of a new corporate Twenty20 cricket competition in Melbourne.
Ken is a qualified accountant (FCPA), the Australia New Zealand Sports Law Association and has an extensive network of high level sport, government, commercial and media contacts to ensure clients receive the desired outcomes. Ken was awarded The Medal of the Order of Australia on Australia Day 2009 in recognition of his contribution to cricket and the community.
Ken is passionate about mentoring students in the Cricket Business Management Course. You will enjoy getting to know Ken and appreciate his wisdom and guidance.
Read more about Ken here...
Article about Ken Jacobs
Dr. G. Lynn Lashbrook
Dr. G. Lynn Lashbrook, President and Founder of Sports Management Worldwide, the world leader in online sports business management education. Dr. Lashbrook has outstanding academic qualifications, and over thirty-five years of combined experience as an educator, coach, athletic administrator and a registered agent. Dr. Lashbrook manages the SMWW Agency representing over 200 Agents and hundreds of athletes worldwide. Dr. Lashbrook has hand on experience and active interaction with team and club manager’s, scouts, sports business executives inlcuding major endorsements, player contracts, sponsorships, and all SMWW Sports Agency activities. Because he is still in the industry, his teaching is up-to-the-minute and addresses the issues in professional sports today. Dr. Lashbrook emphasizes integrity and ethics in his curriculum and weekly interactive audio chats. You will love his motivational style and passion to improve sports management industry.
Read more about Dr. Lynn Lashbrook.
Course Details
Weekly Audio Chats - A unique aspect of each 8 week course is the opportunity for students to participate weekly in interactive audio chats with fellow students, Ken Jacobs and Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, SMWW staff, SMWW Agents, former professional cricket players, cricket business management, and renowned guest speakers. This is a tremendous opportunity to network within the international cricket industry and get to know your instructors and fellow students personally via the internet. This allows ample opportunity to network, ask questions, and discuss openly with instructors and fellow classmates. This is available via any online computer with a microphone. If you are unable to attend the chat they are archived and you can listen at a time more convenient.
Online Education - This innovative academic course is facilitated through a web-based educational delivery system. You will enjoy the online discussion boards, weekly readings,weekly quizzes, course project, and interaction amongst fellow sports business minded students and faculty. The course content is the foundation to a successful cricket career.
Global Participation - SMWW students participate from over 125 countries. Courses have a international influence and instructors will cater assignments to specific countries or leagues. Countries with economic challenges are eligible for economic dicounts.
Military Discount - For those individuals who represent their country in military service we offer a discount. Please contact info@smww.com if you are active, reserve, or a retired member of your countries military system. Thank you for serving your country! (Please include what country and specific part of the military.)
Earn College Credit: Most participants are not college students. Most participants are working full time in a variety of careers including cricket. (But they wish they had taken this course in college!) For those of you who are in college and would like transferable credits (graduate or undergraduate) to your school, two-three hours of college credit is available. Click here for more information.
Read what previous students have to say about the course by clicking here.
Course Certificate & Resume Reference:
Successful graduates of the Sports Management Worldwide courses will be sent a SMWW Certificate of Accomplishment. This certificate represents not only your achievements in the course but also demonstrates your personal commitment to self-improvement and ability to "self train" yourself for higher positions within the sports business industry.
In addition to your certificate, you will be given the stamp of approval by SMWW. This approval includes a personal reference you may add to your resume with contact information for Dr. Lynn Lashbrook and a reference to the mentors of this course.
Apply Now - Free
| Cost: $995 (includes all course textbooks, headset, microphone and access to web based classroom. Shipping additional.) Payment plans available (as little as $350 a month). See if you are eligible for an economic discount based on your country of residence. Length: 8 Weeks; "Live" audio online chats weekly with renowned instructors! Prerequisites: Must be 18 or older to participate and have a passion for sports Payment: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover. CALL TODAY: 1-877-SMWW-NOW (In the UK: 087 12884799) Register Now |
Academic Credit - Graduate & Undergraduate
Western Oregon University (WOU), a member of the Oregon University System, offers a separate Credit
Overlay Program for Sports Management Worldwide's courses. Students interested in obtaining college credit (graduate or undergraduate) for Sports Management Worldwide courses must apply for the credit with Western Oregon University directly.

