Jeremy Snape
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Jeremy Nicholas Snape is an English
cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm offbreak. Outside of cricket, he has a Masters in Sports Psychology and has worked with a variety of national cricket teams.
His career started in 1991 at Northamptonshire
. Though in the first season the side was victorious in the NatWest Trophy, the rest of his years in the county produced no further trophies, and he decided on a move to Gloucestershire
for the beginning of the 1999 season
. There he was a part of the treble-winning side of 2000 and double winning side of 2001.
Snape made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe
in 2001-02 and won the Man of the Match award in his first game: he played a further nine ODIs for England
over the next year, despite leaving Gloucestershire at the end of the 2002 season and signing for Leicestershire
. He was part of the Leicestershire side that won the Twenty20 Cup
in August 2004.
After hardly playing in Leicestershire's 1st XI in 2005 it was something of a surprise that he was appointed captain for 2006 when HD Ackerman stood down. He had more success in Twenty 20 cricket where he guided Leicestershire to their second Twenty20 cup win in 3 years and was seen as a key innovator in the Twenty20 revolution.
During the 2007 Cricket World Cup
, while attached to the England squad as a psychologist, he was fined for not preventing inappropriate behaviour from English players.
In August 2007, Snape was recalled to the England squad for the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship
. He is now considered a Twenty20 specialist due to his success with Leicestershire.
In June 2008, Snape announced his retirement from county cricket, to concentrate on his outside interests in performance psychology. He made his last appearance on 24 June in a Twenty20
match against Nottinghamshire
. Fittingly, he contributed to the 5 run victory - scoring an unbeaten 11 and taking 1-10 off two overs.
He is now the South Africa
Performance Coach for the Test Series against England
, Summer 2008 and with Shane Warne's
Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
Jeremy was rewarded with a testimonial year in 2008 in which he supported Operation Smile and the PCA Benevolent Fund.
He now delivers performance coaching to leaders and their teams in elite sport and business through his company Sporting Edge www.thesportingedge.co.uk
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm offbreak. Outside of cricket, he has a Masters in Sports Psychology and has worked with a variety of national cricket teams.
His career started in 1991 at Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
. Though in the first season the side was victorious in the NatWest Trophy, the rest of his years in the county produced no further trophies, and he decided on a move to Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
for the beginning of the 1999 season
1999 English cricket season
The 1999 English cricket season saw the Sunday League changed to a new format National League with games played midweek under floodlight.-Honours:*County Championship - Surrey*NatWest Trophy - Gloucestershire*National League - Lancashire...
. There he was a part of the treble-winning side of 2000 and double winning side of 2001.
Snape made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean cricket team
The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket...
in 2001-02 and won the Man of the Match award in his first game: he played a further nine ODIs for England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
over the next year, despite leaving Gloucestershire at the end of the 2002 season and signing for Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
. He was part of the Leicestershire side that won the Twenty20 Cup
Twenty20 Cup
The Twenty20 Cup was a cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs.In 2010, it has been replaced by Friends Provident t20 as the domestic Twenty20 competition.-History:...
in August 2004.
After hardly playing in Leicestershire's 1st XI in 2005 it was something of a surprise that he was appointed captain for 2006 when HD Ackerman stood down. He had more success in Twenty 20 cricket where he guided Leicestershire to their second Twenty20 cup win in 3 years and was seen as a key innovator in the Twenty20 revolution.
During the 2007 Cricket World Cup
2007 Cricket World Cup
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International format...
, while attached to the England squad as a psychologist, he was fined for not preventing inappropriate behaviour from English players.
In August 2007, Snape was recalled to the England squad for the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship
2007 Twenty20 World Championship
The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was the inaugural Twenty20 cricket World Championship and it took place in South Africa from 11 September to 24 September 2007. Twelve teams took part in the thirteen-day tournament, comprising the ten Test playing nations as well as the finalists of the 2007 WCL...
. He is now considered a Twenty20 specialist due to his success with Leicestershire.
In June 2008, Snape announced his retirement from county cricket, to concentrate on his outside interests in performance psychology. He made his last appearance on 24 June in a Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
match against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. Fittingly, he contributed to the 5 run victory - scoring an unbeaten 11 and taking 1-10 off two overs.
He is now the South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
Performance Coach for the Test Series against England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Summer 2008 and with Shane Warne's
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
Jeremy was rewarded with a testimonial year in 2008 in which he supported Operation Smile and the PCA Benevolent Fund.
He now delivers performance coaching to leaders and their teams in elite sport and business through his company Sporting Edge www.thesportingedge.co.uk