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Two Starting points. One Performance System.
Cricket Matters is assessment-first. We identify what’s limiting progress before you train, get coached, or play through it.
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Why “More Nets” Isn’t Always the Answer.
If your technique breaks down under pressure, fatigue, or match intensity, it’s rarely because you “forgot how to bat” or “lost your action.” It’s often because your body can’t access, control, or repeat the positions your technique requires — at speed, under demand. The answer isn’t guessing. It’s assessment.
Assessment Gives You the Next Decision.
Assessment shows whether progress is being limited by pain, physical capacity, movement restriction, load tolerance, or the body’s ability to support technique under match pressure. That becomes the reference point for what you do next — so coaching, training, and recovery stay connected, and improvements hold up beyond the nets.
Choose Your Starting Point.
Start with the problem you’re trying to solve.
Sports Injury Assessment
For pain, recurring niggles, or return to play. We identify what’s driving symptoms, and what needs to change before you train or play on it.
- Pain during/after cricket
- Niggles that keep coming back
- Returning after time out
Performance Assessment
For cricketers who are inconsistent, out of form, or technically stuck. We assess whether the body can support technical needs.
- Technique breaks under pressure
- Inconsistent performance
- Feel progress has plateaued
Both Pathways Feed into the Same Performance System.
Not Sure Which to Book?
Book a free 20-minute clarity call and we’ll point you to the correct starting point. No coaching. No guesswork. Just the right next step.
Not Based Near the Clinic in South Wales?
We work with cricketers worldwide. When in-person assessment isn’t practical, we use a remote assessment pathway that follows the same decision framework and feeds into the same system. If you’re unsure what’s appropriate, start with the free clarity call.
What Happens After You Start.
Once you enter, decisions stop being fragmented. Your assessment becomes the reference point for training, coaching, and recovery — clarifying what the body can support and where technique breaks down under match demands.
Work is prioritised based on what will move you forward now, not everything at once. As load increases, form changes, or seasons shift, support adapts so technical work holds up beyond the nets and into matches.
You don’t move between services. You move forward within one system.
Common Questions Before You Start.
If you’re unsure where to begin, these answers should help.
The Practitioner Behind the System
Built by Someone Accountable for the Decisions.
Cricket Matters isn’t a collection of services. It’s a performance system designed to guide better decisions — over seasons, not sessions.
I’m James Breese, founder of Cricket Matters and a sports therapist working at the intersection of coaching, training, and rehabilitation in cricket.
I’ve coached players.
I’ve prepared athletes.
I’ve treated injuries.
And I still play the game.
That matters — because the decisions inside this system aren’t theoretical. They’re based on what actually breaks players, what keeps them on the field, and what allows improvement to hold up in matches and across seasons.
Cricket Matters exists to remove guesswork. I’m accountable for the thinking behind it.
— James Breese
Founder, Cricket Matters
Choose Your Starting Point
Start in the Right Place.
Every cricketer starts with assessment — to identify what’s limiting progress before training or coaching begins.
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If pain or injury is involved, begin with an injury assessment.
If not, performance assessment is the correct entry point.
If you’re unsure, a free 20-minute clarity call will guide you.