Pavilion Conversations with C. S

Being Jimmy Cook's son was great, because he was a great father and it's always nice to have a personal coach in Jimmy Cook to help you find your path in the game. But, in the professional arena, it had its own issues when it came to Stephen Cook. His career seemed to be overshadowed by his father's. It looked as if he was destined to be 'Stephen Cook, Jimmy Cook's son', and never just Stephen Cook the cricketer.

In January 2016, Stephen Cook claimed his spot in international cricket and cricket history with a century on his Test debut.

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Gary Kirsten is a World Cup winning coach. That is a big deal, he is one of a handful of South Africans to lift a cricket world cup. But he doesn't let that go to his head. He remains grounded, and whether it is in the community or coaching professional cricketers, Gary Kirsten is focused on only one thing, adding value. That is what he seeks to do with the Gary Kirsten Foundation and CoachEd.

I caught up with the respected and World Cup winning coach and discussed his career, his motivation and playing alongside Peter Kirsten.

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Dean du Plessis has been cricket commentary for 20 years now. He is one of the few commentators from Zimbabwe, and the first blind cricket commentator. Dean depends on stump mics to know and understand what is happening on the pitch and can tell from sounds who is bowling and other critical information about the game.

Of course, each time someone interviews him they invariably ask him about his blindness and how he does his job. That is not what this episode is about. In this episode we chat about one of his friends, Andy Flower, and his great love, Zimbabwe Cricket.

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Dean du Plessis is also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dean_plessis

He has a podcast, Dean At Stumps: https://anchor.fm/dean-du-plessis

A cricket career is a journey, and each journey is different. But, there are also so many similarities in the things that players experience. This is why JP Duminy wants to be a part of the journeys that young players are embarking on. So that he can help where he can, and also take lessons that he can also learn from so that he can help others. Shared experiences are what make the journey less daunting and they also make life richer.

In this podcast JP Duminy shares his journey and his current endeavors that include coaching, commentary and the work that he is doing with his foundation, JP21 Foundation.

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Dev Govindjee's cricket career started when there were close to no facilities for people of color. Dev, achieved one of the greatest honors for people at the time: to play in the annual North vs South tournament where the best of the best of the South African Cricket Board of Control players took part in. He also has one of the best records by a spinner, ever, in the period. 

In this episode, Dev takes along the path that he walked to the present, where he is now a match referee.

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Sports and performance psychologist Kirsten van Heerden is a former member of Team SA. She represented South Africa on a number of platforms that include the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. Now she works with athletes, many cricketers, helping them to develop mental toughness and maintain good mental health. 

In this episode we explore some of her work with sportspeople.

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Dr. Kirsten van Heerden is also on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/kirstvanh

She has a podcast, Behind The Dream: https://www.buzzsprout.com/377435

One of Dave Nosworthy's big things is paying attention, learning as much as he can about the place, environment and about the individuals, before he makes decisions. Culture is important to him.

In this episode he shares his journey, philosophy, motivation and mentorship.

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Dave Nosworthy is on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/DONCRICKET

You can also follow the work he does with other coaches and professionals here: https://www.cricketmentor.com or follow them on Twitter on https://www.twitter.com/Cricket_Mentor

In this episode Dan Weston walks me through The Hundred and T20 cricket using numbers.

Numbers have always been Dan's thing, he has an accounting degree and then from there became a professional gambler playing online poker and slots. Now he is using his numbers to make sense of cricket: players, matches and teams. He is a data analyst for Birmingham Phoenix and Leicestershire CCC. He also provides recruitment data and strategy services for teams. He has done well for himself for someone who only played village cricket.

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The lifeblood of any sports code is the grassroots, the local clubs and the semi-pros. Without them there is no hope for growth and development. In this short chat, Dev Govindjee walks me through the Port Elizabeth Sports Legends Trust. The PESTL was formed to recognize and celebrate some of Port Elizabeth's sporting heroes, the men and women who participated in sports during a very difficult era for South African sports. Many of them went uncelebrated and live with little recognition to the role they played in laying the foundations of sports in their communities.

Adi Birrel started coaching in a very different era, in the 1980s. He was 24 and things were very different back then. So, it's safe to say he has seen it all. From coaching kids without equipment and proper facilities in the townships to taking Ireland to the 2007 World Cup and then now at Hampshire County Cricket Club, Birrel has coached at every level.  

Anyone with the guts to title their book "The Fast Bowler's Bible" must know what they are talking about, right? If that person's name is Ian Pont, then yes, they are not all talk and no substance. Look, anyone who gets a glowing mention in Shoaib Akhtar's book as a coach who had an impact on his bowling has to be worth their weight in gold. And it is not just Shoaib whom Pont has coached with great results, add Dale Steyn to that list. Ponty runs one of the most respected coaching schools when it comes to fast bowling.

From being a replacement player to one of the most respected coaches in South African, that is the story of Michael Smith. Smith coached at age-group level cricket with successful spells with Maritzburg and Grey Colleges to professional cricket with KZN Inland and Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League.

In 2018 Heinrich Malan lost the opportunity to succeed Mike Hesson as the new coach of the Black Caps. It is a setback that he took in stride, never been one to brood about missed opportunities. And now three years later he is back in the Black Caps set up, this time as an assistant coach, called in by the man who beat him to the top job, Gary Stead.

Malan, has won a significant number of titles in New Zealand with Central Districts Stags and with his current side Auckland Aces. The Pretoria-born coach has been coaching for as long as he can remember.

Not many cricketers can play up to 20 seasons of professional cricket, and that is the milestone that Farhaan Behardien is aiming for. It does not look too far off, he has played 18 so far and is about to play in his 19th season. In this episode, Fudgie - the kid from the Cape Flats - takes me through his entry into cricket, a career threatening injury, social media and the importance of having the right team environment for players to perform at their best. We also touched on the IPL, very briefly.

Eric Simons is one of only two former South African players and active coaches to lift an ODI World Cup trophy. He did so with India alongside Gary Kirsten with India in 2011. Kirsten was head coach of the Indian ODI side while Simons was the bowling coach. A big believer in the power of influence in building teams, Simons discusses his philosophy and methods in this episode of the Idea-Sharing Project.

● On motivation: “I derive a lot of joy and satisfaction in knowing that I have done a great job in the development of a player.”

● On always learning: “Everything is a learning experience.

A conversation that touches on the days he used to be looked at weirdly, climbing trees in an attempt to get a good shot of the pitch and capture valuable data, to the days when his value began to be appreciated and respected by teams and fans. His relationship with Proteas players both from the present and the past.

P Dogg, as Prasanna Lara is known, was the Proteas men's team's performance analyst from 2011 to 2021.

Morgs, as Grant Morgan is affectionately known, is one of South Africa's most successful and respected cricket coaches. One of the few to have coached at every level of the game, from amateur cricket to international cricket.