PCA renew MVP rankings sponsorship

By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent

The Professional Cricketers’ Association have renewed their sponsorship agreement with FTI Consulting of their Most Valuable Player Rankings.

The global business advisory firm has put pen to paper on a six figure deal for the next two years following a successful partnership with the PCA and ECB.

The FTI MVPs is a ranking system which analyses the performances of England internationals and their counterparts in county cricket on a like-for-like basis.

Details of the revamped format for the awards, which are now in their seventh season, will be unveiled prior to the county season.
The new deal follows a recent collaboration between FTI Consulting and the ECB at the National Cricket Performance Centre in Loughborough.

Consultants from the company worked closely with Michael Bourne, the ECB's Head of Science and Medicine, to analyse the data produced by the FTI MVP rankings to provide insights which the Performance Analysis team could build into their overall knowledge database to support various England teams across the game’s different formats.

"We are delighted that FTI Consulting has renewed their partnership with us for another two years and very much look forward to working with them again,” said Jason Ratcliffe, the PCA assistant chief executive.

“There are some exciting changes to the format in the pipeline which will make the FTI MVPs even more relevant to players and coaches in both the international and county game.”

The FTI MVP was first launched by the PCA in the 2007 domestic season to rank each players game in relation to his peers. Points are given for every run scored, wicket taken and catch held.

There are also bonuses awarded to those whose runs and wickets contribute to a win for the team, with captains earning points for their command of the side.

Date: 21/02/2013 13:50:45 by Paul Bolton
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