E59 - Bertie Kennedy, The Cricket Performance Analyst

The Christians in Sport Podcast

Bertie Kennedy is a top-level cricket analyst who has worked with numerous clubs and franchises across professional cricket, including conducting the inaugural Hundred draft for the Northern Superchargers. He consults for numerous sporting teams to help them make better data-driven decisions alongside lecturing on the MSc in Performance Analysis at the University of Gloucestershire.
We caught up with Bertie at his home in the southwest of England to talk about how his faith shapes the way he works in top-level sport.
(0:58) How do your sport and faith connect
(5:56) Getting in to the world of performance analysis
(9:56) What does performance analysis look like now?
(11:44) How do your faith and work go together?
(14:11) Why is integrity important as a Christian in the workplace?
(18:24) The influence of data in coaching elite players
(23:26) What does the relationship between analyst and coach look like?
(26:40) What soft skills do you need to be an analyst?
(28:13) Treating elite players with empathy when using data
(31:57) Common misconceptions about performance analysis
(34:30) Outro