Aspiring cricketers had the chance to pick the brains of a professional when Nottinghamshire’s Jake Libby visited the Cricket Academy at Truro College.

Jake has come a long way since he left Truro College five years ago. After completing his A Levels in PE, Psychology and Biology, he progressed to Cardiff Metropolitan University to study Sport Science, participating in the MCCU scheme based at the University, which is supported by Marylebone Cricket Club.

Last October Jake signed a two year contract with Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, after hitting a century during his debut game at Trent Bridge a month earlier. It doesn’t stop there, as Jake is soon to be travelling to Australia for 5 months to play for a team in Tasmania, describing this as a chance to, “get fit and practise in different conditions and benefit from different experiences.”

As a former enthusiastic member of the Cricket Academy at Truro College himself, Jake visited the latest cohort to share his experience as a professional cricketer and host a question and answer session with the group. He also described the 24 hours surrounding his Trent Bridge debut and achieving his first century for the team as “a special moment and a special day.”

Jake said: “The Cricket Academy at Truro College was a great way to achieve my aim of going to university, as well as playing cricket five times a week. I was in the first year to use the new cricket facilities and the level of coaching is some of the best in the county. You couldn’t get those at another college.”

Emma Seward-Adams, Programme Team Leader for Sport at Truro College, said: “Jake is a fantastic credit to the College and an amazing role model for current students. It goes to show what hard work can achieve. Jake is the best success story for the Cricket Academy so far with the level he is currently playing at.”