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Tom Scollay
Founder, Cricket Mentoring · Former Pro Cricketer (Middlesex)
Tom Scollay is the founder of Cricket Mentoring, built from his own hard lesson as a professional cricketer with Middlesex County Cricket Club: three years into his career, he was released from his contract, and came to realize it was his mindset - not his skill - that had held him back. He turned that insight into a mission, founding Cricket Mentoring in 2014 to be the mentor he wished he'd had, and has since guided thousands of cricketers across Australia, the UK, India, New Zealand, and beyond, from junior club players to international professionals like Ashes-winning opener Jake Weatherald. His Six Pillars of Success framework - technical, tactical, mental, emotional, physical, and lifestyle - has become the backbone of how he helps athletes build genuine, repeatable performance rather than chasing perfection. On Decoding Wisdom, Tom breaks down why mindset outweighs raw talent, what he'd do differently in his own career with hindsight, and how the story you tell yourself under pressure ends up shaping how you actually perform.
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Tom Scollay is the founder of the famous Cricket Mentoring, one of the most successful cricket academies in the world. He is a coach, mentor, and former professional cricketer for Middlesex in England.
Sachin and Tom go deep on the moments that shaped the work - the visible wins, the invisible costs, and the frameworks that survived the experience.
