Glamorgan batsman Will Bragg is ready to put back on his training gear again after spending almost two months wearing a suit and tie every day.
Bragg, 29, was awarded his county cap last season after he doubled his tally of first-class centuries to four but he has already got an eye on a career after cricket and is about to complete an internship in investment management with Cardiff-based Bartholomew Hawkins, one of Glamorgan's key club sponsors.
I was doing a bit of networking during the season and Bartholomew Hawkins is a financial planning firm who have also started out into discretionary fund management, Bragg said.
I have been studying for investment management qualifications over the last three years. They were looking for someone to help them out and I was looking for some hands-on experience, so it all came together quite nicely.
When his internship ends this week Bragg will rejoin his Glamorgan team-mates for pre-season training next month, refreshed from challenging himself in a very different environment to the one he is used to.
Bartholomew Hawkins are based in Cardiff Business Park which is not too far from where I am living and about three or four miles from the cricket ground so it's ideal for me
I have been in from nine to five every day with the company but I have slotted in my physical fitness training either before work or after, sticking to plan that our S&C coach has mapped out for us, so it's worked quite nicely.
I have been all suited and booted every day which is a bit different although I have been quite proactive with my off seasons over last five or six years. I have done a number of internships, a couple in the financial industry and a couple in engineering in London.
I am actually a civil engineering graduate by trade but I'm looking to make the transition across into the finance sector. I have done a few post-grad qualifications to bridge that gap.
It's a lot different from playing cricket. There are pros and cons whatever industry you work in. You have to be interested in what you are doing and the financial markets, which I am. It makes every day quite interesting.
But it's also about meeting people. You are not always in the office in front of a spread sheet. You are out meeting clients, doing presentations for clients and there have also been a couple of golf days which have been very enjoyable.
There is also a lot of technical mathematical modelling work which suits my strengths. I think first and foremost if you are trying to get into this industry you need to be interested in what you are doing.
Although Bragg is not yet thinking about retiring from cricket he is aware that a career in professional sport can be short and precarious and he will need to find alternative employment at some point in the future.
It happens to everyone whether you retire in your thirties or you get sacked in your late twenties. You are going to have to work for another 30-odd years so for me it does take a bit of pressure off my cricket, Bragg said.
But also, cricket is not the be all and end all. It's a little part of your life. In 10 years' time people won't know who you are and what you have done so you have got to bridge that gap.
It's important not to get too soaked up in the pressure of professional sport. In the end it's just a game. If you mix it with a bit of real work in the off season it puts things into perspective but also helps relieve a bit of pressure.
Bragg has been helped in his career planning by former Glamorgan batsman Ian Thomas, one of the PCA's six-strong team of Personal Development and Welfare Managers.
The Personal Development Managers do a great job and I have met a few people in the industry through Ian. He helped get me some work experience with firm in Bristol a couple of years ago, Bragg said.
But the onus is on you. You have to try to sort things out yourself. It's not just a case of meeting one guy and getting an internship. It's a rigorous process. They do vet you very thoroughly and so you have to be on the ball.