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Join Mark Butcher, Yas Rana and the rest of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast team for a weekly digest of the biggest stories from both English cricket and the wider world game.
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Venerable broadcast veteran Nigel Reed is joined by Cricinfo & Wisden columnist Faraz Sarwat and broadcaster/commentator Josh McLean to discuss the major storyline's from cricket's top global events. The podcast is produced in Toronto, ON Canada by TITAN GSG Media Corporation.
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Cricket for everyone – your friendly guide to the world's strangest sport. Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins combine match analysis with irreverence, politics and cricket history as they follow the game they love around the world and run in-depth interviews with guests. You can support the show at patreon.com/thefinalword.
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Cricket authors (and obsessives) Peter Oborne and Richard Heller have launched a new podcast to help deprived listeners endure a world without cricket. They will chat regularly about cricket topics – hoping to keep a good line and length but with occasional wides into other subjects.
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The Following On Podcast is the very best of talkSPORT's cricket output with original programming, features, big name guests and immediate reaction whenever the England cricket team plays. Every Tuesday, 'The Cricket Collective' brings you a world view of the game with Neil Manthorp and Ashes star Steve Harmison. Every single time England play, talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman presents the show from the ground shortly after play has finished with a rotating cast of guests. And whenever ...
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Cricket from the fan's perspective. We bring you thoughts and opinions from people who are passionate about the game.
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Season 16, Episode 6: One of our staples is to speak with Lawrence Booth, the editor of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, on the day of its release in the Lord’s Library. In this, his 13th edition in charge, no punches are pulled. As he says in his editors’ notes, it’s clear that the future of Test cricket, beyond the wealthiest nations, really is a…
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2024 Wisden award winners revealed and remembering Derek Underwood
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On this special episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, Lawrence Booth joins Mark Butcher and Yas Rana to talk about the release of this year's prestigious Wisden Almanack, including the award winners for 2024. The panel remember former Kent and England spinner Derek Underwood, who sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 78, as well as disc…
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Following On: Cricket Collective - A Tribute To Derek Underwood; Ashley Giles on Worcestershire's Problems & Wisden's Top 5 Cricketers of 2023!
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Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at the week's biggest stories. David 'Bumble' Lloyd pays tribute to the former England spinner Derek Underwood after he passed away at the age of 78. Nottinghamshire batter Joe Clarke reflects on his fine start to the season, with him scoring 2 centuries in as man…
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Archive ep: The beginnings of T20 cricket, from a Cardiff pub
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Season 1, Ep 5: Reloading lost episodes from the early Final Word. Partway through a busy Australian tour of England in 2015, it was time to take stock of the short format. We started in The Cricketers pub in Cardiff, recording with Melinda Farrell after the Women's Ashes had just finished with three T20s. Two new women's T20 competitions were soon…
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Following On: County Cricketer S3 EP5 - Worcestershire sailing away, 24 centuries and Derek Underwood
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talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman, two-time County Championship winner Steve Harmison and George Dobell from The Cricketer Mag join forces once more to give the lowdown on all the big stories affecting the summer game. On today's show the boys discuss the unpalatable options facing Worcestershire, ask what has been learned from the Kookaburra e…
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A new Indigenous gathering at an ancient place
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Season 16, Episode 5: Deep into western Victoria, in the land around Harrow and Edenhope, was the home of the great cricketer Unaarrimin, more broadly known as Johnny Mullagh. We've told the story before of his 1868 Aboriginal team that toured England. Last weekend, Geoff headed to Harrow for commemorative matches between the veterans' Indigenous t…
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Ben Bloom - Batting for Time: The Fight to Keep English Cricket Alive Moreso by the year, the future of domestic cricket in England is up for grabs. Operating in a squeezed schedule at the same time franchise tournaments are changing the global landscape, the place of the County Championship and many of its clubs is complicated like never before. I…
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Story Time 177 – The path to the Elefant graveyard
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It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, what is the worst bowl-first decision of all time? And what does it have to do with the Vengaboys and the bravest innings ever played near a giant fruit? Plus the byword for cricket arcania, the portrait that should grace the mantelpiece of Daniel…
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Damien Fleming, World Champion - Greatest Season, ‘99 World Cup
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Greatest Season That Was, Episode 10 – Damien Fleming. By this stage on the re-release of The Greatest Season That Was series on the 1999 Men’s World Cup, we have revisited interviews with players and broadcasters who were front and centre from South Africa, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, England and India. But what about Australia? The story o…
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Following On: County Cricketer S3 EP 4: The Kookaburra, the rain and the Jimmy Anderson problem
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talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman, two-time County Championship winner Steve Harmison, Nick Friend and George Dobell from The Cricketer Mag on Week One of the County Championship. On this week's show the boys discuss whether the use of the Kookaburra ball should be pushed back to later in the season, pick out the best of the individual performa…
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Sam Cook, England’s next Test seamer?
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Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Yas Rana react to the first week of the County Championship, one that saw Sam Northeast break an all-time record at Lord’s and Sam Cook remind everyone of his England credentials, impressing with the Kookaburra ball. Maia Bouchier talks to Katya about her breakout tour of New Zealand and there is also cha…
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Marcus Harris prepares to commit a murder
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Season 16, Episode 4: Cricket got underway in England over the last week, with more rain than balls bowled but some bumper days of play nonetheless, not least the one in which Sam Northeast knocked together 335 at Lord's. Will Nathan Lyon's two overs count as a game played? The wait remains. In Australia, Nic Maddinson moves states again. There's a…
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Following On - Essex Win A Thriller; Potts Targets England Recall & Jofra Set To Return?
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Neil Manthorp is joined by two-time County Championship winner Steve Harmison to look back at the opening round of the 2024 County Championship season. Essex bowler Sam Cook joins the show after his 10 wickets helped them beat Nottinghamshire by 254 runs, helping them become the only side to win in the first round of matches. Durham and England bow…
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The Final Word with Michael Bevan - live in Sydney
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Season 16, Episode 3: Made in heaven, Michael Bevan. He was the very best at what he did - finishing 50-over run chases with the onboard computer scanning every option. But he was a lot more than that: a red-ball maestro, a Test spinner, the most prolific player to walk onto the Sydney Cricket Ground. We were lucky enough to spend our Sydney live s…
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Story Time 176 – The first plane to land in Fiji
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It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, how did Learie Constantine become lord of his domain? Also, the remarkable tale of a pioneering New Zealander, an Adelaide mystery, a triumph that didn’t feel like one, and Geoff’s favourite of all time. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 1.97 - …
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Archive ep: Sabotage at the top of the order
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Season 1, Ep 6: Reloading lost episodes from the early Final Word. It's Season 1! At the end of Australia's 2015 tour of England, after the one-day series to follow the Ashes, it was great to be joined by our friends Jesse Hogan from the Fairfax papers and Stephan Shemilt from the BBC. At the top of the order - I can't stand it, I know you planned …
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Season 16, Episode 2: If asking who has the most interesting story in world cricket right now, a leading candidates would be David Wiese. From the South African national team to England as a Kolpak, until Brexit put a stop to that. Then another door opened into the Namibian national team, getting the chance to represent a second country at multiple…
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Following On: County Cricketer S3 EP 3: Who will replace the Gaffer, where now for Yorkshire and is this the end of Worcs?
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Following On: County Cricketer is back for season three! talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman, two-time County Championship winner Steve Harmison, Nick Friend and George Dobell from The Cricketer Mag join forces once more to give the lowdown on all the big stories affecting the summer game. On today's show the boys discuss the changes at the top o…
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Previewing the 2024 County Championship & Ben Stokes pulls out of the T20 World Cup
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Yas Rana and Phil Walker are joined by Ben Bloom to preview the 2024 county cricket season and discuss the release of Ben's new book – Batting For Time: The Fight To Keep English Cricket Alive. Mark Butcher also joins the show to discuss the county season, as well as Ben Stokes' withdrawal from the T20 World Cup. Finally, Aadya Sharma dials in to c…
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Season 16, Episode 1: After two Test caps and about a hundred tours on the bench, Michael Neser has lost his Australian contract and is way down the pecking order. Is it over for the hashtag man? Various South African players are actively dodging contracts, while Jason Gillespie has left South Australia and may be bound for Karachi. Also this week,…
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Following On - A Full 2024 County Championship Preview!
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Neil Manthorp is joined by 2-time County Championship winner Steve Harmison to preview the 2024 season. They hear exclusively from the Surrey captain Rory Burns, Hampshire spinner Liam Dawson, Durham wicket-keeper Ollie Robinson and the Derbyshire Head of Cricket Mickey Arthur. The Sussex and England bowler Ollie Robinson also joins the show to ref…
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