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Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset Cricket Podcast

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Discussing all things Somerset County Cricket Club and Cider. May include frequent references to the Demon of Frome.

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Episodes

I'm Off To Check Out Channel 707

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Peter Wanless and Anthony Gibson to celebrate the re-signing of Matt Henry, chat about all the various goings-on at the ground in readiness for the new season, and fret about the perils of venturing too high in the Sky channels in search of some cricket ....

Jan 21, 20251 hrEp. 133

Das Dusseldorf Cricket-Stadion

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to cast their eye over the fixtures, wonder how they'll cope if Matt Henry turns up at Headingley next year, and cricket writer Stephen Chalke joins us to chat about his new book "One Hell of a Life. Brian Close: Daring, Defiant and Daft".

Dec 16, 20241 hr 6 minEp. 132

Gibbo's Retirement Party in Mambos

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat to 150th Anniversary Chair Richard Brice about all the plans for next year's celebrations, and we chat to Club CEO Jamie Cox about all things Somerset CCC and The H*ndred....

Nov 04, 20241 hr 23 minEp. 131

The 2024 Golden Apples

Ian Shepherd, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson get together for the final time this season to give their nominations for the coveted 'Golden Apples'

Oct 16, 202451 minEp. 130

Moderate Quality Chicken Supreme

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Peter Wanless and Anthony Gibson to chat about the damp loss up at Trent Bridge in the ODC Final, defeat in the final County Championship match against Hampshire, and try to cheer each other up by reminding ourselves that things are pretty good, all things considered....

Oct 01, 20241 hr 6 minEp. 129

Oh Well, It Was Nice While It Lasted...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the defeats at Edgbaston and Old Trafford, hope for a better outcome in the ODC final, and learn why we'll always have more class than that lot from up the road...

Sep 20, 202444 minEp. 128

Tom Curran's Victory Nandos

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom to chat on the utterly incredible County Championship win over Surrey, look forward to putting ourselves through the wringer again on Finals Day, and reluctantly appoint Don Topley as the new official mascot of Somerset CCC...

Sep 12, 202447 minEp. 127

That Extra Few Inches Can Make All The Difference

Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren & Steve Tancock to chat about the fantastic win over Durham, look ahead to a chocker September starting with the Blast Quarter-Final at Northants, and who will have bragging rights around the Vaughan Christmas Dinner Table this year....

Sep 04, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 126

Welcome Back To The List Alex Wharf, It's Been A While...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren and Anthony Gibson to chat about the weather-affected draw up at Edgbaston, look ahead to another must-win game against Durham, and discuss how unfortunate/hilarious it would be if Essex and Hampshire were deducted points for their tit-for-tat declarations....

Aug 28, 202459 minEp. 125

I Don't Think Lewis Goldsworthy's Quite Got An Entourage Yet...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about the stonking win in the ODC semi-final against Leicestershire, look ahead to the resumption of the Championship up at Edgbaston, and fret about some concerning transfer rumours...

Aug 19, 20241 hr 7 minEp. 124

I Wouldn't Want To Wear Formal Dress To A Blast Game

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom to chat about two excellent wins to cap off a fantastic One Day Cup group stage, look ahead to Sunday's Semi-Final (which is on the Clubs's 149th Birthday), and brush up on the rules and regulations for the Lord's Pavilion...

Aug 14, 20241 hr 7 minEp. 123

The West Country Armadillo

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless & Chris Lintott to chat about the continuing joy of the One-Day Cup, Sonny Baker's departure to Hampshire, and discuss our various options for activities at Lord's on Sunday..

Aug 08, 20241 hr 15 minEp. 122

Another Authentic Aberdonian

Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson to chat about an encouraging start the the ALOTBCLRLMBODC campaign, Lewis Goldsworthy's welcome return to Taunton, and have our weekly support meeting about that other competition...

Aug 01, 202458 minEp. 121

The Deadpool Pavilion

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock and Dan Kingdom to chat about the debacle at Cardiff last Friday, preview the ALOTBCLRLMB One Day Cup, and once again get sidetracked into slagging off the H*ndred, but do decide that a solution to the problem could come from an unlikely source...

Jul 25, 20241 hr 7 minEp. 120

Miggy P's Gap Year

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock & Anthony Gibson (eventually) to chat about the climax to the Blast campaign, how we can best handle the crop of young bowlers pushing for selection, and reveal what Miggy P *might* be up to in the next few weeks....

Jul 17, 20241 hr 5 minEp. 119

Is Anybody Going To Declare Ever Again ?

Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren and Chris Lintott to chat about Tom Abell's incredible innings in the extraordinary win against Warwickshire, look ahead to the return of the Blast with a trip to Essex and the Cider Derby rematch at Taunton, and whether Polly could make us a flag for the RVDM pavilion.....

Jul 04, 202459 minEp. 118

My Kasey Aldridge Propaganda

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about defeat in the Cider Derby to that lot from up the road, the nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat rollercoaster of a draw up at Trent Bridge, and have some welcome news for those of you who aren't fans of decanting on a matchday...

Jun 27, 202457 minEp. 117

The Ben Green Dip

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about 4 wins from the last 5 Blast games, look ahead to the Cider Derby and the resumption of The County Championship against Notts, and the deadly combination of a rain delay and a free bar....

Jun 19, 20241 hrEp. 116

On A West Coast Swing

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the opening round of Blast games, discuss a few things that don't quite add up about that other competition, and relive their earliest memories of Taunton...

Jun 05, 20241 hr 4 minEp. 115

Wicket !

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren & Peter Wanless to chat about everything that went wrong at Durham, look at the selection dilemmas for the Blast, and somehow Piers Morgan weasels his way into the conversation...

May 30, 20241 hr 6 minEp. 114

If You Do A John Terry....

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless, Sam Dalling & Anthony Gibson to chat about the hard-fought win against Kent, react to the signing of Riley Meredith, and worry about Essex and Surrey taking a leaf out of Middlesex and Yorkshire's book during the final game of the season....

May 22, 20241 hr 9 minEp. 113

Water Off A 24-Ball Duck's Back

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock and Anthony Gibson to chat about the upcoming game against Kent, look at potential overseas signings for the Blast, and Steve translates the club's accounts for the layman...

May 15, 202457 minEp. 112

Mike Henry

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren and Chris Lintott to chat about Somerset's unbeaten streak continuing with the win over Essex, decide that the scheduling isn't actually that bad, and learn that you shouldn't always trust the answers in quiz books...

May 08, 20241 hr 6 minEp. 111

Chelmsford Is Dreadful

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Anthony Gibson and special guest Don Topley to chat about another draw up at Kidderminster, look ahead to the championship decider against Essex on Friday, and almost manage to avoid mentioning the H*ndred...

May 01, 20241 hr 17 minEp. 110

Sarge Would Be Bloody Good On The Apprentice

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom and Ben Warren to chat about the draw against Notts, the mystic art of pitch preparation, and Migael Pretorius's first steps on the path to redemption...

Apr 24, 202456 minEp. 109

Which Swear Words Did The Children Next Door To You Learn ?

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Ben Warren & Anthony Gibson to chat about the topsy-turvy draw at Surrey, the great starts to the season for Tom Lammonby and Kasey Aldridge, and the first Golden Apple of 2024 is awarded...

Apr 17, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 108

Catching Drills In Football Boots

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom, Harry Everett and Anthony Gibson to chat about the positives from the draw at Kent, the signing of Migael Pretorius, and the perils of transgressing social media rules...

Apr 10, 20241 hrEp. 107

Between The Four Of Us, We Could Have Done A Sterling Job...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Harry Everett, Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about the pre-season campaign in Abu Dhabi, the warm-up game against Exeter University, and work out just how we're going to win the Championship this season...

Apr 02, 20241 hrEp. 106

If We Get Khawaja, First

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Richard Brice and Anthony Gibson to chat about all the goings-on over the winter...

Feb 12, 202448 minEp. 105

Tom Curran Is An Absolute....

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Harry Everett, Ben Warren, Peter Wanless and Anthony Gibson to chat about the unprecedented amount of good news for Somerset CCC in the last month, with the obvious exception of Tom Abell standing down as skipper, and crown the 3rd annual ALOTBCL Xmas Quiz Champion...

Dec 21, 20231 hr 12 minEp. 104
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