We're back! This week is Sri Lanka’s turn beating England . By this point Sri Lanka were a World Cup winner, and still, England were only giving them a single Test . So they made that Test count in a style of their own making. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/jarrodkimberyt . Ja...
Aug 27, 2021•27 min•Ep. 10
Bad news folks, Jarrod came off his skateboard on the way home from commentary on the England Vs. India Test Match last week, and has broken his arm, and Michael Clarke didn't even give him the chance to get ready for it. He is unable to write for the short term, and we are investigating options to allow us to continue. We'll be sure to let you know when we can get going again, we really appreciate your support and your listenership so far this season, which has been far and away our most popula...
Aug 13, 2021•1 min•Ep. 26
This episode is focusing on when South Africa defeated England for the first time. It includes their first Test win, and then also their first series win. And what makes it all the more remarkable was how poor they had been before, how much wrist spin they had on their team and because the Boer War had only just finished. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If...
Aug 06, 2021•21 min•Ep. 9
This episode it is Scotland's turn. A proud small cricketing nation who has produced players for England , and then suddenly decided to grow themselves. We talk to Calum MacLeod , who made a few that game, on what turned out to be an incredible day for the team that always seemed to miss its chance. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast ...
Jul 30, 2021•38 min•Ep. 8
It is Pakistan's turn to defeat England , and as you would expect, this is fun. And they didn't beat any England team, but one of the best ever. It involves a family tension over the captaincy, ordinary batting, terrible fielding, and perhaps the greatest fast bowling weapon any team has started Test cricket with. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you lik...
Jul 23, 2021•23 min•Ep. 7
Dutch cricket is fairly unique in that it comes from outside the Commonwealth bubble. For this episode we’ve got on Peter Borren , Dirk Nannes and Pieter Seelaar to talk us through how they defeated England. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/jarrodkimberyt . Jarrod Kimber wrote a...
Jul 16, 2021•40 min•Ep. 6
New Zealand had an incredibly tough run at the start of their Test cricket journey. So their biggest win over England wasn’t even a win. It’s when their 49ers came to England to draw the series, for respect. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/jarrodkimberyt . Jarrod Kimber wrote a...
Jul 09, 2021•24 min•Ep. 5
Ireland have a long history in cricket, but their international journey is still new. And they have perhaps the most complicated relationship with modern England as their players learnt their craft in the county game, and the current England white ball captain is Irish . In this episode we focus on that incredible chase, but instead of me narrating it, we’ll let the Irish batters take you through it. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here,...
Jul 02, 2021•33 min•Ep. 4
India have become the most important team in cricket, but they certainly didn’t start this way. England and Australia barely played them, they struggled with fast bowling and the crowds of England were generally apathetic to them. And then the Oval Test happened. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page: https:...
Jun 25, 2021•26 min•Ep. 3
Bangladesh started Test cricket twice, and that was after they had already been involved with Pakistan . For this episode we are looking at their victory over England in the 2015 World Cup . But we can’t get there without looking at Bangladesh players for Pakistan , losing to Denmark , and the players they discarded on a whim. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121...
Jun 18, 2021•23 min•Ep. 2
This is episode one of season three, and for this series we’re looking at the first times teams had their first big victory over England . To start with, let’s go way back and look at Australia , the team that started it all. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/jarrodkimberyt . Jar...
Jun 11, 2021•23 min•Ep. 1
The conclusion to our story on race in cricket and the Basil D’Oliveira story. This is the final episode of this season. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . Jarrod Kimber wrote and narrated this episode, you can find him on most of the social media places, but mostly https://www.twitter.com/ajarrodkimber . If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page...
Nov 13, 2020•22 min•Ep. 5
In 1968 Basil D’Oliveira was dropped when averaging 44 as a Test batsman and his last innings was 87*. But, in that summer, everything was more complicated. For season two of Double Century we’re looking at the history of race in cricket, especially through the lens of what happened to Basil D’Oliveira. This is episode four. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 ....
Nov 06, 2020•18 min•Ep. 4
This episode we look at the history of race in cricket through a few key moments, Ranji’s debut, the white West Indian captains and left arm wrist spinners. For season two of Double Century we’re looking at the history of race in cricket, especially through the lens of what happened to Basil D’Oliveira . This is episode three. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 ...
Oct 30, 2020•28 min•Ep. 3
On how a boy who once had to sit in a part of the Newlands called the cage became a Test star for England. For season two of Double Century we’re looking at the history of race in cricket, especially through the lens of what happened to Basil D’Oliveira . This is episode two. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . Jarrod Kimber wrote and narrated this episode, yo...
Oct 23, 2020•17 min•Ep. 2
The early history of when South Africa did not play a non-white cricketer, and that time they did. For season two of Double Century we’re looking at the history of race in cricket, especially through the lens of what happened to Basil D’Oliveira. This is episode one. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . Jarrod Kimber wrote and narrated this episode, you can fin...
Oct 16, 2020•18 min•Ep. 1
This is really more of a reminder, and explainer, on what Double Century season two will be. It's an entire series on one topic, the story of Basil D'Oliveira and race in cricket. New episodes will drop every Friday. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon , if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . This podcast is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston , he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https://...
Oct 15, 2020•3 min
Fast bowling had two revolutions, one was at the head, and it's an often-told story. But the other was at the feet. This is the story of how Pakistan, and then everyone else, discovered reverse swing. Meaning the old ball will never be the same again. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page https://www.youtube....
Jul 31, 2020•22 min•Ep. 11
In 2016, I went to Hong Kong for a week to cover cricket stories there for ESPN. It was then I met Emma Lai, a sometimes captain of the Hong Kong women’s team, who learnt the game while being a waitress at the Hong Kong Cricket Club. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/jarrodkimberyt...
Jul 24, 2020•14 min•Ep. 10
With the whole world moving towards seam, Tiger Pataudi took India towards spin. The Four great spinners would play in a total of 233 Tests, but we’ve taken a look at their first win in England. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/jarrodkimberyt . Jarrod Kimber wrote and narrated thi...
Jul 17, 2020•20 min•Ep. 9
This is the story of a batsman losing consciousness, another coughing up blood, blood on the pitch, a train accident with 151 deaths and a 33 run partnership that brought them all together. This episode is about New Zealand cricket, Bert Sutcliffe , Bob Blair and the Tangiwai disaster. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast you may like th...
Jul 10, 2020•15 min•Ep. 8
One of the most used phrases in cricket now is slower balls, but we rarely talk about how these deliveries have come to be. In this episode of Double Century, we take a walk through the history of one of cricket’s greatest spoiling deliveries. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/jarr...
Jul 03, 2020•18 min•Ep. 7
This episode is about how West Indian cricketers have always had to look overseas to be paid what their talents deserve. We chronicle cricket from before Tests through to today, looking at some key players and what they had to do just to pay the bills. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page https://www.youtube...
Jun 26, 2020•24 min•Ep. 6
Women’s cricketers love the game. That is why they play. They would have to, because otherwise they would have walked away from this sport. In this episode,you'll hear of the women you couldn’t use their own names, had to pay for the privilege while the men were paid and how it is slowly getting better. This is the long journey to professionalism for the women’s game. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can. https...
Jun 19, 2020•23 min•Ep. 5
Without doubt the biggest change that ever happened to cricket was the bowling going overarm. Before it was game, that turned it into a sport. Here we track those who changed our sport forever and talk about why some tried to stop it. This was a 70 year battle where good triumphed over underarm. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast you may like...
Jun 15, 2020•20 min•Ep. 4
The game we enjoy today was not born fully formed, the pitch and gear has developed over time. But so have the batsman, and what this episode tries to do is take you through how different parts of the field were opened up until batsmen were hitting over their own heads. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page. https://w...
Jun 08, 2020•24 min•Ep. 3
For this episode we’re talking about the greatest delivery ever invented, the wrong’un . It's such a remarkable delivery, in that now people know how it works, and yet batsmen still can't play it. A delivery that helped cricket develop over 100 years ago and is still doing it today. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube pa...
Jun 05, 2020•24 min•Ep. 2
A few years ago I wrote a book called Test cricket: the unauthorised biography. This is a podcast series on the history of cricket through the people and moments that made the game. In our first episode we go back to the beginning of Test cricket. That birth involved betting, jail and a journalist deciding the whole thing was worthy. Welcome to Double Century. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can. https://www.p...
Jun 01, 2020•19 min•Ep. 1
