This mini-season we look at one of the most emotional Tests ever played. Staged just after Phil Hughes' death, this Adelaide Oval Test became a memorial to the Australian, as Virat Kohli just wanted to win the match. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and writes this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber . It was edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston , he...
Feb 24, 2023•13 min•Ep. 1
This episode is about Charles Lennox , the 2nd Duke of Richmond who was the first great patron in the history of the sport. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and co-writes this series, check out his many pr...
Feb 17, 2023•11 min•Ep. 10
This episode is about Lalit Modi , the megalomaniac who built the Indian Premier League to change cricket forever and now lives in exile. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and co-writes this series, check o...
Feb 10, 2023•20 min•Ep. 9
This episode is about Shaun Martyn , who runs a league that breaks tradition to look beyond gender and geography at the same time. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and co-writes this series, check out his ...
Feb 03, 2023•19 min•Ep. 8
This episode is about Abe Bailey , a gold tycoon who crossed the equator over a hundred times, and who bought South Africa’s way into the upper echelons of cricket. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and co-...
Jan 27, 2023•15 min•Ep. 7
This week we're just taking a slight break in Double Century's normal programming to give you the history of Cricket and Hawkeye, because I stumbled onto something that I thought you would all enjoy. We'll be back next week to finish our series on the people who bought cricket. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century p...
Jan 20, 2023•9 min
This episode is about a media tycoon called Subhash Chandra . Snubbed by the BCCI over a television contract, Chandra bought Indian cricketers to launch his personal league that produced a butterfly effect that was set to change cricket forever. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: htt...
Jan 13, 2023•16 min•Ep. 6
This episode is about William Clarke , a legendary one-eyed cricketer and owner of the first national-level franchise in the history of cricket. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and co-writes this series, ...
Jan 06, 2023•17 min•Ep. 5
This episode is about Allen Stanford , who arrived as a messiah for West Indies cricket and dished out prize money too astonishing even by IPL standards. He turned out to be a crook who is currently serving a 110-year-old prison sentence. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://ww...
Dec 30, 2022•15 min•Ep. 4
We take a break from our current series to look at how Christmas and Cricket have intersected over the years. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and co-writes this series, check out his many projects here: h...
Dec 23, 2022•10 min•Ep. 48
This episode is about Dr Ali Bacher , a Test captain who brought international cricket to South Africa when no one wanted to tour. He did it by luring them with more money than they would have made from playing cricket for their countries. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://w...
Dec 16, 2022•21 min•Ep. 3
This episode is about Julien Cahn , a rich philanthropist who batted in oversized pads, had all-time great cricketers on his payroll, saved two county cricket clubs from financial crisis, spent a life trying to be accepted by the British establishment, and has a trophy named after him in Cuba . - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support...
Dec 09, 2022•18 min•Ep. 2
This episode is about the Indian princes, Maharajkumar of Vizianagaram and Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala . Their money, power, and ambitions determined the course of Indian cricket before Independence, particularly in the 1930s. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.p...
Dec 02, 2022•17 min•Ep. 1
A new season of Double Century where we look at the people who have purchased parts of the game over the years. Princes, administrators, TV owners and many more have bought a part of the game for their own benefit. We tell the story of the people who bought cricket. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to ...
Nov 25, 2022•14 min•Ep. 44
In this episode, it’s the USA , an ancient cricketing power. This is about the oldest international cricket rivalry, one of the greatest cricketers of all time, Hollywood , Bradman , ten-ball overs, and a battle with Baseball . - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.c...
Nov 18, 2022•21 min•Ep. 9
In this episode, it’s Kenya , a team of many families, of tennis and table tennis players, of dreams that came true and of a rise as steep as the decline that followed. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and...
Nov 11, 2022•21 min•Ep. 8
In this episode, it’s Hong Kong , one-half of a cricketing rivalry older than the Ashes . This is about recovering from a shipwreck that claimed most of its cricketers, a novel cricket format, a batter whose six-hitting stopped a match, and using social media to recruit cricketers. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century...
Nov 04, 2022•16 min•Ep. 7
In this episode, it’s Namibia , a country a little more than three decades old who have already caused ripples in world cricket. This is about a doctor and conservationist who played World Cups in two different sports in the same year, a world record in first-class cricket, South African imports, and an ICC Trophy heartbreak. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-...
Oct 28, 2022•18 min•Ep. 6
In this episode, it's Denmark , a country that produced an English Test player, a Derbyshire cult hero, a run machine who won two Olympic silver medals, and had to learn how to manufacture their own failed cricket bats during a World War . They also formed one half of continental Europe's greatest cricket rivalry, and somehow never made a men's World Cup . - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://po...
Oct 21, 2022•17 min•Ep. 5
In this episode, it’s the Netherlands , the first nation outside Britain and her colonies to play serious cricket. They have beaten Australia and England , and their women have played a Test match, something their men haven’t. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/...
Oct 14, 2022•17 min•Ep. 4
Cricket took off in Argentina surprisingly early. They beat English teams from time to time. They played an international match before Test cricket was born. With some luck, they could have played Test cricket. And if you take Guyana away, they are the best cricketing nation in South America . - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Do...
Oct 06, 2022•19 min•Ep. 3
Canada played the USA in the first International Cricket Match . They also played in the early World Cups . In the 1960s and 70s they were often thought of as a future Test nation, and that is not even including when they beat the Australians . - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 . To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 . To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https:...
Sep 30, 2022•20 min•Ep. 2
This episode of Double Century is on Fiji , a team that beat the West Indies , troubled a Richie Benaud New South Wales team, and were so good, one of their players should have played for New Zealand . This episode is on stamps, Presidents , Pat Cummins' agent and the Fijian Bradman with the hardest to pronounce name in cricket, Ilikena Lasarusa Talebulamainavaleniveivakabulaimainakulalakebalau . - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS : http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 To find all ...
Sep 23, 2022•14 min•Ep. 1
Introducing a new season on Double Century , this is on the teams that got away. We look at some of the best players and nations that never made it to Tests or World Cups . This episode is on Claude Butlin and Mexico . - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS : http://apple.co/3ovg0M5 To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103 To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3209...
Sep 19, 2022•8 min•Ep. 1
The end of Aubrey Faulkner's life was about cameos, one-off comebacks and coaching. Eventually his demons got to him, but the men he coached, they carried the legacy that sadly he couldn't see he was building. - Sign up for the 99.94 DM Beta App launch here: https://9994dm.com . To support the podcast please go to our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast, you may enjoy other things I create, check them all out at https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber . This p...
Jul 15, 2022•20 min•Ep. 3
In this episode we look at how good a player Aubrey Faulkner became, still the only man averaging over 40 runs with the bat and under 30 with the ball with 50 wickets. But from there, he went on to create a cricket coaching utopia as well. - Sign up for the 99.94 DM Beta App launch here: https://9994dm.com . To support the podcast please go to our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast, you may enjoy other things I create, check them all out at https://l...
Jul 08, 2022•17 min•Ep. 2
This episode begins the story of Aubrey Faulkner , one of my favourite cricketer's of all time. - Sign up for the 99.94 DM Beta App launch here: https://9994dm.com . To support the podcast please go to our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121 . If you like this podcast, you may enjoy other things I create, check them all out at https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber . This podcast is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston , he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https://www.twitter...
Jul 01, 2022•17 min•Ep. 1
This episode of Double Century is sadder than the rest, because of where Zimbabwe cricket finds itself over the last 20 years. But there are incredible stories here of beating the Australians , dismissing the greatest Zimbabwean , the black arm protest and most importantly, the time they beat the English . - 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 p...
Oct 01, 2021•29 min•Ep. 13
This week we’re adding a bonus episode on Afghanistan , the most likely team to beat England in the next few years. This is not a standard Double Century , it’s not a written and narrated piece. It’s just me talking about Afghanistan , how they almost beat England and wondering if they’ll get a chance 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...
Sep 10, 2021•17 min•Ep. 12
This episode is about the first victory of the West Indies over England . Dentists from Panama , lawyers from the Caribbean , four white captains, the birth of bodyline and a hint of what they would become. - 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 . You can find Jarrod on...
Sep 03, 2021•21 min•Ep. 13
