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Wisden Cricket Weekly

Wisden Cricket Weeklywww.wisden.com
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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Episodes

The walking debate, fake fielding and good sportsmanship

Phil Walker and Yas Rana get their teeth stuck into an age old debate that's split club cricketers for decades: should club cricketers walk when they nick it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 27, 202025 min

A delightful hour with David Gower

David Gower joins the show to look back at his remarkable life in the game both on the field and in the commentary box and explains that he has no intention of leaving cricket just yet. He also gives an update on what his Desert Island Discs choices are, 36 years after his appearance on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 23, 20201 hr 3 min

How a Frenchman fell in love with cricket and how we can grow the game

Philippe Auclair joins the Jo Harman and Yas Rana to explain how he fell in love with cricket and how he thinks the game can grow in countries in countries where it's historically not been played as much. Manoj Narayan talks about the relaunch of Wisden India. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 17, 202056 min

Shadow batting and how a cricketless summer might affect people's mental health

Mark Boyns from Opening Up Cricket and Paddy Keogh from Marchmont CC join Yas Rana and Phil Walker to talk about how the prospect of a cricketless summer might affect those struggling with their mental health at the moment and what cricket clubs can do to help keep in touch with their members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 13, 202035 min

The 2020 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Special

Lawrence Booth, the editor of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, talks to podcast regulars Yas Rana and Jo Harman about the highlights from this year's Wisden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 08, 202039 min

An extended interview with Dom Sibley and the ECB's £61 million emergency package

England opener Dom Sibley joins the show and chats to host Yas Rana about the ups and downs of his route to the England team while the panel of Yas, wisden.com managing editor Ben Gardner and Wisden Cricket Monthly writer Jim Wallace talk about the ECB's efforts to give financial assistance up and down the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 02, 202052 min

Club Cricket Special 2: How clubs are faring financially and embarrassing dismissals

On the second Wisden Club Cricket Podcast in association with Natwest, Phil Walker and Yas Rana talk about the most embarrassing dismissals they witnessed on the field, and Toft CC's Nigel Muirhead explains what clubs are doing to stay afloat with the prospect of a cancelled season looming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 29, 202034 min

The panel pick a 'What Could Have Been XI' and Ian Bell joins the show

In the absence of live cricket, the panel of Jo Harman, Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner, pick a 'What Could Have Been XI', Ben Scott from Kinetic Cricket explains how you can keep fit at home and Ian Bell remembers his spell of 4-4 at Lord's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 27, 20201 hr 17 min

Club Cricket Special: Umpiring shockers, honesty and lbws

On the first Wisden Club Cricket Podcast in association with Natwest, Wisden Cricket Podcast regulars Yas Rana and Phil Walker talk about some of the most controversial moments they've seen on a cricket pitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 15, 202034 min

England's World Cup heartbreak, Mark Wood, equal pay, whacky scorecards and Martin Tyler

The Wisden trio of Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Jo Harman talk about England's T20 World Cup exit, Phil's visit to Ashington to visit Mark Wood, the reignited interest in the World Test Championship, equal prize money in The Hundred, Thailand's impressive performance against Pakistan, whacky scorecards and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 05, 202055 min

Your favourite England 'nearly men', England's T20I pace options and Umar Akmal

Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Taha Hashim talk about England's last two T20Is in South Africa, their death bowling options and the MCC's tour of Pakistan before discussing the question 'which England players over the years have you been desperate to succeed but for whatever reason it's not quite happened at the highest level?' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 20, 202054 min

Matt Parkinson, Mankads and Umar Akmal’s indecent exposure

Ben Gardner steers another show with guests Phil Walker (WCM editor-in-chief) and CricViz's cricket brain in a jar, Patrick Noone. The panel discuss Temba Bavuma's unique and essential journey, the eternal struggles for leg-spinners, England's squad for Sri Lanka, why life is too short for Mankad chat and why, for all his talent, Umar Akmal still gets exposed at the highest level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Feb 06, 202054 min

South Africa v England third Test preview ft. a stump mic solution and some county transfer gossip

The panel discuss the third Test between South Africa and England, including Mark Wood's potential return, whether Sam Curran should take the new ball, and the future of Faf du Plessis' captaincy. Also up for debate are the thorny issue of stump mics, the latest county transfer gossip and controversial boundary catches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 15, 202045 min

A Ben Stokes tribute show ft. a debate on four day Test cricket

After England's first Test victory of the winter, a panel of Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana look back at the Cape Town Test and weigh up the pros and cons of four day Test cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 08, 20201 hr 5 min

Christmas special: SA v ENG preview and Pakistan's triumph return home

In a bumper show, Phil Walker, Taha Hashim and Dan Gallan join Ben Gardner to discuss all the big news from the past few weeks and look ahead to England's hotly anticipated Test series against South Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 24, 20191 hr 9 min

Decade in Review Special 3: Test Team of the Decade

Lawrence Booth, Phil Walker, Jo Harman, and John Stern make up the panel to pick Wisden's men's Test Team of the Decade, as the final part of our Decade in Review special series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 22, 20191 hr 6 min

Decade in Review Special 2: ODI Team of the Decade

Amla or Warner? Buttler or Dhoni? Or both? And can you really only pick five bowlers? Phil Walker, Dan Norcross, Adam Collins, and Yas Rana make up the selection panel attempting to answer these questions and more in picking Wisden's men's ODI Team of the Decade, as part of three Decade in Review specials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 20, 201950 min

Decade in Review Special 1: Women's Team of the Decade

In the first of three Decade in Review special episodes, Raf Nicholson, Izzy Westbury, Adam Collins and Yas Rana choose the Wisden Women's Team of the Decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 18, 20191 hr 4 min

NZ v ENG review, Yasir Shah the Test centurion, Simon Kerrigan and Rahkeem Cornwall

Recorded hours before the news of Bob Willis' passing was made public, the panel of Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana talk about all the action from the last week in cricket, from England's series defeat in New Zealand and David Warner's triple century to Simon Kerrigan's move to Shropshire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 04, 201942 min

NZ Test series: Day 10 – A look ahead to SA and the worst drop of all time?

After a draw in Hamilton sealed a series victory for New Zealand, Yas Rana, Lawrence Booth and Taha Hashim discuss how both sides fared across the series and how they'll do in their upcoming away trips. Also, was Joe Denly's dropped catch the worst of all time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 03, 201919 min

NZ Test series: Day 9 – Root doubles up, Pope impresses but Kiwis resist

Joe Root hit his highest score as captain as England put in their most encouraging performance with the bat in some time. It may end up not being enough for victory, but the performances of Root and Ollie Pope – who hit his first Test half-century – will give England optimism going forward. Yas Rana talks to Lawrence Booth on the phone from Hamilton and Taha Hashim in London about the biggest talking points of the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 02, 201913 min

NZ Test series: Day 8 – Root, Burns centuries lay solid base for England

Joe Root batted the entirety of day three in Hamilton to help put England in a strong position to at least avoid defeat and maybe even seal a series levelling victory. He combined with fellow centurion Rory Burns to record England's highest partnership of the calendar year. Yas Rana talks to Lawrence Booth on the phone at Seddon Park and Taha Hashim in the Wisden offices about an encouraging day for the tourists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 01, 201914 min
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