Georgie and Alex sit down with Suraj Karavadra, head coach of the Uganda Women's team and learn about all things cricket. We also learn about where Suraj sees the Victoria Pearls going over the next couple of years and whether or not we'll see them at Birmingham 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this weeks episode Georgie and Alex sit down with umpire of the moment Anna Harris. We delve deeper into who Anna Harris is as a person and what it's really like to umpire in The Hundred. If that wasn't enough we also talk to Anna about what it's like balancing a medical degree alongside umpiring. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week, Georgie and Alex sit down with Northern Diamonds and Northern Superchargers superstar Katie Levick. They chat to Katie about how shoe got into cricket, what it was like to play at The Home Of Cricket and her future plans of being a comedian if cricket doesn't work out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this weeks episode Georgie and Alex sit down with the French Women's cricket Captain Emmanuelle Brelivet and learn about the history of the women's team and how far cricket has come in France and what needs to be done to get more support behind cricket in France. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Alex and Georgie sat down with legendary broadcaster Charles Dagnall aka Daggers to open up the new season. He talks to them both about how far the women's game has come and what still needs to be done to improve the game further. He also sets the record straight about whether his glasses are actually glasses or not. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On today's show Georgie and Alex catch up with rising star Issy Wong who plays for Central Sparks and Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lightning's Kirstie Gordon joins Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred this week - sit back and listen to the 2018 World Cup runner up chat all things cricket! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
History maker on so many levels the extraordinary Claire Taylor MBE chats about MCC , 2009, and being the first woman named Wisden player of the year! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this week's episode, we chat with Clare Connor CBE. Words can't describe Clare's contributions to the game, nor her illustrious career. 40 minutes really isn't enough to delve into her phenomenal career to date, but we did manage to cover everything from her playing days, MCC Presidency to Women's Big Cricket Month! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hannah and Alex caught up with CricketHer founder, journalist and world-leading academic Raf Nicholson! Listen to Raf chat all things blogging, vlogging, reporting and how she goes about her research. Read her latest book here: https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/66583 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Former Scotland international and Leicestershire professional, Rob Taylor now heads up the Lightning, the East Midlands regional side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and T20 competition. Listen to him talk about life with Lightning, a preview of the summer ahead and the issues of managing players on this new year-round programme. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Today's special episode is with the founders of Stump Out Sexism Róisín & Vanessa. Listen to find out more about their campaign and how YOU can get involved! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week we've got another star in Sophia Dunkley! The England and South East Stars player chats all things playing career, ACE programme and hopes for 2021! She's a T20 World Cup runner up, a record holder, and KSL winner! Recently she starred in both the Windies series and the New Zealand series impressing with the bat . We chat about the bubble life and experiencing a post covid world albeit briefly in NZ... A truly humble player full of positivity, Sophia is certainly going to have a bright...
This week's guest is South East Stars cricketer Bryony Smith! Bryony also plays for Surrey, and made her England debut in 2018! As an opening batter with off-spin in her locker, Bryony chats through her career so far giving us her honest thoughts and experiences! From hating school to working in a school, we have plenty of laughs along the way too! We chat all things winning the Kia Super League, excitement for The Hundred and England ambitions. Despite being an established name, Bryony is still...
Listen to the German Cricket captain tell her story of science and cricket! From being one of the first countries to restart after the first covid wave, to taking four wickets in four balls with her variation. Anu is driving cricket in Germany and tells us about the latest developments to increase the number of women involved in cricket across the diversity of roles available. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your a...
Today we’re joined by Hong Kong vice captain Yasmin Daswani. The opening batter is also a London based lawyer who in her very spare time has been driving the coverage for women in associate nations. Forming Women in Associate Cricket, Yaz is a perfect example of someone making a real difference to the game. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
BUY YOUR KIT NOW: https://www.thefemalecricketstore.com/ On this week's episode, we have the extraordinary Lydia Greenway. The former England player won it all in her illustrious career but hasn't stopped since. From commentary to coaching to setting up multiple businesses all with remits to grow the women's game. The Female Cricket Store provides kit specially designed for women and girls. There are even school bundles you can purchase for your schools so that playing cricket is that little bit...
Jenny Gunn MBE chats all things Diamonds, England and her very short-lived retirement. We use the word legend a lot, but how else do you describe someone who's won 5 Ashes, 3 World Cups and is still at the top of their game?! In this episode we learn a little more about The Northern Diamonds, the players to watch out for and how generally Jenny has found the regional set up in a covid world. There are many throwback moments, talking about 2005, 2009, 2014 and THAT 2017 Final... Enjoy! --- Send i...
Welcome to series 2! We're starting with the legendary Charlotte Edwards CBE. There aren't enough words to describe the impact she has had on the game as a player, coach and commentator. Hopefully, she needs no introduction, as you should be aware of her legendary status. This episode focuses on her current times with the defending champions of the RHF Trophy, The Southern Vipers! We chat all things; Georgia Adams, Charlotte Taylor and the squad to remembering playing highlights of 2005, 2008, 2...
Our final IWD2021 episode is with the first female president of Cricket Scotland Dr Sue Strachan. Sue is a phenomenal leader at the helm of Cricket Scotland driving an inclusion agenda to ensure cricket is a sport for everyone. A genuinely enthusiastic and thoughtful leader, Sue shares with us her cricket story and how she is choosing to challenge every single day to make Cricket Scotland the best it can be. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat...
Introducing our sixth episode of #IWD2021 celebrations we have the Head of The Hundred Women’s Competition & Female Engagement at the ECB Beth Barrett-Wild. A former county player for Essex, MCC member and leader in cricket, Beth has a long list of achievements shaping the way the women's game looks today! In 2017, she was one of the driving forces behind that sell-out Lords crowd! A true leader who 'chooses to challenge' on a daily basis. In this episode, we discuss the exciting summer ahea...
We have two brilliant women for you today Shruti Saujani and Shilly Pancholi who are driving change for more South Asian women to enjoy cricket in all its possibilities. The two phenomenal leaders candidly share their own stories and relationship to cricket as well as the details of how they are making the change that they want to see in the world! ECB DreamBig programme can be found here: https://www.ecb.co.uk/be-involved/volunteering/ecb-city-programme Dream Big Desi women! --- Send in a voice...
Our next International Women's Day week episode is with the phenomenal former England captain and coach Dr Jane Powell - perhaps the only person to hold this achievement! As a batter, Jane starred in six Test matches and 24 ODIs with a high score of 115* against India. Jane has further experiences playing with Young England. As captain of the 1988 World Cup side, England finished runners up, an achievement that Jane now recognises as hugely important in driving that 1993 World Cup win on home so...
Scotland international Abtaha Maqsood joins us on our third episode of International Women's Day week! We know every day is for women, but we wanted an excuse to be able to post out more and more brilliant stories of women in cricket! Abtaha is certainly a woman deserving of the spotlight! The spinner recently signed for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred and has seven years of experience with Scotland despite being just 21. Abtaha shares what it means to be a role model for other Muslim girls an...
The legendary Enid Bakewell MBE is one of the greats in the world of cricket. As a dedicated all-rounder across ODI and Test formats, Enid scored over 1500 runs and took 75 wickets. There is no doubt Enid is a phenomenal cricketer who laid the foundations for generations to come. Playing in the inaugural World Cup in 1973, Enid raised her ton to help England take the crown over Australia. A true history maker, trailblazer and icon of cricket in England. A true living legend and at 80 years young...
The legendary Enid Bakewell MBE is one of the greats in the world of cricket. A dedicated all-rounder across ODI and Test formats, Enid scored over 1500 runs and took 75 wickets. There is no doubt Enid is a phenomenal cricketer who laid the foundations for generations to come. Playing in the inaugural World Cup in 1973, Enid raised her ton to help England take the crown over Australia. A true history maker, trailblazer and icon of cricket in England. A true living legend and at 80 years young En...
On this episode, we have former Scotland international Olivia Rae sharing her story through cricket. Olivia recently started a new role at Buckinghamshire Cricket Board as the Women’s and Girls’ Manager. Olivia talks about the new role, overcoming barriers and the positive outlook she has towards the game. She's a brilliant individual who has achieved so much in such a short space of time but still has plenty more to come! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wome...
Ever wondered what it's like to be a media officer for a national team? This week we have another x-factor guest in the form of West Indies media officer Naasira Mohammed. A trailblazer in her field, her passion and love for cricket is infectious. As a Muslim, Caribbean, Trinbagonian, Naasira talks proudly about the importance of being seen, representation and encouraging others to get involved in cricket. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/m...
This leader needs no introduction. No Balls The Cricket Podcast host Alex Hartley breathes cricket and is a self confessed fangirl of the game. The 2017 World Cup winner spills the tea on everything from 'beige' players on social media, to who's knocking on England's door. Unapologetically, Hartley talks of the tough times, the setbacks and the drives behind inspiring others to play cricket, perhaps, more importantly, reminding everyone she meets to have fun (and not be 'beige')! --- Send in a v...
Roberta Moretti Avery is a trailblazing leader in women’s cricket driving the game in Brazil. In this episode we discuss all things Cricket Brazil, her entry into cricket, captaincy and the Brazilian players we should be looking out for in the future. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womens-cricket-chat/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
