The Final Word Cricket Podcast

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, a time when Zimbabwe ruled the world and Henry Olonga set it alight. Which of the great players is most undervalued, and why is the answer is Zaheer Abbas? The origin stories for a moustachioed icon and for the best to ever do a certain job. And the way that we answer answers that we can't answer.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:21.49 - Adam T5.93 - Michael Edelstein1.67 - Slim Johns4.97 or 4.47 - Rob Kingston53.00 - Alastair Townsend3.41 - Basab MajumdarSend us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comHelp our Edinburgh Marathon runners raise funds for the Lord's Taverners at bit.ly/eddiemarathon, or learn about other Tavs projects with bit.ly/tavssignup.Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 13, Ep 29: This week, reporter Annesha Ghosh updates us about the WPL that she has spent the past few weeks watching more closely than anyone, after Harmanpreet Kaur's Mumbai Indians took down Meg Lanning's Delhi Capitals. Also this week, the Afghanistan board claims they received an ICC funding increase, but there is no evidence that it happened. Western Australia continue their dynasty with a Mr Sheffield Shield title and a trophy clean sweep for the season. Steve Smith doesn't blink, but the ICC does over the Indore pitch rating. Our marathon-running team is all set. And it's the last episode of TFW Season 13.Your Nerd Pledge number for this week:2.44 - Matthew BlackerSend us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comHelp our Edinburgh Marathon runners raise funds for the Lord's Taverners at bit.ly/eddiemarathon, or learn about other Tavs projects with bit.ly/tavssignup.Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. It isn't often that we breach the two-hour barrier, but this was worth it. A BUMPER revisits special with 18 numbers – a new record for a single ep. Hop in to learn about the all-round sporting brilliance of Harald Frei, a nagging seamer called Mad Jack, the sad final appearance of Johnny Briggs, and a chap by the name of Dick Daft. And so, so much more. Enjoy!Your revisited Nerd Pledge numbers this week:411.12 - Sean McGivern2.82 - Sam Brown3.74 - Angus Digby4.03 - Amelia Vine21.12 - Chris Dobbins9.30 - Anna Forsyth23.30 - Michael Holden6.81 - James Philbrook2.60 - Paul Reeve3.30 - Toby16.43 - Francis Keepfer4.89 - Richard Jones6.00 - Tim Minchin4.99 - Guy Hornsby13.62 - Andrew Lowcock2.52 - Rahul Venkat4.74 - Matthew Evans12.33 - Chris UnwinAs Jeff Fenech said, we love youse all.Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comHelp our Edinburgh Marathon runners raise funds for the Lord's Taverners at bit.ly/eddiemarathon, or learn about other Tavs projects with bit.ly/tavssignup.Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 13, Ep 28: This week, the MCC gets swarmed by Eton and Harrow fans , and Emma John joins the show to help explain this especially English toff barney. Before we get to that, Australia is still playing in India, Sri Lanka get finished up in New Zealand, the WPL reaches its finals, Victoria stun Western Australia and Queensland in the Mr Sheffield Shield, Aleem Dar and Dane van Niekerk sign off, Nepal finish a crazy winning streak after Asif Khan's even crazier innings, and how many litres of paint can Kane Williamson drink?Your Nerd Pledge number for this week:12.40 - Elia AndrewsSend us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comHelp our Edinburgh Marathon runners raise funds for the Lord's Taverners at bit.ly/eddiemarathon, or learn about other Tavs projects with bit.ly/tavssignup.Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, a new record for single largest pledge provokes a ridiculous voyage into the obscurities of the past. We have cricketing pilots, an Almanack exploration, Stork Hendry going in to bat for Clarrie Grimmett, and a thorny clue that you might have more luck with than we did.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:411.12 - Sean McGivern23.30 - Michael Holden1.68 - Eric Parnis2.93 - Graeme Innes4.43 - Sean O'Carroll17.75 - Tane AikmanSend us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comHelp our Edinburgh Marathon runners raise funds for the Lord's Taverners at bit.ly/eddiemarathon, or learn about other Tavs projects with bit.ly/tavssignup.Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 13, Ep 27: And with that, it was done. Ahmedabad receded into the distance. Mumbai vanished into the night. Those weeks were left behind. So we turn out attention to Bangladesh, where the Tigers have just whitewashed world champions England in a T20 series, and friend of the show Mohammad Isam has been watching as always. Also this week, Temba Bavuma breaks through against West Indies, New Zealand finish another classic against Sri Lanka, the National Indigenous Cricket Championships are over with a new winner for the first time, the Shield gets spicy, and Shaun Marsh says goodbye to the long game. Your Nerd Pledge number for this week:5.51 - Lucas StewartHere's the Bangladesh website for Isam's new book, On the Tigers' Trail. Join us for the Edinburgh half-marathon on 28 May to raise funds for the Lord's Taverners. Register to run at this link or by emailing finalwordcricket@gmail.com. Donate to support the runners here. Or learn about other Tavs projects by joining their mailing list at bit.ly/tavssignup.Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, a host of sports betting enthusiasts get involved across a range of matches, there are some Djokovic strategic bathroom breaks, and we uncover the Australian answer to the man who could jump onto a mantelpiece.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:3.00 - Matt Near the Gabba3.60 - Uzair Khan & Charlie Ryan4.00 - James Harding6.20 - Brent Simmonds2.03 - Brendan CrabbSend us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comHelp our Edinburgh Marathon runners raise funds for the Lord's Taverners at bit.ly/eddiemarathon, or learn about other Tavs projects with bit.ly/tavssignup.Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

India v Australia, Ahmedabad Day 5, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023. The best thing we can say about that is, it is over. Day five was about as tedious as it promised to be, but luckily down in New Zealand they were playing another classic with Sri Lanka for company.Plan your Melbourne moment at www.visitmelbourne.comSend us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

India vs Australia, Ahmedabad Day 4, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023. It's The Final Word Daily, and after people talking about it for three years, Kohli made a Test hundred. Not his toughest conditions, not his most perilous position, but the job was done. Also, Axar Patel carried on, Nathan Lyon bowled a marathon, and more.Plan your Melbourne moment at www.visitmelbourne.comSend us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

India vs Australia, Ahmedabad Day 3, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023. A long day where the scoreboard won't suggest that much action, but the playing field begged to differ. Shubman Gill made a breakout century, Virat Kohli got to his first fifty in a year, but the Australians kept the brakes on with some clever bowling and a whole lot of determination.Plan your Melbourne moment at www.visitmelbourne.comSend us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices