The Final Word Cricket Podcast

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, it's finally time to get amongst the revisits, which means that this is a bumper show. Go for a long walk or a long drive and settle in with us for Jo Angel's headwear, Bob Hawke's bicentennial paraphernalia, a Hungarian etymology lesson, the best thing ever to happen in Castlemaine, a modern-day version of an 1800s wicketkeeper, and a little heralded cricket ground that may just be, per capita, the most Final Word venue ever used.Your Nerd Pledge revisits this week:1.30 - Daniel Price5.78 - Jack Rule4.06 - Simon Butcher1.50 - Luke Kneebone5.50 - Joel Burton2.99 - Dannish Babar3069.00 - Gabor Torok2.12 - Alan Edgar1.84 - Joel Emonsen3.40 - Nigel Browne5.21 - Michael Hargreaves2.23 - Shane Fagg4.50 - Bernhard Sayer5.00 - Sarah Berman1.72 - Jack Jorgensen12.33 - Chris Unwin1.49 - Jason WilkinsSend 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 23: Coming to you at sunset from the old VCA ground in Nagpur, where Damien Martyn hit that six onto the press box roof in 2004, this is at last our first weekly show from India. The old stadium a different place now, much more low key than when it hosted Tests, but our friend Milind bhai from the security detail showed us around. This week on the show, the fallout from Australia's Test loss at the other VCA ground, the women's T20 World Cup gets underway with some serious upsets, Jofra Archer bursts back into the England one-day team while their Test side prepares in New Zealand without Trent Boult, Aaron Finch retires, the Big Bash finishes up, and West Indies play out a fun Test match against Zimbabwe. Join us on the roofYour Nerd Pledge number for this week:1.80 - Bernhard SayerSend 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 22: The Nagpur Test is over early, so what better time to speak to the man who coached India to the 2011 World Cup, Gary Kirsten. He also took India and South Africa to No.1 in the Test rankings during his tenure. Before that, he was one of South Africa's all-time greats with the bat. An illuminating chat with The Final Word.Your Nerd Pledge number for this week:4.03 - Amelia VineSend 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, 1st Test, Nagpur Day 3: They don't come much more comprehensive than that. India's lower order kept bringing the pain, having some fun for themselves at Australia's expense, before the Ashwin & Jadeja show got going for the umpteenth time. All over in three days, get the details here.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 v Australia, 1st Test, Nagpur Day 2: There were five wickets on debut for Todd Murphy, but at the other end that Jadeja feller did it again. Find out about a tough and often brilliant second day.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 v Australia, 1st Test, Nagpur Day 1: It's been a long build-up, but finally the contest began and the pitch was put to the test. As expected it was Australia up against things on a tough opening day, while Rohit Sharma was at ease.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

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, Bharat is in Nagpur after some time in the nets in Bangalore, and Geoff is on the way to meet him. Not deliberately, we launch into an India-fest via Dhaka, Multan and Bridgetown. Also, a surprising divergence into an Australian cinema living treasure.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:5.80 - Shyam Sundaraman20.79 - Jeremy Brown11.39 - Darcy Matthews8.14 - Luke Reynolds5.68 - Jimit Raja5.34 - Andrew Turner33.00 - Toby3.09 - Jayaraman AshwinSend us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comSign up to hear about the Lord's Taverners projects to help kids: bit.ly/tavssignup.Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 13, Ep 21: It’s been a while, but the weekly show comes to you from Daniel Norcross’ front room in South London with Geoff having a brief spell before joining Adam in India next week for the Border-Gavaskar. It’s an episode with plenty to get through around the cricketing world before finishing on a conversation about the mistreatment of South African skipper Dane van Niekerk, the repercussions of which could be incendiary for the women’s game in that country. Your Nerd Pledge number for this week:1.14 - Jai SharmaSend us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comSign up to hear about the Lord's Taverners projects to help kids: 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 Daniel Norcross returns to join Geoff for a long meander through bad beginnings. Plus a south London record, the best No.11, and one of the very best of all time.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:2.03 - Nick Donovan & Andrew Beech23.75 - Rob O'Neill4.23 - Chris Lintott2.60 - Crispn Crunch2.00 - Alex5.20 - Ed & Nick Dempsey1.39 - Jake Cunliffe21.12 - Chris DobbinsSend us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comSign up to hear about the Lord's Taverners projects to help kids: bit.ly/tavssignup.Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 13, Ep 20: Because it remains very much the cricketing topic de jour, it's time for another visit to the non-striker's end to take off the bails. This week the Marylebone Cricket Club, as custodians of the Laws, updated the relevant clause with extensive additional clarification as to when a bowler could attempt this kind of dismissal. We got hold of the man in charge, Fraser Stewart, to talk through what has changed and why.Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comSign up to hear about the Lord's Taverners projects to help kids: bit.ly/tavssignup.Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices