The Final Word Cricket Podcast

Season 13, Ep 19: The cricket world was teeming this week, and so was our show. Everything from the Cherry Tree's first ever victory in Melbourne pub cricket to $100million for the Women's IPL. Rwanda produced a massive upset in the Under-19s World Cup, Shimron Hetmyer became Dennis Rodman in the most forensic scrutiny of a bridge since the River Kwai, Steve Smith dropped the hammer in the Big Bash and is on his way to Sussex to become a Duke, Ross Adair becomes a fine Irish story, Gary Ballance forms an odd pair with Zimbabwe, South Africa have one chance to dodge World Cup elimination, Ash Gardner says her piece on January 26, cricket has an Olympic Games setback, Shubman Gill makes a one-day double, and Iftikar Ahmed is Pakistan's favourite uncle. Out of breath?Your Nerd Pledge number for this week:3.16 - Helen WilsonSend 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 18: A special episode. First we speak to Homaira Mershedi, Afghan community leader and veteran of humanitarian work, to get some sense of the current situation on the ground in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. Then we talk through the tangled thicket of political ramifications around Australia withdrawing from a series against the Afghanistan men's team, while the women's team remains in exile in Melbourne with no support from the Afghan board or the ICC.You can donate to the Afghan Australian Development Organisation at aado.org.au, or when in Melbourne get a meal at the Afghan Gallery Restaurant, 327 Brunswick Street in Fitzroy.Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 13, Ep 17: With the second season of The Test documentary out in the world, Adrian Brown joins the show for a second time to talk through the differences and complexities of repeating the dose while keeping the recipe fresh. Also this week, Kohli's ton run continues, India's Test squad is out, Australia's women play Football Manager against Pakistan, the Women's Under-19s World Cup is underway with Pakistan front and centre, and Peggy Collins has a middle name.Your Nerd Pledge number for this week:4.89 - Edward GreggsSend 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 Bharat Sundaresan joins Geoff on babysitting duty, and is the perfect guide through Indian mythology and princely states. Does any of it relate to cricket? You'll find out. We also try to unravel some cryptic clues and the movie Tenet, which are equally confusing.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:1.30 - Mark Dixon & Daniel Price.8.16 - Ramaswamy3.76 - Dan O'Sullivan5.78 - Jack Rule2.56 - Ajay & Simon Ward5.67 - Jon Rees & Bala Sivaraman2.12 - Mike Brader & Alan EdgarSend 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 16: Ok, that's not really her middle name (yet) but we're working on it. The Final Word family has grown by one. Who knew when we told that great story about 1930s leg-spinner Peggy Antonio on Story Time 100 that Rachel and Adam would have a Peggy of their own? Well, they probably did, but it's a nice surprise for the rest of us. Also this week, squads for the next women's World Cup and the Australian men's India tour, farewell to Norma Whiteman as she was when she played for Australia, umpiring on low catches, bad light problems, and a lot more action with run-outs at the non-striker's end.Your Nerd Pledge number for this week:4.46 - George PearsonSend 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

Australia v South Africa, Sydney Day 5: It's all over! We watched the rain for four days but it was all worthwhile for this thrilling... draw. Oh well, what do you do? Luckily there were many fun moments for us to tell you about. Go on. And the sun came out. Win, win, win. (Draw.)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

Australia v South Africa, Sydney Day 4: After a full day of rain, we got back on the field again. Meaning we recorded the show again: on the politics of declaring near milestones, umpiring consistency, and some otherworldly bowling spells.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, Adam's baby may be arriving before the end of the show, but podcasting has to be done. We have important facts about Teddy Hoad and the 1911 Test in Adelaide to relate! Some triumphs and disasters, some bookends, and a long-pursued answer is run to ground. Got any baby names?Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:1.49 - Jason Wilkins & The Real Patch Clapp1.55 - Bill Apter16.10 - James Ralston2.79 - Scot Munroe16.43 - Francis Keepfer17.70 - Ben WoolgarSend 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

Australia v South Africa, Sydney Day 2: Steve Smith day! Yet another one of them. The guy who just kept making hundreds has started being almost as relentless as he once was. Here was another, on the day that Usman Khawaja sauntered towards a double, and Travis Head cut sick.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

Australia v South Africa, Sydney Day 1: Lots of rain, but a fair bit of cricket, and two life's constants were on show: Labuschagne runs, and Labuschagne luck. And eventually some bad luck too. The wind tunnel that we plunged into in the second half of this episode was to show you what conditions were like outside the SCG when we recorded. (Also the primary audio failed.)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