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Story Time 61 – Shane Warne's "sparkling green eyes and glittery grin": It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. Today: what could be better than Shane Warne describing Shane Warne? You're in for a treat. Also, Norcross is back for another appearance, and going rogue with possible solutions once again. We remember one of South Africa's least enjoyable days, look at the biggest near-misses you can hope to find, locate the very best at a certain position, and try to figure out how a different player had a career at all. All new numbers this week, back to regular operations as of next weekend. Your new Nerd Pledge numbers: 1.92 - Max Hanlon & Max Gillespie 4.31 - George Pearson 1.00 - Shaun Tunza Ton 1.55 - Ian Wolstenhome 14.00 - Jon Lansdell 5.20 - Grant Cartledge 7.56 - Graham Hartley Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk kit with the cod by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 77 – The double and the double-double: It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. We're back in the swing of things, with the Australian summer's Test matches done with, and the English winter unrelenting. Today, The Kid can only mean one thing to Adam. There's never a bad time to talk about Captain Misbah, and who fancies a trip to Lismore? Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 19.51 - Michael Gormley 5.34 - Jake Sheedy & Sean Barry 42.50 - Chris Churches-Lindsay 4.21 - Kumar Gopalkrishnan 4.00 - Dan Walsh and James Heuzenroder 2.39 - Dane Hansted 11.13 - Christopher Byrne Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk kit with the code TFW20 44% off Wisden Cricket Monthly subscriptions at bit.ly/wcmtfw Check out Brick Lane Brewing on Instagram,FB and Twitter The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urth by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 81 - The only good NFT is a No Frank Team: It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, a low-profile figure on the bold frontier of New Zealand cricket. The new middle initial granted to one Francis Ward. The greatest day on record in Albury, the most lopsided partnership in Sydney, the most impactful career per match anywhere near St Kitts and Nevis, and some good days for an unmatched sports betting enthusiast. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 3.82 - Matthew Lincoln 6.32 - Sean Tolich 2.19 - William Jordan & Matt Near the Gabba 2.64 - Dorwin Dsouza and Jack Firth 9.02 - Charlie Ryan 5.24 - Paul Reeve, Bernie Prins & Brad Truter Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Get 20% off Woodstock Cricket kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk Get 44%off a Wisden Cricket Monthly subscription at bit.ly/wcmtfw Check out Brick Lane at bricklanebrewing.com S by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 89 – Bradman on the job: It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This time, tales of thwarted ambition, tales of brief moments in the sun, and tales of lengthy honeymoons with just a smidgen of cricket thrown in. Plus we go around at some crunchy revisits and sort them out right smart. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 6.53 - Daniel Maloney 5.86 - Al Saunders & Graham 2.14 - Sami Dowd 6.66 - Edward Edgecumbe 17.86 - Jacob Norton Revisits: 5.13 - Stuart Akers 9.02 - Charlie Ryan 1.33 - Ed Simba 4.80 - Dave Brown 3.89 - Chris Beattie 11.33 - Pip Clark Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 82 – Walking like a dude, feeling all cool: It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, even when Bharat Sundaresan is not on the show he can create general hilarity by being in the room. We're Story Timing you all the way from Karachi in the depths of the Pakistan tour. Plenty of tales from this part of the world and from much further afield. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 1.42 - Uzair Khan & Ross "River Fever" Davey 2.31 - Anna Peterson 1.58 - Rooto 2.58 - Danny Strickland & Rahul Venkat 5.63 - Michael Holden & Mark Bagworth 3.41 - Conor Prendergast & Richard L. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Get 20% off Woodstock Cricket kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk Check out Brick Lane at bricklanebrewing.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 91 – The great Billy Murdoch fraud: It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, a giant fraud perpetrated upon an unsuspecting public. A club with claims to be the Dera Ismail Khan of New Zealand. A time when the gods of the Caribbean roamed around Melbourne grade cricket. And a competition for the worst matches of all time, featuring Final Word fave Pankaj Dharmani. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 3.82 - Thomas Havell 7.80 - Andrew West 2.15 - TDLF 5.31 - Jim Carnegie & Richard Jansz-Moore 13.33 - Anna Collins 2.11 - Big Geoff 7.46 - Matt Gaynor 6.79 - Alex Crampton Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 80 – Indian symmetry and the pursuit of ρU∝d/μ: It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, time to delve into the scientific literature and figure out the formula rho upsilon delta / mu. You with us? Us neither. Also, locating Australia's least popular former captain, India's biggest rivalry, and history's biggest mirror image. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 16.90 - Angus Dickson 4.50 - Ananth Nagarajan 4.07 - Six Again & Rich Turner 1.40 - Jai Sharma 3.89 - Chris Beattie & Ross Morley 20.15 - Ramaswamy 4.21 - Joseph Ryan Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Get 20% off Woodstock Cricket kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk Get 44%off a Wisden Cricket Monthly subscription at bit.ly/wcmtfw Check out Brick Lane at bricklanebrewing.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 55 – Dion Nash invents the scoop: It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. Today: more proof of the compelling case that the one-day tri-series must return. An understated and underrated turn from Allan Border. The numerical quirks of Bangladesh, and a big day for Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club. Then some long-term revisits take us around the Monopoly board via Arthur Shrewsbury's haunted house. And who's up for the vaccine game at London Fields?Your new Nerd Pledge numbers:11.15 – Tim Vanderpump2.98 – Dom Philp2.62 – Will Cuckson1.43 – Ehite Ekramul HaquePlus revisits and confirmations.Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind other episodes at  finalwordcricket.com Check out Brick Lane at bricklanebrewing.comGet 20% off Woodstock kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.ukGet 44% off a Wisden Cricket Monthly subscription at bit.ly/wcmtfwThe Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urt by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 65 – There has never been a Test match in Adelaide: It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. Let's learn about a whole lot of running without a lot of smiting, by the last person you would expect it from. How many international caps did Morne Morkel win WITHOUT playing for South Africa? Krejza goes Krazy, Gilchrist goes crazy, and there's a triple-header with a whole lot of permutations. But one question persists throughout: has there ever really been a Test at Adelaide? Your new Nerd Pledge numbers: 3.10 – Amelia Vine 12.34 - Rosie Piper 1.54 - Shane Fagg 2.96 - Nick Tewson 3.83 - Timothy O'Mera, Simon Butcher & Jayaprakash Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk kit with the code TFW20 44% off Wisden Cricket Monthly subscriptions at bit.ly/wcmtfw Check out Brick Lane Brewing on Instagram,FB and Twitter The Final Word is part by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 22, with Dan Liebke: Another weekend with the world in flux, another edition of Story Time to take you back to a happier time, deep within the belly of cricket history. From the Battle of the Ridge to some of Lancashire’s finest, we have you covered this weekend. Then, a conversation with the always funny Dan Liebke, who has a new book out. Your Nerd Pledge numbers are: 5.42 – Tom Stewart 5.65 – Niall Duxbury 6.06 – David WFG 5.75 – Toffee 31.94 – Iain Gordon 4.62 – Will Sandford Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Get your Wisden Cricket Monthly discount at bit.ly/wcmtfw Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au The Final Word is produced by Jay Mueller on the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 90 – Vote 1 Maxwell Sheffield: It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, what a show this turned out to be. The Lion King returns, as does The Nanny, a fair bit of karaoke, Morticia Addams, some of the nerdiest areas that TFW listeners have ever led us to, and the missing Bowen Big Mango. Plus the wildest coincidence in the history of this show. Tune in. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 2.00 - Jonathon 3.62 - Bharat Agarwal 5.27 - Alex Brown 3.27 - Steve Lofthouse 5.18 - David Nicholls 2.04 - Vivek Arcot 5.26 - Simon McInerney 3.70 - Samuel Chappell Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Revisits: Owen, Edward Edgcumbe, George Pearson, Josh Goleby, Duncan Davies, Elliott Diamond, Chris Beattie, Matt May. 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Suppo by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 79 - The life and times of Colin Blythe: It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, have we found the oldest Jodie Hicks of all? Have we found a rival for Bart King as the best player never to play Test cricket? Have we found a feat that has never been achieved before in the men's game? Have we solved a horrifically cryptic clue? And do we have a wonderful human tale for you about a man named Colin Blythe? You'll know the answers after this. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 1.06 - Joel Emonsen 16.54 - Nick Coutts 2.06 - Vijai Prabudhass 5.12 - Michael Bell 1.40 - Michael Ball 4.64 - James Harding 4.00 - Karan Shah 7.20 - Rudi Edsall 6.23 - Sabareesh Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Get 20% off Woodstock Cricket kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk Get 44% off a Wisden Cricket Monthly subscription at bit.ly/wcmtfw Support the show: https: by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 68 – Drug choppers in Hollywood: It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. Today, time to head back to Los Angeles and work out what the airspace is used for. Also, did you ever hear about the game Acid Ninja, or when Betty Wilson cut sick, or the ways in which Ian Harvey is better than Wally Hammond? A less safe for work than usual Story Time, for a range of reasons. Your new Nerd Pledge numbers: 1.80 - Chris Clarke 5.19 - Matthew Johnson & WG Rumblepants 4.60 - Robert Dinsey & Michael Fallon 1.98 - Debashish Biswas 2.36 - Harry Chapman & Keiron Costello Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk kit with the code TFW20 44% off Wisden Cricket Monthly subscriptions at bit.ly/wcmtfw Check out Brick Lane Brewing on Instagram,FB and Twitter The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Support the by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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Story Time 47 – Finding your place on the hangover scale: It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. Today: how to rate a big day on the field against the big night preceding it. A look at Indian royalty next to an English character who was everything but. Some very early work from Ireland and from southern Africa. And we solve a couple of recalcitrant revisits that had traps laid in the clues along the way. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 3.17 - Matt Smith 2.28 - Vivek Arcot 3.79 - Laksmi Govindasamy 1.24 - Eric Pritchard 5.06 - Matt May Plus revisits and confirmations. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com Get some primo gear from Woodstock Cricket with 20% off full-priced kit. Enter the code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword Get Geoff’s new book The Comeback Summer The Final Word is part of the  Bad by The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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