It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, Bharat Sundaresan makes his suggestion for most iconic commentary duo, we find out about Test hat-tricks on debut and about pioneering blasters, we look at the life of a very early legend, the worst good days in the field, and the worst worst efforts second with the bat. Also, stay away from Thomas Downes and his ranch.

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2.02 - Keiron Costello, Dorwin D'Souza & Max Heaton

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