Reverse Swept Radio 167: Cricket in Japan, cricket in a field, and cricket in a timeless test

Reverse Swept Radio 155: a batsman attacks a bowler with a stump, and interviews about the Windies Rebel Tours: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: the joy of cricket writing (writing cricket writing, not reading cricket writing); watching Glamorgan's record-breaking innings "Most undeservedly, I ended up interviewing the curator of the London Transport Museum." FROM THE AR... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

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Reverse Swept Radio 155: Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams, Eisenhower goes to the test, and a close encounter with a Yorkshireman: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: meeting 'Yorkie'; Australia's new friendship with Pacific cricket "Once you've messed up your own innings, you can take on the umpiring and muck up someone elses." FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'45): When the President went to the Cricke... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

34 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio 158: Farewell to Bob Cattell, a mathematician’s love of cricket, and a poor effort from the BBC: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: farewell to Bob Cattell, author of the Glory Gardens series; and Jonathans Agnew and Liew talk about that incident "This week of all weeks, we don't want to talk too much about politics, but..." FROM THE ARCHIVES (09'00): Godfre... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

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Reverse Swept Radio 157: the curious tale of Sammy Guillen, Jon Hotten’s ”Bat, Ball and Field”, and swapping the cricket for a curry house: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: cricket in the rain at the Oval, and Shomit Dutta's new play Stumped "It's a very liberating thing to take a day off work to go to the curry house and the pub, and you wouldn't do that under other circumstances." FROM THE ARCHIV... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

31 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio 165: a delightful Twitter story, the ”most exciting cricket match”, and cricket historical fiction: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy visits Lord's again, and a vintage cricket story on Twitter "This is the most awful team I have ever had, the batting is awful and the bowling, my god. I have not got a bowler. . . . If anyone would like to take on my j... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

30 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio 162: Aussie players learn from twitter, the remarkable career of Chris Schofield, and a delightful slice of cricket nostalgia: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Duncan Hamilton fears for the future of cricket writing, and Australia's test players learn from their predecessors via the media "Ian Healey sets himself up in front of the pedal bin in the SEN Office, and did a piece for c... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

34 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio 163: ICC TV, pissed at the wicket, and unlocking T20s secrets: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Discovering ICC TV, and rediscovering The Nightwatchman "Watching Zimbabwe is pure nostalgia for me: in Harare I made a very elegant four." FROM THE ARCHIVES (09'10): The Curious Case of the end of Bobby Peel's Career "Pisse... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

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Reverse Swept Radio 160: the new Ben Stokes doco, and cricket’s restorative qualities: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Listening to the Aus SA series from an English winter, and re-learning cricket's self-control "When you're watching cricket, you can swear at the umpire as much as you like. But when you're on the pitch, you have to switch t... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

37 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio 161: Ponting’s masterplan, the MCC take a wrong turn, Pakistan v Bangladesh 2003: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Ricky Ponting has a plan to save Test cricket, and the MCC take a mis-step when issuing their clarification on the Mankad. "It goes back to that thing called 'the Spirit of Cricket', and the MCC don't contribute towards a de... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

35 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio Reverse Swept Radio 159: A West Indian silver lining, the Test debut of DRS, and England’s year of four captains: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy welcomes a legspinner into the world, the test debut of Tagenarine Chanderpaul, and a promising tour match from the South Africans "As yet, she hasn't displayed the level of patience and self-control required of an open... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

34 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio 164: Andy visits the Lord’s pavilion, Ian Botham loses his teeth, and a match fixing investigation on film: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Visiting the Lord's pavilion and Leicestershire win a remarkable game "You can't really have everyone wandering around with pints." FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'20): Ian Botham v Andy Roberts in 1974: teenage Botham loses his teeth... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

32 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio 167: Cricket in Japan, cricket in a field, and cricket in a timeless test: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy plays cricket in a field in Kent, and Toby enjoys Afghanistan v Pakistan "The other great advantage: compared to a proper game, the wait for a post-match pint is much shorter." FROM THE ARCHIVES (07'50): A potted histo... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

30 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio 166: The Lord’s Hum, rediscovering a Bazball innings from a century ago, and reviewing Stumped the play: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: For the third episode in a row, Andy visits Lord's, and Abdullah Shafique pulls off an impossible catch "Maybe short legs around the world are cursing Shafique for resetting expectations for what short legs can be." FROM THE... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

34 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio 168: New Zealanders in Bristol, Warne vs Dravid and a Bodyline radio play: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy makes a first visit to Nevil Road and Toby reflects on post-captaincy careers "In my head, Misbah-ul-Haq had to go for it. In reality, he could have done it in singles." FROM THE ARCHIVES (12'10): When Warne and Dravid ... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

34 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio 171: Aus v Pak at the SCG; the story of the fourth stump; and cricket in South America: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy ponders the lot of the groundstaff of waterlogged British pitches; Toby reports back from day 1 of the SCG test "You presumably need a super super blotter, when it comes to a flood." FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'50): When Cric... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

35 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio 169: a summer without cricket, the finest Australian you’ve never heard of, and a new Harry Pearson book: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy reflects on a rare summer without cricket, and Toby enjoys Mark Ramprakash's insights into England's woeful World Cup "To lose me and Sir Alastair in just a few weeks would be a lot for the nation to take." FROM THE ARC... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

40 min listen

Reverse Swept Radio 170: a walk-out after one ball, Mark Butcher on the history of Black English cricketers, and the most miserable innings: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy becomes a Middlesex member, and Toby finds himself hopelessly out of his depth "We have a running joke that our shirts our are best player. This has come back to bite us in the arse: bonus points for wearing the same sh... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

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Reverse Swept Radio 174: French cricket's ghost leagues, Liam Dawson stops trying, Sonny Ramadhin is stopped: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: French cricket levels up, and Liam Dawsons resigns from trying to play test cricket "The Ghost Cricket Leagues of France - a superb title for anything, really." FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'50): The Unstoppable Sonny Ramadhin is st... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

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Reverse Swept Radio 173: an English leggie in Zimbabwe, the first tied test, and an insider account of Aus vs India: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy reports back from the Logan Cup, and Toby enjoys the small (and futile) parts of Sunday cricket "Clearly the Reverse Swept Radio coffers will be extensive enough to fly me back to Australia every three weeks to record t... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

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Reverse Swept Radio 172: cricket under the bedclothes, trying to save a painting for the nation, and Warne at Hampshire: THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Reflecting on the West Indian victory against Australia "So I woke up last Sunday morning in a Gothic temple, as you do." FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'50): Benjamin West's The Cricketers, and the battle to take the painting to the ... by Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

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