Episodes

Dec 13

Welcome back to The Bishop and Bear and STAND BY FOR A SHOCK! Our guest for this Ashes special is lovable, if loquacious, Liverpudlian Gary Nayor. BUT, and here’s the shock, the lad struggles to actually get a word in as the Bear’s boosterish optimism ploughs forth like a runaway train! You don’t need me to tell you the situation. England are a familiar two down in an away Ashes. A media frenzy is declaring the death of Bazball. England’s captain is questioning whether there might be some ‘weak men’ in the England dressing room, while coach BMac thinks they have probably practiced too much. And let’s not forget that Australia, albeit a key man or two down, are downright formidable on their own turf. Is there any hope? Yes always. Until there isn’t. A bit like ‘everybody having a plan until they get punched in the face’ to quote Tyson (Mike, not Frank). Your episcopal barman struggles manfully (Ben Stokes would approve) , to keep order as the Bear and Gary go full steam into these discussion points. Too much prep? Or the wrong kind of prep? Do we blame BMAC or is the problem deeper rooted in the structure of the English game? · Can England adapt approach on the fly to be more competitive in Adelaide? Should they? · Ben Stokes thinks it’s a mentality at key moments. Is he missing the point or just saying what he can? · Changes for Adelaide on either side. Is Bethell a number 3? Does one gritty knock make a summer and give Jacks a go? · What other alternatives are there? · Is Noosa a holiday destination or a rope England are putting around their own neck? Wewill, of course, be with you for every ball of the Adelaide Test. Don’t miss it with us from 11.20 pm on 16th Dec (UK time) or 10am on the 17th Dec if you are in Adelaide, at guerillacricket.com or just come to our Guerilla YouTube channel . If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 29

A warm welcome back to The Bishop and Bear. Not one, not two, but three guests this week. We’ve turned the old B and B into a student union bar (or a Wetherspoons). OK not a ‘Spoons’ we have standards to maintain after all. With us at the bar are Arnav, Ed and William, all Sports Journalism students at Brighton University and all now enjoying placements with us. We have a great relationship with Brighton and are delighted to provide the chance for them to write and broadcast on Guerilla Cricket. With Hendo and your Episcopal Barman to steer their journalistic and broadcast training and the Bear to oversee lifestyle choices and moral welfare, I think you’ll agree the lads could not be in better hands! There is no shortage of things to discuss. As well as telling us about themselves, our trio are straight into tackling the big questions of the moment. Is AI dragging the standard of cricket journalism down or driving it up? Did Travis Head win the Perth Test, or did England lose it? The Pink Kookaburra – is it a ball or a Brighton nightclub? And speaking of pink balls, England are not playing a warm up match with one before Brisbane– is that arrogance or pragmatism? Given Australia and England’s contrasting records in Day Night Tests, are there any reasons to be optimistic for England? We don’t just stop with The Ashes either. India come under the Brighton University microscope too as we examine just what has happened to their home Test form. Is Gautam Gambhir’s job under threat? Have home turning pitches turned against them when the likes of New Zealand and now South Africa have top quality spinners and there is no Ashwin for India? And why are the all-conquering WTC Champions South Africa playing so little Test cricket? Our gallant trio do a fine job in answering these as well as coping with the Bishop and Bear in the process. They were very much the grown-ups in the room if you ask me. Let us know you think too. We will, of course, be with you for every ball of the Brisbane Test, which we all hope will last longer than two day/nights. Don’t miss it with us from 4am Uk time on 4th December on guerillacricket.com or just come to our Guerilla YouTube channel . If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 20

Welcome again to the Bishop and Bear. We’ve got our ton, taken guard again and off we go with Episode 101. The Ashes is so close we can almost touch it! Friday morning 2.30 UK time. Every ball will be on guerillacricket.com or just come to our Guerilla YouTube channel to see us in the flesh. And there is a lot of flesh, most of it covered, fortunately. Everyonehas a point of view in the pre series media frenzy. Some things never change. Glen McGrath reckons 5-0. But others say this is England best chance in years. Alongside your Pommie Landlord and Episcopal Barman, are two Aussie guest to balance things up. Cat Jones and Dan Liebke, a much more established and probably more reliable pair than Khawaja and Weatherald, makers of the excellent Can’t Bowl Can’t Throw Podcast and regular Guerillas too. And so we don’t forget, Dan has just written the perfect book for pre, during and post Ashes reading. It’s called The 50 Most Ridiculous Ashes Moments. A celebration of the funniest, weirdest and most absurd moments from Ashes cricket, it’s a richly amusing exploration of this timeless rivalry. Available at all good book stores including here . You probably won’t hear a more balanced (or longer) podcast anywhere. As well as laughing at Merv Hughes and hearing how Jake Weatherald peppered Yorkshire graves with cricket balls, we touch all the bases others have and plenty they haven’t including: · Will England live to rue white ball battering and Lilac Hill beer match as their only prep? · Why don’t English players play more for Aus clubs or states?Aussies are quick enough to grab county experience after all. · Pound for pound match ups. Is this really England’s best chance in years? · Root and the Aussie Hundred Albatross? Will it finally fly free? · Weatherall and Doggett. Who?n Bashir – Why? · The England bowling break down derby · Aus haven’t won a series in England since 2001. Twenty four years ago! Why doesn’t anyone ever mention that? · Mitchell Johnson used to sing songs from Frozen when running in to bowl. What might be the songs for bowlers on both sides in this Ashes? · Predictions – Actual and Moral victors? We’ll be with you for every ball of the Ashes. If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 11

Welcomeagain to the Bishop and Bear. Not just any Bishop and Bear this one. It’s our 100th. This was recorded just two days after we got the awful news about the passing of Sean Tracey, one of our long time Guerillas. We thought long and hard about whether to delay recording. But then we said that it’s going to be all about cricket and music. What could be more appropriate as a tribute to Sean? The show therefore went on, with him in our thoughts and hearts. Once we had come up with the idea of our Bishop and Bear Cricket Island Discs 100 celebration, we knew immediately who we wanted not just a guest, but as guest host. A man whose music podcast, Sombrero Fallout, was the number one music podcast in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. He knows a bit about cricket too. It is, of course, Ian Forth, or Forthy as we know him. Forthy takes over behind the bar and with a mix of musical expertise, urbanity and a firm controlling hand where necessary, he teases out of your ursine landlord and episcopal barman their most memorable cricket moments and a music selection to accompany them on their desert island. We meander our way through our first and then most memorable matches, our top Guerilla experiences, the player we would have wanted to be and our best ever Guerilla guests. Each accompanied by a carefully and lovingly selected musical choice. We even nominate a player and relevant musical selection for each other. There is a mix of fabulously memorable cricketing moments and a distinctly eclectic music selection to go along with them. Do let us know what you think! For your further delight and delectation, you can find our music choices here: The Bishop Playlist: The Bear Playlist: And we of course, heartily recommend checking out Forthy’s excellent Sombrero Fallout too. Hopefully we will see you for the New Zealand series. To make sure you don’t miss a ball, click here for our broadcast schedule . If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . And do please raise a glass to Sean too. All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 14

A warm welcome back to the Bishop and Bear! It’s number 99. That’s dedication for you and as the late Roy Castle sang "Dedication is what you need if you want to be a record breaker". Next week, England travel to Ireland for 3 T20s at Malehide (a place dear to our hearts). To help us look ahead to that we have a very special guest in our pub today. A cricketer who seems to make a habit of breaking records wherever he goes and who knows may break a few more next week. It’s Ireland all-rounder Curtis Campher, no less! Grab your drink and settle back as Curtis enjoys his Guiness and gets well and truly into the Guerilla swing of things. We natter about his background, how and why he chose Ireland (and loves it!), those records including his 5 wickets in 5 balls, and his recent 123 off 68 balls as Essex battered Surrey at Chelmsford in the One Day Cup. But of course, we then get onto the Ireland vs England series which we all hope doesn’t get too rained on. There is a reason Ireland is so green. Just how do Ireland prepare, who are their match winners and do they feel even faintly by miffed England’s squad selection? Curtis is a fine and fun conversationalist, so we get plenty of time to hear how a modern international cricketer copes with the stresses and strains of international travel and what he does in his spare time too. The Bear even probed the poor lad on why Ireland doesn’t play more Test cricket, which Curtis answered both honestly and with consummate tact. We even gave him some advice on a speech for the forthcoming wedding of his brother. To be honest, he may be best advised to ignore that though. Hopefully we will see you for the Ireland series. To make sure you don’t miss a ball, click here for our broadcast schedule . If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 31

A warm welcome back to the Bishop and Bear! It’s been nearly a month since the end of the thrill packed roller coaster ride of a Test series between England and India. Most of us have got over it and moved on, except perhaps Guerilla Hendo. Your episcopal barman has found plenty of distraction in the One Day Cup, while others may have enjoyed The Hundred in all of its sugary snack glory. BUT, our focus is now back on international cricket and most particularly the ODI and T20I series between England and South Africa, which starts on Tuesday. To make sure you don’t miss a ball, click here for our broadcast schedule . To mull over all things South Africa (cricket wise at least) our guest is Guerilla, South African cricket expert and host of The Full Quota Podcast, Tim Dale Lace. We seem to recall that the last time Tim popped into the old B&B, we were castigating South Africa for putting everything behind the SA20 and fielding weak Test teams and yet, here they are, World Test champions. World Cup Semi Finalists, WT20 Finalists and have just beaten Aus on their own patch in ODIs. So the big question for Tim was “What are his Proteas doing right and should we now be discussing them as part of a ‘Big Four’, muscling proudly in with the big money boys India, England and Australia?” Tim’s insight into the impact of coach Shukri Conrad and the positivity he has injected into all parts of the South African game are well worth a listen as you enjoy your drinks in the convivial surroundings of the internet’s favourite cricket boozer. We look at both team’s chances, players to watch out for and of course, give our predictions. There is even a bit of time for some reflections on the One Day Cup too. We’ll be with you for every ball of the England vs South Africa series and England’s trip to Ireland of course. If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 15

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. Let us get you a drink and then feel free to make yourself comfortable, settle back and enjoy what is a very lively discussion indeed. It’s England vs India – The Decider. A kind of Podcast 6th Test. Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman are the all guns blazing BazChatters, against powerhouse Indian opposition in the form of our guests, BB regular and Indian cricket sage Anindya Dutta and Raj (the man David Brook chased round Lord’s) Patel. A bit like the recent England vs India Test itself the conversation is fast, feisty and fun but despite our best efforts, I’m not sure anyone wins. Except our listeners of course. As the drinks are sunk, we plough headlong into some of the BIG questions. Was a draw a fair result? Did the result even matter when the entertainment was so good? (spoiler alert, it did to the Bear and our guests). What were the moments of the series? How did the captains face off against each other? (Ollie Pope had a letter from his mum and wasn’t included). And crucially, where did this series rate amongst the greatest of all time? There plenty of diversions along the way too. That all got us thinking, that if we have just seen five great Tests, all five enthralling days, how on earth could anyone even think that four-day Tests are a good idea? And, how can the ICC improve the World Test Championship to ensure everybody gets to play longer, more, exciting Tests. Raj has an article coming out soon with a number of great ideas and you can rest assured; we will share that first with our Patreons and then publish it onto our website For good measure we have a quick look forward to England’s white ball series with South Africa and we ask our Indian guests just how much does India really care about the Asia Cup? We’ll be with you for every ball of the last two England vs South Africa series and England’s trip to Ireland. If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 20

A huge welcome once again to The Bishop and Bear. What a week for Test cricket it’s been. As you will know if you have been watching or listening with us, we have been gripped by the 5-day drama of that Lords Test. If you haven’t been with us, where on earth have you been? Meanwhile, in Jamaica a rather shorter but equally dramatic Test Match was taking place where the West Indies had a real tilt at breaking New Zealand’s 1955 ‘lowest score record’ and Mitchell Starc was pink ball swinging his way into the record books with a five-wicket haul in his first 15 balls. To celebrate and marvel over both events, your ursine landlord and episcopal barman have the company of Ajit with his ever present armchair and David Brook, who, as you will hear, is both scathing and insightful on the state of West Indies cricket and certainly does not hold back. In animated conversation we discuss the good, the bad and the ugly from Lords including last day drama, Flintoff and Lee vibes, slow pitch and battered balls, over rates and the seeming injustice of only England being docked points, Zak Crawley’s Oscar nomination, Jofra’s return, Siraj and Maradona, English batting and the forthcoming return of the Prodigal Dawson. With a pause to refill glasses we lean exactly how the replacement balls make it into the magic box. It’s not as scientific a process as you might think by the way. From there it’s a race to the last orders bell to unpick the pink ball ballistics from Kingston and debate exactly why it happened and just where the West Indies go next. Does Brian Lara have a point in saying the team only play Tests to get picked for the global franchises? We’ll be with you for every ball of the last two England vs India Tests. If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . Allthe best YourUrsine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 9

In Brooks World Of Cricket , David is joined by the legend who is Roland Butcher to preview the England vs India and West Indies Australia test matches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 20

A very warm welcome once again. The sun is shining and the Bishop and Bear bar and garden is humming with excited anticipation of the 5 Test England Vs India series that starts on Friday 20th June. Our guest, as he so often is ahead of an India series, is the fabulous author, raconteur and expert on Indian cricket and particularly its spin bowlers, Anindya Dutta. Armed with an Indian pink gin, Anindya helps us to forensically probe prospects for the series. And a fascinating one it promises to be (the series, not the gin). A new look India, shorn of the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Mohammed Shami and led by rookie captain Shubman Gill is packed with potential, but some of it unproven. England, for their part, seem to be pretty solid in batting depth, but can’t keep bowlers fit. They will need all the experience in UK conditions that Chris Woakes can bring. Of course, we each make our predictions, so let us know if you agree with them or not! We also have time to celebrate South Africa’s World Test championship win and air some divergent views on the ICC moving ever closely to espousing four-day Tests. We’ll be with you for every ball of the England vs India series. If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 7

A huge welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. The English international summer has barely got under way and yet already, it seems, we are as busy as one legged tap dancers. Today our main focus is on the forthcoming World Test Championship Final between Australia and South Africa at Lords on 11th June. To help your landlord and episcopal barman assess the prospects we have two fabulous guests. At the Baggy Green end of the bar is none other than Cricket Bat Cat, whilst bounding in like a turbo charged Springbok for South Africa is Richard Asher, Lords ticket in hand for Day 1 and a map to find our studio for days 2 to five (or 6 if need be). We start by asking Richard just how South Africa got to the final by only playing the minimum 12 Tests and go on to explain just how the format works. Which oddly it seems to, as it has served up a very tasty looking Lords final. It’s not, you may be surprised to know, the first Test between Australia and South Africa at Lords, so we have a brief look back to 1912, when the Daily Telegraph reported that “there is a surfeit of cricket and English supporters have little interest in watching South Africa play Australia”. Fortunately cricket fans’ attitudes have changed. Perhaps not so much those of the Telegraph? We also move on to chat about England getting on their bikes to win a fairly one sided one day series against West Indies and to celebrate Virat Kohli’s IPL win at the 18th attempt. Good for him we say. Keep those Kohli Cam operators in business! We’ll be back in our new studio to bring you every ball of the WTC Final and the West Indies T20Is before that. If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 22

The old Bishop and Bear has been closed for refurbishment since late March, but we are delighted to pull up the shutters again and welcome you back. A special occasion demands a special guest and we have one of those in the shape of St. Annie of Exeter - national treasure, Guerilla and now best-selling cricket author too. Whilst liberally knocking back our finest rum, Annie undergoes the usual friendly but forensic examination we reserve for some of cricket’s finest authors. The book in question is “Cricket Changed My Life – Eleven Personal Journeys”. Its, personal, heartwarming and genuinely delightful in the opinion of your barman who had diligently read every word. No doubt our landlord will agree when he gets around to reading it too. But we will forgive him this time. New studios don’t set themselves up after all, so his ursine paws have been rather full. From a Pakistani teenager left for dead by terrorists to England’s first black international cricketer, from journalists and broadcasters who have battled adversity to forge careers in cricket to a pair of Syrian refugees, and from one of England’s greatest all rounders to the inimitable David’ Bumble’ Lloyd, Annie tells the stories of eleven very different people for whom the game of cricket has been transformative. Each and every one of the 11 chapters is unique and delivered in Annie’s own style, always allowing the subject to shine and to clearly enjoy themselves whilst doing it. It’s charmingly understated in places, no more so than when she says “there’s an element of the extrovert about Dan Norcross” (who? Ed). Listen in here and enjoy the chat. In fact, do that and also buy the book. You can do that here. For good measure, we also have a look forward to the Zimbabwe Test and have to say that we are rather looking to seeing all 6 foot 8 inches of Blessing Muzarabani and wonder if the Joel Garner like bowler might just trouble England’ Baz Ballers if they are not on their mettle. We’ll be in our new studio to bring you every ball and for that, so join us if you can. If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 25

A warm welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. The effect of climate change cannot be ignored in sport generally and in cricket particularly. Intense heat, drought, storms and flooding impact all levels of the game. We’ve seen it with international cricket at the top of the game, but think of those challenges faced regularly by your local cricket club and others at the grass roots of the game. Our guest in the Bishop and Bear, Tanya Aldred, is one of the world’s foremost voices on cricket and climate change, contributing the Environment column to the Wisden Almanack since 2017. She is also a founder of The Next Test (a non-profit organisation, providing climate education and resources and collaboratively seeking climate solutions within the world of cricket). Fortified with a Sauvignon Blanc, specially selected from the B and B’s ecofriendly and fully sustainable cellar, Tanya tells us about the very practical steps that can be taken by cricket clubs to address the challenges of climate change and make a tangible difference. In her own words, “grassroots changes are like singles, the small steps from which a significant innings is compiled”. That’s where The Next Test is geared up to provide practical support to clubs in taking those steps. If you want to take that first single for your club and need help, then you can start here . To help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 18

A warm welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. There were some big subjects to cover in the old B and B this week, so propping up the bar is a man more than able to address them…at length. It is none other than The Mersey Mouth, The Tooting Trumpet, maker of occasionally dubious points, but always with hyperbolic conviction, Gary Naylor. We look back to the Champions Trophy which inevitably leads to a chuckle or two at how poor India had the odds stacked against them, or at least that’s what Gautam Gambir (subject of perhaps our shortest ever jingle), thought. We thought they were worthy winners though despite that. We put our brains together using, it must be said, rather different analytical styles to figure out how England can restart their broken white ball motor. Suffice to say your landlord rather shot from the hip using ever more colourful vernacular, whilst our guest and episcopal barman took a more rounded view. Interestingly we ended up in the same place. Add to all that, the unearthing of divergent views on whether the 150th Anniversary Test should be a Day/Night Pink baller. No, no, raged your barman. Since 1877, there have been 2,581 Tests but only 23 under lights. Why celebrate the history of Test cricket by playing it in a way that is not how the majority of Tests have been played? Your Landlord was, shall we say, less a defender of history and tradition and more for living in the moment. Where do you stand? Finally, we round things off by asking if Pakistan Cricket’s malaise is a long-term issue and are the MCC really losing £4 million because India are not in the WTC Final. If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 14

Dan Jadz is the mind behind OurCricket, a powerhouse in the cricket YouTube world. Always keen to keep our eye on fellow YouTube powerhouses, we despatched our agent Will Reynolds to interrogate Dan. Using a devastating combination of charm and persuasion, Will discovers from Dan, his background and what led him to cricket, the challenges and rewards of working with professional cricketers like Josh De Silva and Jo Gardener, commentating for Northants and just how terrifying is it to face a fired up Jayden Seales? You can see Dan in action here: OurCricket Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ourcricketpod Support Guerilla Cricket : If you want to help us keep Guerilla Cricket on the road and great cricket match coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 2

Every now and then, somebody forgets something important and there are consequences. This week, the Bishop managed to forget to lock the front door of the Bishop and Bear pub, and three unruly Australians broke in and took it over for a time. While order will be restored in future weeks, we do have a recording of what they shared from an Australian perspective. Despite the fact that the Champions Trophy hasn’t turned out to be everything that Pakistan, or indeed England or Bangladesh, might have hoped, it is still well and truly underway. Mog, Messy, and Forthy have had a go at giving their perspective on what happened in the first week, and look forward to the coming matches. Fortunately, this was recorded before England’s loss to Afghanistan, so we are spared any analysis of this. Many thanks to all of you for your ongoing support – the Guerillas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 19

A warm welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. There’s a few Guerillas stood, sat or drunkenly slumped at the old B&B bar this week. Whatever their state of sobriety or inebriation, they have gathered to preview the 9th edition of the Champions Trophy, which starts on Wednesday. Rest assured, your Guerillas will be covering every ball too. The ICC Champions Trophy was inaugurated in 1998, a cunning ICC plan to be a short form tournament to raise funds for the development of the game in non – Test playing countries. A very worthy ambition and one which we hope continues. Along with Tawhid, Messy, Anindya* and Jim Burchill, your ursine landlord and episcopal barman dig into the chances of all eight countries, leaving no stone unturned to assess squads, form and chances. Don’t worry, every Guerilla has his feet to the flames to predict a winner too, although we all felt the format and timing gave just about everyone a puncher’s chance. Grab yourself a drink, settle in and whoever you are rooting for they will covered in this chat. If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. All the best Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman *Author of the best- seller “Wizard’s – The Story of Indian Spin Bowling” available at all reputable book stores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 6

A warm welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. We may be hurtling at speed into 2025, but we start today looking back the best part of 100 years. Our guest on the Barstool of Bravado is Stephen Brenkley, former cricket correspondent for the Independent and the Independent on Sunday who once commented that our predecessor Test Match Sofa ‘were not as funny as they think they are’. Clearly a man of great perspicacity. He’s here though to chat about his new book A Striking Summer (How cricket united a divided nation) . The summer in question was 1926. A post war Britain was riven by a general strike and by class divide. Anything but the land fit for hero’s that Lloyd George had promised. England’s Cricket team had lost 3 consecutive Ashes series winning just one Test all of them. An Ashes series took place that transfixed and united the nation. Over 30,000 people thronged to Victoria station just to see the Australian team arrive for goodness sake! Along with Stephen, we dive into the drama of the series, delve into the characters of the players and look at just how, in such troubled times, the game of cricket briefly united a deeply troubled nation. It is a superbly engaging read and comes heartily recommended. At the bottom of these notes you’ll find exactly where to get the book at a special Bishop and Bear price. Fuelled with a couple of generous gin and tonics, Stephen stays to reflect on the battering England have received in the India T20s, the battering our Women were dealt in the Ashes and the less than stellar performances for the Lions and the U19 Women too. We ask the question “Are the ECB more focused on franchise sales than international competitiveness. Or is one a route to the other?” Here is where you can find Stephen’s book. A Striking Summer by Stephen Brenkley is published by Fairfield Books: Buy the hardback for £16 + p&p with coupon code GC20: https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/a-striking-summer Buy the ebook for £3.99 with coupon code GC20: https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/a-striking-summer-ebook By the way, if you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . Cheers Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 16

Its 2025 and we are back! I don’t know about you, but Dry January hasn’t gone too well. To be honest by mid-morning on New Year’s Day it was starting to drag and by lunchtime we’d given it up altogether. Once again, the internet’s favourite virtual cricket pub has thrown open its doors and first through them for 2025 was our Richard ( Brim-full Of) Asher. And he was certainly brim – full of optimism and New Year cheer now that his South Africa have decided that they actually do like Test Cricket and have made it the WTC final. As we crack open a drink or two (a cider for Richard), we pick the bones out of that enthralling South Africa and Pakistan series and lament that it was just two Tests. Having warmed up with that, we celebrate a fabulous (and fabulously attended) Border Gavaskar Trophy pausing to consider who were stars, who were the fools and why did Virat Kohli act like a spoilt child? We cast an eye on the Women’s Ashes too and of course, discuss Richard’s 2024 review and just what he thinks about Vernon Philander’s punditry. Let’s just say he was a fine bowler but not such a fine wordsmith in Richard’s eyes (or ears). We are really looking forward to your company this year. Not long now until we are back on air. By the way, if you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. Cheers and Welcome Back Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 23, 2024

Ho Ho Ho. It’s nearly time for the fat jolly bearded gentleman to arrive. To be fair, that could describe most Guerillas (obviously the likes of Annie and indeed our guest today excluded). The halls and walls of the Bishop and Bear are decked with boughs of holly and our Barstool of Bravado guest to look back on the New Zealand series and the year in general is the admirable, ambitious and prolific Hector. Hector has been our man on the spot at all three New Zealand Tests, hobnobbing with media glitterati, asking the tough questions in press conferences and drinking and dining with Fleet Street’s finest and former England Test alumni alike. If you haven’t been following his daily match previews, reports, interviews where have you been?! Settle back with a drink and enjoy the chat as we find out just what else the lad has been up to as well as ask why England are so much like the little girl in Longfellow’s poem – “When they are good they are very good, but when they are bad they are horrid”. We chew over the Test year in general, pick our magic moments and horror stories and look, not just at England, but at Test cricket in general. To round up, as our Ursine Landlord is about to shut up the shutters for Christmas, we each reflect upon what we would we do if we were in charge for a day of the ICC and the ECB respectively. And finally we let Santa know, loud and clear, what’s top of our Cricket Christmas list and what our cricketing New Year resolutions are. What are yours by the way. Let us know. If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. Season Greetings from Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 11, 2024

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Dec 5, 2024

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Hector and Henry’s World of Cricket. We are joining you from across the world – Henry is playing cricket for the Darren Lehman academy, in Adelaide, whilst Hector has recently touched down in Wellington for the second Test. We were lucky enough to catch up with the great Jack Meacher – one-half of the cricketing social media sensations, Cricket District. Having risen rapidly in the world of YouTube content creation, Jack has helped amass a following of close to 400,000. He has spent the last few years traveling the world, filming content with some of the best players to ever do it – including the likes of Ben Stokes, Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad and Rashid Khan. Alongside debriefing the first Test between England and New Zealand, we chat to Jack about his progression through the ever-developing world of cricket YouTube, what it is like filming with the captain of England midway through an Ashes series, and the dynamic between mainstream and social media. Thanks as ever for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 27, 2024

Welcome back to the Bishop and Mantis! Hang on what? Well, that is correct, just for today. Alas, our Ursine Landlord has been called away by family duties so your Episcopal Barman is flying solo serving drinks, mopping tables, changing barrels and with a broom firmly inserted to ensure the floor is swept as he goes. Fortunately, he has for company former New Zealand captain, scorer of 174* against England in 1984 and general renaissance man, Jeremy Coney. What better guest could there be ahead of the fascinating series coming up between New Zealand and England? Jeremy gives us the full run down on the seam attacks and what we might expect at the very seam friendly Hagley Oval where only once has a winning captain chosen to bat first. We celebrate the Black Cap’s extraordinary series win in India and ask what, if any, relevance that may have on the series and then meander down many other diversionary alleyways of discussion and discovery. Do you know how many draws there have been from 40 Tests this year? Listen and find out and see if you agree with our summary of the new adrenaline and money fuelled fast forward cricket landscape and its impact on Test Match results. Of course we also provide our predictions for the New Zealand vs England series before, for some reason, lurching off to lament the prominence of nasal hair in one’s more senior years. Which, as I’m sure you will agree, was about the right time to pull down the shutters of the Old B and B for the evening after what had been a fabulously entertaining hour. Grab yourselves a drink and join us. We love having your company. By the way, if you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord (in absentia) and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 30, 2024

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear! England collapsed and lost the deciding Test to Pakistan in two and a half days. On the upside, your Episcopal Barman got a Sunday lie in he hadn’t been expecting, but that is really not a consolation for the meekness of the England collapse. Pakistan looked across the border to India and said “forget our illustrious tradition of demon reverse swing. Wasim and Waqar - Who were they? Rawalpindi Express? Only the slow train for us now. Used wickets, rakes, big fans and most importantly a highly quality left arm and right arm spin duo is the way to go”. No English man had an answer to Noman. The sparkly eyes and twirly pantomime villain tache, not to mention camp celebrations of Sajid Khan bamboozled and battered shoddy English batting defences. So much to unpick and our guest in the Bishop and Bear to help us do just that is young Billy Stevens. After your highly responsible Landlord had demanded to see proof of age of course. He may not have known that Billy Whizz was a famous Beano character, but with a Guinness in hand, the lad knows his cricket! There’s more too. We celebrate the magnificent Kiwis in India with Santna Baby hurrying down the chimney three months early to leave a present of India’s first home series defeat since 2012. Guess who NZ play next in Tests. Yup, England! Finally, as we switch from red ball to white, we chew over whether it will be a Caribbean Holiday or Death in Paradise of England’s experimental side. Grab yourselves a rum punch and settle in to join us. We love having your company. By the way, if you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 14, 2024

The warmest of welcomes back to the Bishop and Bear. We’re delighted to get back together with you in the very short window of time allowed between the 1st and 2nd Multan Tests. And after records tumbled in the first, we now have all sorts of pitch shenanigans to discuss as it looks as though the 2nd Test will now be on the same pitch! And quelle surprise, on an old track being sundried and fan blown as we speak, Pakistan are packing their team full of spinners (mainly left arm and leg). Our guest to review the first Test and look ahead with a sharply critical eye is our very own Tooting Trumpet and Mersey Mouth, Gary Naylor. Don’t expect one word answers, but do expect some cracking insights. For good measure, we also find time to ask whether Australia can be beaten in the Women’s World T20, nod in passing to India’s humungous thumping of Bangladesh and even chew briefly on the gristle of packed cricket schedules. Grab yourselves a drink and settle in to join us. We love having your company. By the way, if you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 6, 2024

Welcome back to Hector and Henry’s World of Cricket! It is great to have you join us, and with the cricketing summer a thing of the past, it is vital that we can get our cricket fix from somewhere. Now of course, every England fixture, we are treated (either via our TV channels or even better, in the flesh), to the dulcet tones of the Barmy Army. Widely renowned as one of the most creative, loosest fan networks out there, the Barmy Army have sent shivers down many an Australians spine. Have you ever wondered how such an operation works? Whilst the group's main purpose is to incite crowds to get behind our national heroes, there is also a large amount of charity work, travel planning, and essentially business-running going on behind the scenes. We thought that it would be interesting for the listeners to get the inside scoop as to how such a successful organization is run. Who better to talk to than the die-hard fan, Rob Lewis, aka Randy Caddick. The man who stole our hearts way back in 2021, stood atop the fort of Galle to watch our team play in such desperate circumstances, belting Jerusalem out as Rooty made lightwork of tricky conditions. In this episode, we talk to Rob about his time in the Barmy Army (since recruitment in 2021), his future plans to get stuck in during the Ashes next year, as well as all the rogue news that recently has appeared in the world of cricket. And of course, his views on the slightly underwhelming English summer... We hope you enjoy this episode and please get involved in the donations section to keep us up and running! Thanks again for listening! H and H Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 2, 2024

The warmest of welcomes back to the Bishop and Bear. The English cricket summer is finally done, so late that Santa’s reindeer are already in pre-Christmas training. But if you think that means a short break for Guerilla Cricket, oh no, think again. England start a Test Series in Pakistan in just a few days’ time. To look back with the Bear and I to the summer gone and forward to that Pakistan series, our guest is comedian, BBC voice of Pakistan cricket, winner of the Live Stand Up Comedy Award at the 8th annual UK Enterprise Awards 2024, but most importantly a Guerilla Cricket alumni – Aatif Nawaz. Not only do we reflect on the good, the bad and the ugly from the summer (Lords ticket prices for a start), we also find out what it’s like to get a lift off Jimmy Anderson, what car he has and indeed how many of them. And if you have some questions about ECB policies and decisions, just wait until we light Aatif’s blue touchpaper about the PCB. Safe to say, we well and truly poked that particular sleeping bear. Not our Bear of course, Heaven forfend! We all seemed to agree that none of us expected much from the late, late Australia white ball show, but actually really enjoyed it and we even find time to reflect on Cricket’s Manchester City, aka Surrey and their Oval Invincible alter egos winning again. And poor old Somerset not winning. Three times. And if you want to know why David Gower’s invitation for Aatif to go swimming in Pakistan turned out to be an empty promise, then you will find that answer here too. It’s a lot of fun, so grab yourselves a drink and settle in to join us. We love having your company. By the way, if you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 6, 2024

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear, cricket’s finest virtual pub. An absolute smorgasbord of discussion topics this week, so your ursine landlord and episcopal barman needed to find someone of weight and forthright opinion to help navigate through them. And we did find one too. Who else, of course, but our own Hendo. Delicately sipping a coffee liqueur or two , Hendo gets fully stuck in with us to cover all of the following and more besides: · The Sri Lanka series to date · A disappointing Sunday crowd for a great day of Test Cricket and what’s to be done? · The Lords Man of the Match Award · Breaking news about that award winner – Gus Atkinson · A look forward to the Oval Sri Lanka Test · The September return of the Kookaburra · Farhan Ahmed, WG Grace and Abraham Lincoln (and does the Bear know the connection between them?) · BMac as supreme ruler across formats and the impending Aussie white ball series · Bangladesh making history in Pakistan Do grab yourselves a drink and settle in to join us for the chat. We love having your company. By the way, if you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 4, 2024

Welcome to the very first episode of Hector and Henry’s World of Cricket. Your hosts, Hector and Henry, are avid badgers of the game, with very different cricketing careers. Henry is looking to go the distance, playing for the Derbyshire academy, and travelling out to Adelaide to play for the Darren Lehman academy, whilst Hector spent the summer gradually being dropped down the order from opener to number 8! Like with all fans, we are unified in our love of the game. Together, Hector and Henry (that’s us – think Bishop and Bear, but much younger and better looking, probably), will interview a range of exciting guests, from current players, to content creators, to provide you with a short engaging discussions. Episodes will be released every fortnight, and we are keen for this show to be refreshingly different – so please feel free to send in any suggestions/questions for us to ask our guests to guerillacricket@gmail.com To kick off this series, we have a great guest, as we were lucky enough to speak to recent back to back Hundred champion – a vital part of the Oval Invincibles team, and potential future England superstar, Nathan Sowter. We chat about his time in the Hundred, his views on the future of Test Match Cricket and County cricket, what it’s like bowling to Kieron Pollard, and much more! Thank you so much for listening, we really hope you enjoy it and bear with us as it is our first try! By the way, if you want to help Guerilla Cricket keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 19, 2024

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear! It’s always great to see you and even more so when a Test series is just around the corner. This one is against Sri Lanka. Perhaps not the force of old, but not to be underestimated either. Also not to be underestimated are the two guests on the barstools of bravado. It’s our Sri Lankan Olegasegram double act. Bennett and Son - the works never done, at least not until they have given us the lowdown on this year’s Sri Lankan tourists. The son is Dylan who explains how the times are a-changing for Sri Lankan domestic cricket and the truth behind B – Love Kandy. A Sri Lankan Cricket franchise apparently, not a chocolate aphrodisiac . We start with England though and debate not just how they will fare without Ben Stokes, but also whether his three appearances, four runs and no wickets for the Northern Superchargers was worth the few extra bums on seats in the Hundred as far as the ECB is concerned. Probably not, but we doubt they’ll admit that. From there, it’s a thorough review of the old, new and returning Sri Lankan squad, who have just beaten India in a One Day series don’t forget! They will have a very familiar name as batting coach for this series. None other than our old favourite Ian Bell…Bell….Bell….Bell. Finally, we circle back to the Hundred again. Mainly to assess Jimmy Anderson’s desire to play in it and other franchise tournaments. To us that seems a bit like asking Michelangelo to don his overalls and slap a lick of paint over cracks in the Bishop and Bear walls. But Jimmy has earned the right to do whatever he wants. By the way, if you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 8, 2024

Bon retour au L'évêque et l'ours. Or, if this is your first visit, a very warm welcome to the Bishop and Bear. Sorry, but that’s as much French as we are going to get despite our landlord having just returned sun bronzed from the south of France. It’s a bon retour aussi (sorry a bit more French slipped in there) to our special guest, St Annie of Exeter. The wonderful Annie Chave of course, who was very quick to get in the French spirit with several large glasses of our highly quaffable Côtes du Rhône. Hopefully you find us in up-beat, but also reflective mood as we chew over things from the wonderful world of cricket. We start by paying our tribute on the tragic passing of Graham Thorpe, taken too young, but a man who we and indeed all England fans, remember with great fondness. From there we look back to Jimmy’s final Test farewell, seeing it as reflective of an era’s end, not just a magnificent career. We celebrate some great cricket (and decent crowds) in the One Day Cup, consider the implications of the Hundred sale with Hampshire seemingly leading the way, consider the implications of England’s new selections for the Sri Lanka series and finally, for good measure, assess who might fill the shoes of the departing Mathew Mott. By the way, if you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 6, 2024

Great to have you back with us in the Bishop and Bear. It’s raining outside our pub window which can only mean one thing. There’s an England Test Match starting next week AT LORDS against the West Indies in Jimmy’s farewell. We will look forward to that and also briefly back at the World T20. BUT first you may know that the first time the West Indies won a Test in England was at Lords in 1950. A thumping 326 run victory inspired not just by Ramadhin and Valentine, BUT also by a 2nd innings 168* from Clyde Walcott. Our special guest today on the Barstool of Bravado is author Peter Mason, whose book “Clyde Walcott – Statesman of West Indies Cricket” is released in September. It’s an essential biography of a cricketing great exploring his achievements as a player, manager and political activist. Peter's book gives us a timely reminder of the huge impact that Clyde Walcott had both on and off the field. It is also a fascinating exploration of how theWest Indies came to dominate the game for so long at the end of the twentieth century. You can preorder the book at most good bookstores and there is a link below to point you in the right direction. It’s the start of a West Indies series, so no surprise that our other guest is the ever-eloquent David Brook. Together with Peter, we look back to the World T20 and more importantly forward to the England Vs West Indies series and Jimmy Anderson’s Lords farewell. You can pre order your copy of book “Clyde Walcott – Statesman of West Indies Cricket” at most good bookshops, including here . By the way, if you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here . There’s loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 20, 2024

A huge welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. “As strange as it sounds, what I want to be doing right now is playing cricket. Sweating and getting tired at training sessions, the ball hitting my legs and body. But I have a sniper’s rifle in my hands instead of a bat and a grenade instead of a ball”. Those are the words of Ukraniain cricketer and now soldier defending his homeland from Russian invasion, Sasha Romanenko. His story, and others like him, is brilliantly told in the book “Getting Out – The Ukrainian Cricket Team’s Last Stand on the Front Lines of War”. It’s author, Jonathan Campion is our guest in the Bishop and Bear today to discuss not just of how Ukraine’s cricketers helped the people around them to escape from Russia’s invasion (including first – hand accounts of the war), but also about the growth of cricket in the Ukraine to the cusp of ICC membership before Putin’s aggression. Personal, harrowing yet heartwarming, your ursine landlord and episcopal barman strongly recommend it. You can find a link on where to buy it below. Of course, we also take the opportunity to chat with Jonathan about the World T20, now at the Super 8 stage and we look at the two groups and ask “Can anyone stop another Australia vs India final”? Yes, is the answer, so listen in to see who we favour. You can buy ‘Getting Out – the Ukranian Cricket Team’s Last Stand on the Front Lines of War’ at all reputable book stores, but here is one of them. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 29, 2024

A huge welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. Having just staggered across the finishing line of the IPL marathon, don’t think for a second we have time to put our feet up in the Old B and B. Oh no! The WT20 looms. All 20 teams, 4 groups, 2 countries, nine venues and specially grown and flown drop in pitches of it. So much to talk about with our special guest Gargi Raut, presenter, broadcaster and writer with Revsportz in India. Gargi and your episcopal barman have worked together before, so it was high time she had an invite into cricket’s favourite virtual pub! Is a lively chat too. We dissect the IPL and agree, to put it nicely, that this year was far from its finest showing. Certainly, the final wasn’t. We conclude that six, six, six truly is the number of the beast as most bowlers were reduced to mere cannon fodder. Jason Holder has had some interesting things to say about that and we tend to agree with him. Should they stay or should they go? We also discuss whether English players should have been hauled home or whether staying in India would have been better World Cup prep. Michael Vaughan thinks they should have stayed. But hey, that’s Michael Vaughan. With Gargi’s insight, we also dive into the cult of personality and the intrusions on player privacy that cricketing celebrity in India entails. It is, we all tend to think, bonkers. Finally, or course, we look ahead to the World Cup and ask whether India can finally bring home an ICC Trophy again or whether a cheeky punt on Uganda at 1,500/1 might be worthwhile (probably not, but it’s up to you of course). Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 18, 2024

Hello and welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. Now who do you think of when you think about a hard man? Vinny Jones, Norman Hunter? Mike Tyson? Nigel Walker? Well, it’s none of those that we are discussing in the old B&B today. We want to focus on Cricket’s Hard Men – the Toughest Characters from the History of Cricket and our guest on the barstool of bravado is Richard Sydenham, sports journalist and author of a book which is all about that very subject – Cricket’s Hard Men. So, what actually constitutes a hard man of cricket? The truth is there is no simple definition. Whether it's resilience to defy injury from players like Kepler Wessels, Mike Atherton and Allan Border; sheer physicality from cricketer turned cage fighter Adam Hollioake; the bloody-mindedness to snub tradition by Douglas Jardine and John Reid; a chest-thumping need from Arjuna Ranatunga to show pride for a flag that had a reputation of being soft in the cricket world; or the blind courage of Brian Close, each player has his own unique story. Cricket’s Hard Men is a cricket book with a difference, not focused on runs, wickets and averages but on the characters who have excelled in the challenging environment of professional cricket, through the generations. Richard has picked 22 of them and mad a very good case for their inclusion. Here is the full 22: Mohinder Armanath, Michael Atherton, Eddie Barlow, Allan Border, Brian Close, Brian Davidson, John Edrich, Andy Flower, Roy Fredericks, Adam Hollioake, Douglas Jardine, Javed Miandad, Anil Kumble, Bruce Laird, Dennis Lillee, Arjuna Runatunga, John Reid, Viv Richards, Graeme Smith, Steve Waugh, Kepler Wessels and Peter Willey . But who is the ultimate Hard Man of Cricket? Listen here to find out who we think and let us know who would make your cut! You can find the book here But of course, other retailers are available. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 10, 2024

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. If you fancy a cracking night out, plenty to eat and drink, plus the chance to play some cricket and even face some of the world’s best bowlers, there is a bar you can go to. It’s called Sixes. If you are in the UK, you probably already know it. If you are in the USA, you soon will as they are have already opened in Dallas and will be opening more there too. At Guerilla Cricket, the social side of cricket is central to what we do. It’s the philosophy of our guest today too. Andy Waugh is the co - founder of Sixes Social Cricket and shares with us the story of Sixes, and tells us about some of their backers and fans which include the likes of Yuvraj Singh, KL Rahul, Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer and others. How did a Scotsman who never played cricket, end up creating a chain of social cricket experience bars? You are in the right place to find out. Andy seemed to feel straight at home in the Bishop and Bear and the conversation quickly turned to how social cricket and Sixes is a perfect opportunity to help people find their way to the game. Our thoughts also turn of course to the World T20 and the run fuelled IPL amongst other things. It’s a lively chat, so do have a listen and let us know what you think. And, if you haven’t tried Sixes yet. Get down to one and give it a go. We are planning a Guerilla night in one very soon. Do enjoy the chat and see you again soon in the Bishop and Bear. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 26, 2024

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear and today we have a real treat. Many cricket supporters will have recently heard a resounding thud on their door mat (or more likely a tiny tap on the door followed by the rapidly retreating footsteps of an Amazon delivery driver) – because last week saw the launch of the 161st edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack! Quite a year it’s been for cricket on and off the field and in its 1,552 pages The Wisden Cricketers Almanack captures and comments on much of it. Our own Gary Naylor has contributed 0.097% of those pages. How on earth, did they get him to be so brief? We think it’s editor, Lawrence Booth, deserves a very large drink. And as luck would have it, he’s in our pub today. If you thought the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack was just a coffee table thud book for cricket tragics (which ok, we know we are), you would be wrong. This year it puts forward some very forthright views on everything from the distribution of wealth in the game, equality and diversity and the spirit of cricket, as well as some great pieces by the likes of Mike Brearley (on the psychology of BazBall), a celebration of Stewart Broad and the impact of January 28th (Super Sunday). Plus of course, the Wisden cricketers of the year and so much more too. It's a rich read indeed. And hopefully a great listen too as we chat to Lawrence. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman PS you can buy the 161st Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack at all good bookstores as they say. But of course, this is one of them . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 11, 2024

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. Most guests in this pub would probably agree that they want cricket to grow and be healthy. They want it to be more diverse, inclusive and attractive to new younger fans. They also, want to watch national teams to play entertaining winning Test cricket and be successful in other formats too. For many of us, that is England. But by no means exclusively. Those of us that follow English counties want them to entertain us a play great cricket and, ideally, win things. And yet, in a theme we constantly return to in the B and B, for English cricket, the lure of money and the proliferation of franchises sets traditionalists against modernists, romantics against pragmatists . Even your ursine Landlord and episcopal barman, feel a little, well dirty, frankly as we cover the IPL. Our guest today on the Barstool of Bravado, is Ben Bloom, who spent last summer travelling the country speaking to more than 100 of the game’s most important figures for his book – Batting for Time: The Fight to Keep English Cricket Alive . The concern and discontent he uncovered from all quarters was palpable and left him concluding that English cricket is in crisis . It gets brilliantly under the skin of English cricket, giving a fair voice to those who represent all sides of the argument, including many of those we know as friends, not least Annie of course. It’s a great chat with Ben, so do have a listen. And we can thoroughly recommend the book, available, as they say, from all good booksellers, including here . Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 22, 2024

Welcome back to the warm embrace (and warm beer) of the Bishop and Bear. The chat this week is very much focused on the IPL as this year’s marathon begins. Who are the runners and riders? Where is the smart money going? Who are the stars and who is missing for each team? What makes the new smart replays smarter than the average replays? Why do Sunrisers Hyderabad get battered everywhere? Is their website still a UX disaster? (Don’t bother looking - it is I can assure you). Who is Jake Fraser McGurk and what happened to the monkey that bit him? To answer these and so many other questions, we have our own ‘Oracle of the Odds’ and IPL aficionado Andy Ward. Andy is going to be steering our weekly IPL coverage and he seems to be limbering up in fine form, albeit with a Guinness Zero. We even make time to debate the morals of Australia’s Afghan withdrawal and ponder why no one is mad about the Roy. Here is our very loose running order: · IPL 2024 - What’s new for 2024? o Bouncers o Smart replays - Guerilla Tips – where is our money for this year? · Australia pull out of Afghanistan Mens T20 – A fair stance or looking for an excuse? · Why is no one mad about the Roy? · A decent start for England’s Women vs NZ despite missing some WPL starts · Our IPL Coverage – what to expect Thanks, as ever for your company. Do let us know what you think and join us for our weekly show. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 15, 2024

A warm welcome once more to the Bishop and Bear. A fabulous if ultimately unsuccessful Test series for England is behind us, but there is plenty to reflect upon. The IPL stretches out before us. No less than 66 days of, well pretty much the same as last year, but it will be fun. As we look back to that enthralling Test series in India, we have two guests propping up our bar to cogitate on that and much more besides. Anindya has been busy penning his thoughts on whether or not India saw the death of Bazball as a strategy. If you haven’t read “Death of a Strategy? The Curious Case of 'Bazball' in India” then we can heartily recommend it. You can find it here . We also welcome the late Sagir Parkar. Not “late as in in the late Dentarthurdent”, but apparently detained on his way to the pub by a traffic accident. He picks up the pace of conversation like a pro though. It’s a lively chat I can assure you we answer many questions as we go including: · Was Baz ball battered? · England’s dilemmas o One attitude – flexible approach? o Making way for Brook? o Duckett’ technique (and his dog)? o Leach – should he stay or should he go? · Will the Jazz Whale stay in tune wherever he plays? · Jimmy 700 – For a fast bowler a record that will never be beaten? · New Zealand against Australia – Is it a mental thing? · Fire up the clown car – who wants tickets to the IPL circus? Whether you agree with any of the answers is of course, entirely up to you, but do get in touch and let us know. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 2, 2024

Sæll og velkominn til Biskups og Björn I’m not sure you can ever fully trust Google Translate, but that should be Icelandic for “Hello and welcome to the Bishop and Bear”. If you happen to speak fluent Icelandic and it accidentally says something else, I can only apologise. Blame the landlord not the barman. There is a reason we have gone full Icelandic though. Our guest on the Barstool of Bravado this week is Kit Harris. Not only assistant editor of Wisden but also author the extraordinary “From Lords to the Fjords – The Saga of Icelandic Cricket”. From Lord’s to the Fjords is the uproarious tale of cricket in Iceland: how the national press believed a stag party from Oxford were the official England team, how Sky Sports accidentally sent a crew to televise an Icelandic Cricket Cup final that didn’t exist, how the lead singer of Iron Maiden flew a passenger jet into a match under the midnight sun, how Henry Blofeld umpired in a blizzard on top of an ice cap, how the Iceland team was sold to the world’s public and became a viral Twitter sensation (incurring the wrath of Jofra Archer), how an Icelandic ‘mystery spinner’ signed for an Indian Premier League team, how the Iceland team fulfilled their dreams by playing their first international match – and how historical evidence proves that the Vikings were absolutely, definitely playing cricket in the tenth century. It's a fantastic read so we’ve included a below where you can avail yourself of it. Don’t worry there’s plenty of other cricket chat too as we cast an eye over events in India, discuss how to engineer more playing time for young spin bowlers, lament the frustrations that seem to surround Ollie Robinson and even look ahead to what’s coming up in The Wisden 2024 Almanac published in April. Here’s that link we promised for “From Lords to the Fjords” . Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 22, 2024

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear – the internet’s favourite virtual cricket pub (probably). Well, it was a right old battering for England in Rajkot. The young Jazz Whale played all the right notes in exactly the right order and there were way too many bum notes from England against Bumrah and co. The Yorkshire middle order of Root and Bairstow looks under pressure and out of sorts. Can they battle their way back into some form in Ranchi? Ben Stokes thinks the pitch there looks “interesting very interesting” to appropriate the words of the great Barry Davies. Our guest this week is the ever-erudite Forthy, who joins your ursine landlord and episcopal barman to ask and attempt to answer some of the questions vexing England’s management. If indeed they ever do get vexed, which at least to external eyes they seem not too. We also celebrate the power of Indian run scoring and dig a bit behind Jay Shah’s comments that Indian players shouldn’t prioritise the IPL over domestic cricket. Here is a rough idea of the topics we chat and drink our way through: Bazball out Bazzed in Rajkot What do we expect in Ranchi? Strong Yorkshire Strong England – what’s in the heads of Root and Bairstow? “BCCI says don’t prioritise IPL over domestic cricket” – sorry what??!! Umpires Call – is it the blind the leading the blind? (Sorry Joel!) Settle in, enjoy your drink and do please get in touch and let us know what you think. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 10, 2024

Once again, a very warm welcome to the Bishop and Bear. We’re enjoying a little bit of breathing space between the 2nd and 3rd India Tests and the England team are enjoying themselves too with golf and family time in Abu Dhabi. Not Rehan Ahmed though. The lad thinks golf is for old men and he’ll be catching up with a Turkish TV series about the Ottoman Empire instead. Our guest this week is no stranger to the bar in the old Bishop and Bear. She has a stool and pint glass with her name on it. It’s the one and only St Annie, county cricket natterer and matterer supreme. And there is so much to talk about, starting with the dismissal, or rather non-dismissal, that has had our Guerilla WhatsApp group in a lather of excessively verbose opinion. So here are the things we meander our way through with plenty of detours en route. · Neil Brand – out or not out? · Visakhapatnam Test o 20’s and 30s don’t win you Tests (Alastair Cook) o Blowing the Jazz Whale’s trumpet o Brilliant Bumrah o Jimmy Jimmy o Can Shoaib, Tom and Rehan learn fast enough to haul England back in front? o Is Joe Root trying too hard to Bazz? o Runs in Rajkot o Changes for Third Test? · South Africa C getting what CSA deserve in New Zealand? · U19 World Cup – India and Aus into the final · County Cricket Matters – What’s coming up? Settle in, enjoy your drink and do please get in touch and let us know what you think. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 1, 2024

Get your Kicks in the Bishop and Bear 66! With due deference to Bobby Troupe who wrote Route 66 (and not a lot of people know that), perhaps not even Joe Root who wears 66 on the back of his shirt of course. What a week for Test Cricket, culminating in its own Super Sunday. Two incredible Tests, two extraordinary results. Three heroes in the form of Shamar Joseph, Ollie Pope and Tom Hartley. The latter, we think, bears an uncanny resemblance to the great Hedly Verity. Google some pictures and see what you think. It really was riches indeed for Test cricket fans and on our Barstools of Bravado, your ursine landlord and episcopal barman are joined by two passionate and knowledgeable guests. Aryan Surana, our resident Guerilla news hound and the irrepressible David Brook, represent India and the West Indies, but take a refreshingly non-partisan view of events. Fortified with rum and coffee, we dive not just into the two matches, but more importantly perhaps, the statement they have made in the context of challenges faced by Test Cricket generally. And we answer important questions like “How far is it from Old Trafford to Hyderabad? Just what was did the Windies put in Shamar’s magic toe spray? And exactly how should we pronounce Visakhapatnam”? For good measure, we tackle KP’s tweet asking for people’s opinions on the balance of T20’s and Tests, so grab yourself a drink at the bar and settle in to enjoy the chat. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 22, 2024

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear, brought to you this week in association with Nord VPN - working for a safer and better internet. Top rated by Cybernews, Nord VPN stands as the unrivalled leader in digital protection, offering exceptional speeds, impenetrable encryption, a no-log policy, cutting-edge features and an unparalleled commitment to privacy. Our two Barstool of Bravado guests this week are the lads from The Cricket Podcast (and Guerillas of course) Jack and Max. Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman certainly have to be on our toes with T20 knowledge. There may be a suspicion of some hurried googling in the Ursine department. We unpick the extraordinary double super over events from Bengaluru this week, the expanding and contracting Big Bash, plus cast a critical eye on the quality of some of the global T20 franchises. For good measure, there is a passing tribute to the great Muddy Waters and we also learn that the Bear’s portly neighbour wears bamboo underpants. Don’t ask how he knows that, just listen to find out! Here’s the full chat list: · Two Super Overs – Too good to be true? · Three times same result for Pakistan in New Zealand – two to go · Big Bash – less bash since it got bigger and then smaller again? · SA 20 – DSG make the early running. No great surprise looking at squads? · IL T20 starts 24th – is global talent pool being spread too thin across global franchises? · Adelaide Test – 3 Days is one more than expected? · Drinking TNT – We were always ready for that · Oh go on then – India vs England. Will England win a Test? Remember, you can grab your EXCLUSIVE GUERILLA CRICKET NordVPN deal by clicking here https://nordvpn.com/gcradio to get a huge discount off your NordVPN Plan plus 4 additional months for free! It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! When prompted, remember to use the special discount code GCradio . Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 13, 2024

This Bishop and Bear this week is brought to you in association with Nord VPN - working for a safer and better internet. Top rated VPN by Cybernews, Nord VPN stands as the unrivalled leader in digital protection, offering exceptional speeds, impenetrable encryption, a no-log policy, cutting-edge features and an unparalleled commitment to privacy. To be honest we are a bit confused as to which number Bishop and Bear this is. Looking back, we seem to have missed 62 completely, had 64 as our Christmas Special and then released 63. So, this is either 62 (delayed), or 65. “But frankly”, as Barry Davis once said about the errant German Hockey team’s defence, “Who cares?” What does matter is that we have a cracking guest in the old B&B this week. It’s Kiwi cricket writer, broadcaster and author, Andrew McLean. Although from Wellington, Andrew lives in Bali now, so your episcopal barman had selection of Araks, Jamus, Bintangs and Young Coconuts ready to pour. Settle yourself down with your own drink of choice and listen here as Andrew and your episcopal and ursine hosts get stuck into a meaty agenda including: That Cape Town Pitch – no surprise about the ‘unsatisfactory’ rating Chris Broad was match ref. Might a different ref have had a different opinion? Does New Zealand really produce the best wickets in the world? SA20 – its’ on Sky over here in the UK – will it prove worth it for CSA or does it just put another nail into Test Cricket? New Zealand starting WT20 year with a home series against Pakistan – On balance pretty well matched? West Indies in Aus – can the Windies pull off a miracle? Smith to open now Davie W has gone? Who might shine for the Windies? Remember, thanks to all kinds of nifty, cutting-edge technology, NordVPN keeps your devices malware free and your browsing safe from strangers’ eyes. How safe? It would take the world’s most powerful computer billions of years to unencrypt your data — that safe! Grab your EXCLUSIVE GUERILLA CRICKET NordVPN deal by clicking here https://nordvpn.com/gcradio to get a huge discount off your NordVPN Plan plus 4 additional months for free! It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! When prompted, remember to use the special discount code GCradio . Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 6, 2024

The Bishop and Bear this week is brought to you in association with Nord VPN - working for a safer and better internet. A Very Happy New Year! We have a great chat for you to start 2024. Let’s face it, you might have a bit of time, especially if you had been planning to watch days 3, 4 and 5 of the Cape Town Test! Special guests seated on our Barstools of Bravado are Shelley - Destroyer of Worlds and India’s biggest fan and critic, Anindya. Not surprisingly, we focus on the extraordinary Test in Cape Town – a conversation that last’s almost longer than the Test itself. Records tumbled and Harry Butt finally has some company as the only player ever to be dismissed twice on his very first Day of Test cricket. Armed with drink of choice our intrepid duo, along with your ursine landlord and episcopal barman get stuck into a New Year feast of: - Dismissals and Dumps in Cape town - Are South Africa really committed to Test cricket? - Farewells to Elgar and Warner – same vintage very different players - Pakistan doing Pakistan things in Sydney - India haven’t lost a Test series at home since 2012/13 and in that time have won 36 Tests and lost only 3 at home - Will England need all of their 3 days prep? Thanks to all kinds of nifty, cutting-edge technology, NordVPN keeps your devices malware free and your browsing safe from strangers’ eyes. How safe? It would take the world’s most powerful computer billions of years to unencrypt your data — that safe! Grab your EXCLUSIVE GUERILLA CRICKET NordVPN deal by clicking here https://nordvpn.com/gcradio to get a huge discount off your NordVPN Plan plus 4 additional months for free! It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! When prompted, remember to use the special discount code GCradio . Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 22, 2023

Welcome to the Bishop and Bear at Christmas. The perfect time to look back at the year in cricket. Being the friendly sort of boozer that we are, a whole bunch of guests have popped in to toast the season with you and of course your ursine landlord and episcopal barman. As the drink flowed, everyone was more than happy to share their highs and lows of the year and we had our own Guerilla style awards too. Heroes, Villains, Clowns, Top teams and Magic Moments (both on and off the field) were proposed and cogitated over. And a very broad selection we ended up with too, from Australia to Uganda and Josh Hull (who – listen and find out) to Glenn Maxwell. Along the way, we dive in and out of all of the following. · New Zealand series draw and the defeat that was a win for cricket · Diamonds on the soles of Joffra’s shoes in Kimberley · Bangladesh – The forgotten series · IP Hell 2 months, 74 matches and a Duckworth Lewis Final · Ireland’s 4 day Test (but they prioritised World Cup qualification – which went well) · Australia World Test Champions – and India practice being runners up · Moral Ashes – Broadway Broad and Dozy Jonny B · Women’s Ashes Draw and World T20 – but not great Tests for England Women against Aus or India (despite Tammy’s double ton) · New Zealand’s Never-Ending Tour · Surrey Champions again – are they the Manchester City of English Cricket? · World Cup Disaaaaster Darling (and Moody Modi) · Much Wobbling in the Windies Do have a listen and most importantly, let us know who your choices would be for Hero; Villain; Clown; Team of the Year; On field moment and Off field moment. Our very best to you and yours for a fabulous holiday season and new year. We will be back to welcome you into the internets favourite virtual cricket pub in the new year. Cheers from Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 13, 2023

Welcome once more into warm embrace of the Bishop and Bear. If its hot cricket conversation and convivial company you are after, you are in the right place. India are in South Africa, although Durban seemed a bit more like Durham or Dundee yesterday and the first T20I was rained off. But that does not deter our two guests from delving into the prospects for the series in all formats. Representing World Cup runners up India is a man who doesn’t need a barstool as he travels everywhere with his own armchair, it is of course Ajit. And in the Proteas corner, simply oozing charm and cricket expertise, none other than Tim Dale Lace. Together with your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman drinks are drunk and thoughts are thunk across all of the following: · South Africa and India all formats o Can South Africa build on the promise of the World Cup? o Can India travel better than they usually do? Did they bless the rains down in Africa? · West Indies vs England – what have we learned from the ODIs? o The Buttler/Mott axis isn’t working for ODIs? o Can the T20s offer more hope? o You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock – just a minute - no hesitation, repetition or deviation · India Vs England Women – great start for England in T20’s. But will the Test be a different ball game? o England spinners looking good – particularly Sophie Ecclestone · England Test selections for India o Shoab Bashir – Who? o No Jacks or Dawson o Foakes returns – he must keep surely o Stokes as batsmen only – what is the right balance · Mitchell Johnson vs David Warner o Handbags at dawn or does Mitchell have a point? Grab yourself a drink at the bar and settle in to enjoy the chat. Don’t forget, you can help us keep cricket free and global by becoming a Patreon, with loads of benefits by way of our thanks. If you can, do join us here . And don’t forget to message us and let us know what you think. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 2, 2023

Bloodied, battered and bruised after the World Cup, to quote Watford’s Life President Elton John, “we’re still standing” and delighted to welcome you back to the old B&B for some relaxing drinking and chatting. And who better to do that with, than our own David (Babbling) Brook? David joining your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman can only mean one thing. There’s a West Indies series on the horizon. So that’s where we start and look at two sides testing out new and younger talent in the white ball arena. For what’s its worth, none of us think it’s going to be that easy for England even though there seems to be some unrest bubbling in the West Indies camp. Here's our full conversational menu for your delight and delectation: · West indies Preview – What’s the story with Bravo? And now Shane Dowrich too. Who might shine for England? · World Cup Wrap – Did India dig their own hole? · Cricket Writers Awards – A Brook on Brook appraisal · Ben Stokes and the Battle of Wounded Knee · India and Australia – still slugging it out – Why? · Shanto Panto in Sylhet – Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes, it is! Grab yourself a drink at the bar and settle in to enjoy the chat. Don’t forget, you can help us keep cricket free and global by becoming a Patreon, with loads of benefits by way of our thanks. If you can, do join us here . And don’t forget to message us and let us know what you think. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 26, 2023

Percy Fender Memorabilia Auction: Online now here: https://auctions.bhandl.co.uk/lots?term=percy%20fender&categoryCode=SME Live Auction to be held Dec 5 th at 10am. Address details below At Guerilla Cricket, we are huge fans of Percy George Herbert Fender. He has a starring role in our theme tune after all. Often presented as a divisive, comical, Bertie Wooster, monocle wearing figure (he never did wear one, but his wife did), he was in fact the polar opposite. Sharp, witty, principled, forward thinking, a master tactician and someone who fought for inclusivity and fairness. Perhaps he did more to reinvent cricket than any other person of his age. A renaissance man (he wrote musicals and books), and, it now turns out, was an impeccable archivist of his own life. This year Percy’s son Peter sadly died, but from that has emerged a treasure trove of papers, memorabilia and photos that Percy had assembled and Peter had lovingly kept. Much of it goes to auction on December 5th but before it does, we’ve had access and sight into the contents and with it an insight into Percy Fender’s world, including a remarkable series of never heard before recordings that Percy made in the 1960’s for his son Peter and for posterity. They chart his life, his career, most of it with Surrey, his feelings, and perhaps, most telling of all, his role in Bodyline, the 1932 Test series in which cricket went to war. Amongst some amazing memorabilia in the auction is an extraordinary letter the Percy typed towards the end of his life where he tells “the truth about Bodyline”. The auction takes place at 10.00 am on December 5th at BHL St. Edmund's Court, Okehampton Street, Exeter, EX4 1DU. It will also be live here and select “Sporting equipment and memorabilia. Listen here as Tony Bishop is joined by Dan Norcross, Jon Surtees from Surrey and most importantly, Percy’s two grandsons, Guy and Nick as we learn more about the remarkable Percy and unearth his truth about Bodyline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 25, 2023

Percy Fender Memorabilia Auction: Online now here: https://auctions.bhandl.co.uk/lots?term=percy%20fender&categoryCode=SME Live Auction to be held Dec 5 th at 10am. Address details below At Guerilla Cricket, we are huge fans of Percy George Herbert Fender. He has a starring role in our theme tune after all. Often presented as a divisive, comical, Bertie Wooster, monocle wearing figure (he never did wear one, but his wife did), he was in fact the polar opposite. Sharp, witty, principled, forward thinking, a master tactician and someone who fought for inclusivity and fairness. Perhaps he did more to reinvent cricket than any other person of his age. A renaissance man (he wrote musicals and books), and, it now turns out, was an impeccable archivist of his own life. This year Percy’s son Peter sadly died, but from that has emerged a treasure trove of papers, memorabilia and photos that Percy had assembled and Peter had lovingly kept. Much of it goes to auction on December 5th but before it does, we’ve had access and sight into the contents and with it an insight into Percy Fender’s world, including a remarkable series of never heard before recordings that Percy made in the 1960’s for his son Peter and for posterity. They chart his life, his career, most of it with Surrey, his feelings, and perhaps, most telling of all, his role in Bodyline, the 1932 Test series in which cricket went to war. Amongst some amazing memorabilia in the auction is an extraordinary letter the Percy typed towards the end of his life where he tells “the truth about Bodyline”. The auction takes place at 10.00 am on December 5th at BHL St. Edmund's Court, Okehampton Street, Exeter, EX4 1DU. It will also be live here and select “Sporting equipment and memorabilia. Listen here as Tony Bishop is joined by Dan Norcross, Jon Surtees from Surrey and most importantly, Percy’s two grandsons, Guy and Nick as we learn more about the remarkable Percy and unearth his truth about Bodyline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 24, 2023

Percy Fender Memorabilia Auction: Online now here: https://auctions.bhandl.co.uk/lots?term=percy%20fender&categoryCode=SME Live Auction to be held Dec 5 th at 10am. Address details below At Guerilla Cricket, we are huge fans of Percy George Herbert Fender. He has a starring role in our theme tune after all. Often presented as a divisive, comical, Bertie Wooster, monocle wearing figure (he never did wear one, but his wife did), he was in fact the polar opposite. Sharp, witty, principled, forward thinking, a master tactician and someone who fought for inclusivity and fairness. Perhaps he did more to reinvent cricket than any other person of his age. A renaissance man (he wrote musicals and books), and, it now turns out, was an impeccable archivist of his own life. This year Percy’s son Peter sadly died, but from that has emerged a treasure trove of papers, memorabilia and photos that Percy had assembled and Peter had lovingly kept. Much of it goes to auction on December 5th but before it does, we’ve had access and sight into the contents and with it an insight into Percy Fender’s world, including a remarkable series of never heard before recordings that Percy made in the 1960’s for his son Peter and for posterity. They chart his life, his career, most of it with Surrey, his feelings, and perhaps, most telling of all, his role in Bodyline, the 1932 Test series in which cricket went to war. Amongst some amazing memorabilia in the auction is an extraordinary letter the Percy typed towards the end of his life where he tells “the truth about Bodyline”. The auction takes place at 10.00 am on December 5th at BHL St. Edmund's Court, Okehampton Street, Exeter, EX4 1DU. It will also be live here and select “Sporting equipment and memorabilia. In part one here, Tony Bishop is joined by Dan Norcross, Jon Surtees from Surrey and most importantly, Percy’s two grandsons, Guy and Nick as we explore Percy’s early life, his flying career taking pot shots and zeppelins, his captaincy of Surrey and learn about a record that he still holds to this day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 19, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 48, The Final at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first, in doing so they were able to control the Indian top order, which kept losing wickets at the inopportune moments. Australia lost some early wicket, but thanks to a fabulous century from Travis Head Australia cruised home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 16, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from 2nd semi final at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first, Australia bowled like the champions they are and only Heinrich Klassen and a David Miller century allowed them to claw themselves to 212. Australia went off like a train with Travis Head scoring a 40 ball 60. After that it all got a little hairy before the skipper Pat Cummins got them over the line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 15, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from the 1st Semi Final at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. India won the toss and elected to bat first putting on an impressive 397/4, centuries again for Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer. New Zealand chased gamely for the best part of 40 overs before the weight of the job finally got to them. India progress to the final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 12, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 45 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Indi won the toss and elected to bat first, the first 4 batsmen each got 50, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul going on to make hundreds in piling on a total of 410. The Netherlands were game but inevitably subsided to 250 in an entertaining game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 12, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 44 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. England won the toss and elected to bat first, a good opening partnership and Stokes getting a quick 80 odd got ENG to 337/9. Pakistan failed to keep up with the rate and lost wickets regularly. Bar some late order hitting and a 10th wicket stand of over 50 made it reapectable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 10, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 42 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first. In order to get to the semis they needed to score something over 400 and bowl SA out in about 5 overs for virtually no runs. Not the exact figures but it was along those lines, you get the drift. As it turns out they got a middling 244 and SA chased it down in 47 overs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 9, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 41 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first, what a great decision. Bar Kusal Perera's swashbuckling 51 SL fell to 70-5 inside the power play and never really recovered. A solid opening stand by Ravindra and Conway set NZ to chase it down in quick time to almost certainly nail on that semi final spot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 8, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 40 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. England won the toss and elected to bat first. Big runs fro David Alan and a century from Ben Stokes ensured an imposing total of 339/9 always looked too much for Netherlands and so it proved to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 7, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 39 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat. After a steady start and a ton for Ibrahim Zadran, some cool hitting from Rashid Khan at the end gave Afghanistan a good score of 291/5. Australia at one point were 91/7, then Maxwell happened in what was possibly the greatest ODI innings ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 6, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 38 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl, it was give and take the whole way. Assalanka scored a fabulous hundred and Shakib appealed for the first ever timed out in international cricket, Angelo Mathews was the victim, he wasn't happy which added some spice to the game. It wasn't enough though as Bangladesh got themselves over the line with time and wickets to spare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 5, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 37 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. India won the toss and elected to bat, A fast start by Rohit was completed with yet another ODI century for Virat Kohli as India pile on 326/5. South Africa with Quinton e Kock with four centuries of his own this tournament are not known for their chasing ability. Would that change today? Listen to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 4, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 36 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. England won the toss and elected to bowl first, getting the dangerous Travis Head and David Warner early allowed England to contain Australia to 286. Having lost early wickets themselves a belligerent Stokes and Moeen partnership kept England in the game but you'll have to listen to see how it ended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 3, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 34 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Ntherlands won the toss and elected to bat and after a good start threw it away as there were four run outs all of their own making falling to a score of 179. This left Afghanistan with a relatively easy chase to put pressure on the teams above them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 2, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 33 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first, a defensive move. Getting Rohit second ball was good but it was downhill from there as India piled on 357. Could Sri Lanka chase it down or crash and burn. Listen to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 1, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 32 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl having just failed to chase 380 against AUS at the same venue a few days ago. That was a day game though and South Africa love piling on first innings runs. They did so again leaving NZ to chase down 358 to win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 31, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 31 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first, they lost their customary 3 wickets in the power play at the top of the order. From there it went downhill only posting a total of 204. Pakistan chased it down with ease Fakhar Zaman the pick of the batsmen on his reintroduction to the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 30, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 30 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl, they held Sri Lanka to a managable 240 by chipping wickets away constantly Fazalhaq Farooqi picking up 4 wickets and player of the match in the process. Losing Gurbaz in the first over wasn't going to deny them as they chased down Sri Lanka's score with 5 overs to spare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 29, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 29 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. England won the toss and elected to bowl first keeping India down to 229 with only Rohit putting on a score. At halfway England were probably favourites. Cue Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah to rip through an increasingly hapless looking England Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 28, 2023

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear Excellent timing to invite Anindya Dutta into the old rub a dub this week. Who better to help us remember one of India’s great spin wizards Bishan Bedi, who sadly left us this last week. Anindya knew him well and shares here some of those memories. After that, what else could we possibly talk about? It’s the World Cup of course and England’s feeble, some would say non-existent efforts to defend it. Or attack its defence as Jos Buttler no doubt thoroughly regrets having said by now. We dig into some of the reasons we think lie behind England’s alarming demise including, age, central contracts, selection, captaincy and well, just about everything! We also look ahead to the clash with Virat Kohli and ten other blokes on Sunday in Lucknow. How will England approach that? Will the almost certain failure to reach the semis just free them up a bit. Or for England fans will it be hard hats on for another shellacking, all over and done my lunch time on Sunday, in time to head to the pub at least. Grab yourself a drink at the bar and settle in to enjoy the chat. Don’t forget, you can help us keep cricket free and global by becoming a patreon, with loads of benefits by way of our thanks. If you can, do join us here . And don’t forget to message us and let us know what you think. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 28, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 28 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat first following the world trodden path of trying to put score board pressure on a team low on confidence. The skipper, Scott Edwards lead the way with a slow but timely 68, dragging his team to a score that maybe defensible. How would Bangladesh fair? Not too well is the answer, four quick wickets in the top order bought it's own chaos, Bangladesh flailing to a lowly 142 all out losing by 87 runs. The Netherlands earning second win at this World Cup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 27, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 26 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat knowing that South Africa's only defeat in this tournament has come from a failed chase and given the opportunity to bat first they have piled up big runs. This one went down to the wire, so listen to find out how it went. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 26, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast and on this episode we have highlights from Game 25 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. England won the toss and elected to bat first having made the mistake of bowling first against the South African's on Saturday. This didn't go too well either some woeful batting saw England collapse to a woeful score. Sri Lanka cruised after losing a couple of early wickets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 25, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 1 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first against The Netherlands looking to pile on the runs, put pressure on the the Dutch and give their NRR a healthy boost. Australia scored the runs Glenn Maxwell scoring the fastest hundred ever at a world cup, 40 balls. Could The Netherlands come close? Listen to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 24, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 23 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. South Africa won the toss, now bearing in mind it's hot and humid in Mumbai at this time of year what do you think they did? That's right they chose to bat! Quinton de Kock got the biggest total by any batter and Heinrich Klassen went booloo again to amass the third highest total of the tournament. They hold the top two too. As expected Bangladesh wilted at the mountain of runs with the exception of old hand Mahmudullah who scored a sparkling ton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 23, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 1 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat on another hot and humid day in India, however Afghanistan playing four spinners were able to gum up the middle overs. Only an enterprising 40 by Iftikar off 20 odd balls got them to a competitive score. Afghanistan came at them with intent in the second half and recorded only their third ever World Cup win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 22, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 1 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. India won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the battle of the unbeaten sides. Nw Zealand battled to a competitive total. Would it be another Kholi show? Listen to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 21, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 20 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. England won the toss and decided to field, it all went downhill from there. Thirty three degrees and seventy percent humidity and you decide to field for 50 overs. Are you mad? The mayhem that ensued is captured for all time in these highlights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 20, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 18 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl against Australia, David Warner made them pay after being dropped early scoring a daddy hundred along with Mitch Marsh, the rest gave it away in the hunt for quick runs at the end of the innings. Pakistan gamely chased an imposing target of 367 until falling in a heap at the end once the top order were finally removed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 19, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 17 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Bangladesh won the toss dreaming of a big score to put pressure on India, Liton Das and Tanzid Hasan set up a good base that the rest of the team couldn't capitalise on. India set off with their usual confidence leaving it to his Kohliness Virat to take the team home in style Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 18, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 16 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field. After tying them down with early wickets a patient partnership between Glenn Phillips and Tom Latham got NZ to a challenging total. Listen to see how Afghanistan did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 17, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 1 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. South Africa won the toss and elected to field. After a text book 30 overs it all went wrong, Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards got them to a respectable score after the rain shortened the match to 43 overs. What happened next will warm the cockles of Dur=tch cricket fans for the ages. A mixture of poor shot selection and tight bowling saw South Africa subside much like England did two days ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 16, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 1 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat, once again they raced away to a fine start before a mid innings collapse found them falling short of a competitive score. Australia looking nervous at first, not having topped 200 yet in the tournament, managed to get home with plenty of balls to spare despite the early loss of David Warner and Steve Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 15, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 13 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to stick AFG in, after a blistering start ENG managed pull them back to a score that was manageable. However this was not to be as the superstar that is Rashid Khan along with Mujeeb ur Rahman spun ENG into a pickle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 14, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 12 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. India won the toss and elected to field, after a very solid start by Pakistan it all went Pete Tong losing 8 wickets for 26 runs. Rohit then smashed them to all parts as India recorded a routine victory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 13, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 1 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first against a Bangladesh side looking for a first victory. Cramp for Shakib, halting his scoring and a 50 for Mushfiqur got Bangladesh to middling score. New Zealand once again closed out the victory with little fuss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 12, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 10 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Pat Cummins chose correctly at the toss and AUS decided to field, SA posted a competitive total after Quinton de Kock posted South Africa's fourth ton of the tournament. Australia then proceeded to collapse for a second game in a row, leaving their tournament hanging by a thread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 11, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 9 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Afghanistan won the toss and much to our bemusement chose to bat. They were pegged back to 272 by a good Indian attack. This always looked light on a batting friendly track. Rohit lead the charge as captain with 131, Kohli having got to his 50 slammed the winning runs, India winning with 90 balls to spare Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 10, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 7 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field, England off to flyer and with a big Ton from David Malan and some good runs fro Root and Bairstow England posted a testing total. Bangladesh tried but Reece Tolpey back in the side took 3 quick wickets at the top to set up an easy victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 9, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 6 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. The Netherlands won the toss and decided to field. Whilst at times they ere in the game and Ackerman got a 50 in the reply they subsided to an easy Kiwi victory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 8, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 5 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Australia won the toss and elected to bat to put pressure on the home side India in this battle of the heavyweights. Despite some resistance from old hands David Warner and Steve Smith AUS were poor, setting just 200 to win. Despite some early scares home favourite Virat Kohli along with KL Rahul steadied the ship and saw the home side through. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 7, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 4 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first against South Africa who went on to have three centurions in Quinton de Kock, Rassie Va de Dussen and Aiden Markram in amassing a record ODI score in Delhi. Sri Lanka were plucky in response with some notable scores from Kusal Perrera and the skipper Dasun Shanaka but were always destined to fall short. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 6, 2023

This is the The Guerilla Cricket Podcast World and on this episode we have highlights from Game 2 at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India. Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl first against a Pakistan side who were missing several players through injury including Naseem Shah. Pakistan got their victory but not after getting themselves in a spot of bother with the bat relying on Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel to dig them out of trouble. The Netherlands subsiding with some plucky but pointless late hitting by Logan van Beek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 5, 2023

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Oct 4, 2023

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. We are fast gearing up to cover the World Cup which all kicks off on Thursday with, of course, England vs New Zealand. A definite sense of déjà vu there, but we don’t think it will feel that way when they trot out at Ahmedabad. Unless it rains of course, but fingers crossed on that front even in Monsoon season. For one of our guests on the barstools of bravado, all World Cup chat is a bit like the quiz show guest getting the old “lets see what you could have won” treatment. It’s Ireland’s Dave Sihra whose lads not only missed out, but also had to watch the rain fall for much of the recent series against England’s hopefuls. Our other guest is the former coach of Hong Kong, but very much Sri Lankan, Bennett Olegasegram, who runs the rule over his lads and we end up thinking they have a punchers chance. Do tell us if you agree or not. Loads to chat about and we plunge into and around all the below: · England and Ireland wrap up. Did we learn anything? · Who are the travelling reserves now? (There is only 1) · What next for Ireland? · Sri Lanka o How will they recover from the battering in the Asia Cup final? o All wickets fell to pace – what was going on in Colombo? o Chances in World Cup? · Conditions and Challenges in India · World Cup Predictions – our favourites, dark horses and tips for an upset here or there Grab yourself a drink at the bar and settle in to enjoy the chat. Don’t forget, you can help us keep cricket free and global by becoming a patreon, with loads of benefits by way of our thanks. If you can, do join us here . And don’t forget to message us and let us know what you think. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 13, 2023

Hello again and welcome back to The Bishop and Bear. Or, if it’s your first time, thanks for popping in and great to have you with us. Two lively guests ensure some very lively cricket chat, so grab your drink and join us. Returning for his usual Negroni is the ever-eloquent Dan Norcross. Alongside him, getting happily on the outside of large G and T is none other than former New Zealand captain, scorer of 4,542 internationals runs , musician, teacher, author, stage lighting designer and of course commentator, Jeremey Coney. Together with your ursine landlord and episcopal barman, we tackle central contracts, World Cup selection conundrums for New Zealand and England, Asia Cup selective rest days and plenty more besides. That last one certainly got us all fired up. Don’t forget, if you haven’t yet got yourself some Ponting wine, our special offer will stay open just a little longer. You can get that 15% discount right here using the special gcashes2023 code. There are many benefits to being a Guerilla Cricket Patreon, including exclusive priority access to content like the Bishop and Bear, our Smaximum newsletter, high quality merchandise and lots more besides. Do please consider helping us keep our show on the road and to keep cricket free and accessible to all. You can do that right here Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 3, 2023

Hello again. Great to have you back in The Bishop and Bear. Or, if it’s your first time, a very warm welcome. Joining us today on the Barstool of Bravado, is our very own David ‘Babbling’ Brook. A man who has been setting alight Division 6 of the Oxford and Cherwell Cricket league with his deceptively effective outswingers, he swings into action here to help us chew over all manner of cricket related matters. And speaking of chewing, the Bear gets a bit side tracked to sing the praises of his mouth watering pulled beef brisket. If you happen to fancy good bit of meat pulled and prepared Bear style, then this is his recipe . From our menu today, we tuck in to a whole range of topics including: · The first T20I Vs New Zealand – What have we learned? · And why are we playing so many T20’s ahead of a 50 over World Cup? · Will there be Brook on Brook action for the World Cup? · The Hundred – Winning fans but losing money? (Mrs B very upset they bumped Richard Osman’s House of Games for a month of it on BBC2) · Asia Cup – All eyes on Pallekele on Saturday and it seems to be the best 50 over prep of any of the World Cup teams? · How playing regularly improves your cricket – David’s guide to enhanced middle aged performance Grab yourself a drink at the bar and settle in to enjoy the chat. Don’t forget, if you haven’t yet got yourself some Ponting wine, our special offer will stay open just a little longer. You can get that 15% discount right here using the special gcashes2023 code. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 27, 2023

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. There’s a white ball series against New Zealand coming up and who better to chat with about that, than our guest on the Barstool of Bravado today? A former New Zealand opening bowler with 73 Test wickets no less. Eight of those were against England and included Kevin Pietersen Michael Vaughan, Alistair Cook and Andrew Strauss amongst them. An old friend of the show, he's also written a children’s book called ‘Pirates Don’t Play Cricket’, though I’m not sure if it answers the vital question of whether you can be LBW with a wooden leg. It's Iain O’Brien of course. And he’s the first person to order a Pina Colada in the Bishop and Bear too. It wouldn’t be a Bishop and Bear chat if we didn’t meander off topic a bit, but this one does get very interesting in a whole number of areas we weren’t necessarily expecting. Here are some of the topics covered, though I wouldn’t rely on the running order much if I were you. · New Zealand series – expectations? · 8 games between England and NZ, then first game up in the World Cup. How much relevance can we place on a series in England? Does familiarity breed contempt? · A bowler down for England (John Turner) and we haven’t even started yet! Injuries and quick bowlers – just bad luck, or can bowlers do more to prevent damage? · Returning Boult and Rachin Ravindra in focus · World Cup predictions – India at home will be hard to beat surely? · Franchises around the world. How does Iain feel watching the changing cricket landscape? Don’t forget, if you haven’t yet got yourself some Ponting wine, our special offer will stay open just a little longer. You can get that 15% discount right here using the special gcashes2023 code. Cheers and thank you again! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 6, 2023

The Grumpy Old Gits are back to discuss the Aussie ne'er-do-well's. Is it cricket? I don't know ask Fred. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 23, 2023

Wine and cricket go together wonderfully. Who better to discuss both with than Ricky Ponting. Listen here as Ricky meets Nigel Henderson and Tony Bishop to discuss the Ashes, his career and Ponting Wines that have been carefully crafted to reflect his life and to ensure flavour, structure and complexity of the highest quality. It’s a quality chat too, covering coaching jobs, how he's helping grassroots cricket in England and what he really thinks about the Kevin Pietersen commentary put-down that went viral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 8, 2023

Aryan Surana is joined by his experienced colleagues at Guerilla Cricket for talking about the magnum opus on the horizon - Ashes. We discuss whether Steve Smith representing Sussex is a boon or a bane. Can Ben Stokes' prescription of 'fast and flat' wickets be taken at face value? Is the faith reposed in high-ceiling Zac Crawley misplaced? Will the England captain roll his arm over? The lack thereof may spread the hosts thin as Jack Leach is out injured, Broad-Anderson ought to bowl in bursts, and asking too many overs of Joe Root thaws the potency of the attack against an arch-rival dominating the batting charts in the second iteration of the World Test Championship. Aryan Surana tweets at @iamaryansurana, Tony Bishop at @tonybishop1 and Jeremy Henderson at @messyjez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 3, 2023

A bit of pop up podcast this one. But when the Bear and I had the chance to grab Mpho @MphoMoreki and Tim the Cricket Guy @Tim32_cricket it was just too good an opportunity to miss to chat over the South Africa vs England ODI series. Even with England missing a few regulars, at the start of a World Cup year, this series undoubtedly meant something to both sides. England, woefully out of ODI form, needed to start gathering momentum. South Africa needed wins just to automatically qualify. 2 -1 it was in the end to South Africa, but that win for England in Kimberley, with tons for Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan, plus, of course those super six wickets for Jofra Archer will have meant England walked away feeling a lot happier than they might have. You can listen here as we celebrate a well- supported series, some big positives for both sides and also dig into who may, or may not, be worried about their places. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 13, 2023

Another cracker of a Who's That Weirdo as writers Emma John and Kit Harris go head to head in episode five. Emma, the award-winning author of the cricket memoir Following On, embarks on a subversive strategy to try to bring down Wisden Almanack assistant editor Kit, whose first book, The Queen at Cricket, is just out. He responds with a first Weirdo boundary bonus as the battle goes down to the wire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 13, 2023

The Grumpy Old Men are back - Sausage rolls, crows and Pearly Kings. Whatever! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 8, 2022

Cricket's most recognizable voice, David Lloyd, or Bumble as he is better known to lovers of the game, tests himself in the most fiendish podquiz in sport, Guerilla Cricket's Who's That Weirdo, lining up to try to identify the dead cricketers from the live cricketers and those who aren't cricketers at all (though sound as if they might be). In a hilarious show that again goes down to the wire the former England batsman, coach, manager, umpire, and commentator takes on chief County Cricket Matterer and Natterer Annie Chave, who goes to enormous lengths to protect her unbeaten run of one. Have an earwig, you'll love it! @guerillahendo hosts with Richard Osman-like input from researcher extraordinare @tonybishop1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 1, 2022

Zafar Gill was a Pakistan Test player who scored three ducks in his first two appearances and three fifties in his next two. Or a magician apparently capable of moving heavy trucks metres with just the power of his mind. The only way to find out, apart from rushing to Google right now, is to listen to the third edition of the most fiendish test of cricket knowledge in existence, where contestants battle to distinguish the live cricketers from the dead cricketers and those who aren't cricketers at all (but sound as if they could be). Today's hour-long helping of hilarious ignorance features the Melbourne stand-off between Guerilla's jingleur extraordinaire and expert swordsman, @Mog7734, and new commentary cognoscenti who could cut you a close shave with the rapier wit of his ad-speak, @ianforth3. It's a fight that goes right down the wire and contains the usual collection of extraordinary facts, frustrated expletives and a totally random attack of Antipodean mosquitos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 17, 2022

In the second edition of the quizcast that seeks to separate the live cricketers from the dead cricketers and those who aren't cricketers at all, it's the Somerset stand-off as County Cricket Matters and Taunton tsarena Annie Chave takes on Guerilla regular and Newton Abbot native Paul "Grubby" Howarth. Only here, in the most fiendish test of cricket knowledge to date, can you find out of Dick Sleath was a Scottish-born wicketkeeper whose five innings for Victoria in the 1890s netted him an average of 34.33 or a sheep shearer and mining contractor who later became a politician for two parties in the Australian parliament. In the break, our forthright social justice warrior and swing bowler Chris Woke brings you the latest on the ever-ambitious ICC's plans for an Out of This World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 16, 2022

The Grumpy Guerillas emerge from the shadows to complain about weather complainers. Plus airport confusion and parking fine misery. And just a soupçon of cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 9, 2022

Live cricketer? Dead cricketer? Or not a cricketer at all? All will be revealed in Who's That Weirdo? the new part podcast/part quiz from the Guerilla Cricket team that brings you 100 days of live cricket commentary a year, a website featuring news, views, features and more merchandise than you can shake a bust of an angry Ian Chappell at. Call it a quizcast. And in addition to discovering, in the most fiendish test of cricket knowledge to date, whether Wajahatullah Wasti was a bowler who took no wickets in his three Tests for Pakistan in the 1950s or was a politician in the country's National Assembly who moonlighted as a Sufi poet, you will also hear the wise words of the nicest man in cricket, Chris Woke, during the interval, as the Warwickshire and England swing bowler and social justice warrior takes time out from his busy injury schedule to raise the pressing issues of the day and embarks on his one-man mission to save cricket: Forced Inclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 10, 2022

Los Grumpalos hablan mierda - como siempre, or for those who cant't be arsed with google translate - The Grumpalos talk shit - as always. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 5, 2022

Founded in 1864 and resident at Lords since 1877, we are going to focus here on Middlesex. 11 times County Champions, the club has a proud history of developing many of the game’s greatest known cricketers, including the likes of Denis Compton, Mike Gatting, John Emburey and Andrew Strauss to name but a few and this tradition continues to the modern day, with a very exciting group of young talent coming through like Robbie White, Ethan Bamber and Luke Holman. The CEO of Middlesex is Andrew Cornish. Listen here as Andrew tells @tonybishop1 about the steps the club is taking to broaden the member base, inspire participation in the game, increase inclusivity and diversity of team and fans and lay foundations for the long-term success of Middlesex and the game as a whole. And, as Middlesex fans will be happy to hear, win silverware along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 22, 2022

Who is the oldest of our First-Class Counties? Surrey? Middlesex? Lancashire? Yorkshire? It’s none of those. Founded in 1839, it is Sussex. Three times county County Champions, their illustrious history boasts the likes of CB Fry, David Shepherd, Ted Dexter, Tony Greig, Ranjitsinghi, Maurice Tate and John Snow. Now, they are promoting some young and exciting talent like Tom Haines, Tom Clarke and Archie Lenham and blending that with the likes of Stephen Finn and new arrivals Cheteshwar Pujara and Mohammad Riswan. The CEO of Sussex is a familiar sporting name. Rob Andrew. Listen here, as Rob tells @tonybishop1 about Sussex’s plans to inspire cricket across the county, to promote and support young talent and to support the Sussex cricket community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 5, 2022

Leicestershire CEO @SeanMJarvis is a man on a mission to grow not just the size, but also the range and diversity of the County’s membership and fan base. Leicestershire are a proud county. 3 times county champions, 3 times T20 champions and 3 times Benson and Hedges Cup Winners. Yet when England get battered in a Test Series, there are those who point an accusing figure towards our first - class County game. Some would even question the status of Counties at all. So, it’s a tough brief, especially when you are not based at a ‘Test Match’ Ground. Here, Sean tells @tonybishop1 about Leicestershire’s partnership with the Cricket Supporters Association, #CountyTogether and a broad ranging action plan to and to attract new fans to the County. A tough brief it may be, but it’s one Sean is tackling with commitment, determination and no little humour. If you are a @leicsccc follower or just a lover of the game, Sean’s passion and enthusiasm are inspiring. Listen here and let us know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 29, 2022

Botham, Richards, Garner, Trescothik, Caddick, Gimlett, White, Bess, Leach, Rogers, Close, Gayle, Azam. Just a few names that have graced the County Ground in Taunton and home of Somerset. They have a beautiful ground in the South West of England and a reputation since 1875 for playing a dashing and exciting brand of cricket. Certainly, well before anyone would have used the phrase ‘brand of cricket’. Their fan base is passionate, loyal and care deeply for their beloved county. Listen here as Gordon Hollins, Somerset CEO, tells @tonybishop1 how they have navigated through the pandemic and have a long-term plan for success and growth, starting with filling that one large gap in their trophy cabinet at the earliest possible opportunity. Taunton may not a ‘Test Match Ground’ but it does stage international cricket. It also represents a broad area of this country’s cricket community and Gordon is looking to expand that further ensuring the future health of the club and its community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 8, 2022

The Grumpy Gits look forward to England’s tour of the West Indies, lament the passing of a couple of legends of the game, and marvel at how it’s possible to lose a boxful of human heads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 15, 2022

There are huge challenges in our national game at the moment. Test results have been poor and the very structure of our UK domestic game is under scrutiny from the grass roots upwards. In this environment of question and concern, our counties need to be making the game as accessible, attractive and effective as they can. The Cricket Supporters Association exists to represent the interest of fans to the governors of our game and recently they have been working with the Lancashire Action Group @lancscccaction, a passionate and vocal group of Red Rose fans who want to ensure that the voice of Lancashire fans is heard and represented by their County. Their Co-founder is Ian Lomax@mctownie1 and here he discusses with @tonybishop1 the group’s objectives, their CSA partnership and the deep concerns regarding their own county. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 28, 2022

The Grumpy gets cry about The Ashes, get Weepy over late-night-let-downs and shed a tear for Cryer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 7, 2021

Inside the Tour - The Ashes 1986/87 is the definitive story of an extraordinary tour, featuring many of those who were part of it, including tales of rum, wine, fancy dress and Elton John. Gladstone Small may not have played in the first three tests, but he certainly made an impact at the MCG, taking seven Australian wickets to help win the Ashes for England and the Man of the Match Award for himself. Here in conversation with @tonybishop1, the ever-engaging Gladstone recalls that match and how Ashes history was changed forever by the unlikely intervention of Sir Elton. Inside the Tour - The Ashes 1986/87 is available on all major podcast platforms. For more information and to subscribe to the series visit auddy.co/ITT and follow @InsideTourPod on Twitter. And to support Guerilla Cricket in bringing you un geo blocked coverage of international cricket please go here: https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket @GladstoneSmall @InsideTourPod @alastaireykyn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 5, 2021

Inside the Tour - The Ashes 1986/87 is the definitive story of an extraordinary tour, featuring many of those who were part of it, including tales of rum, wine, fancy dress and Elton John. There were certainly some larger-than-life personalities on both sides including Sir Ian Botham, Alan Lamb and David Gower to name but three for England. Chris Broad may not have been in that bon viveur category, but he let his bat do the talking and became Man of the Series. Along the way, he became only the third Englishman after Jack Hobbs and Wally Hammond to three score hundreds in consecutive Ashes matches. Here Chris recalls with Tony Bishop the cricket and the distractions for the team that proved, despite a famous claim to the contrary, that they actually could bat, bowl and field. Inside the Tour - The Ashes 1986/87 is available on all major podcast platforms. For more information and to subscribe to the series visit auddy.co/ITT and follow @InsideTourPod on Twitter. And to support Guerilla Cricket in bringing you un geo blocked coverage of international cricket please go here: https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 4, 2021

Never mind the cricket. Who will win the Jingle Ashes? Who has the funniest, rudest, longest, shortest, daftest, most hummable earworm of a Guerilla Jingle? Two teams of Guerillas, one from Australia and one from England, got together for the ultimate pre - series Jingle off. Along the way they also found time to opine on the real cricket coming up. Our selectors supplemented current players for each country with some ringers, chosen more for their jingletasticness than their cricket (although terrific cricketers too it must be said). The Guerillas Australia: Cricket Bat Cat, Messy Jezz, SOK England: St. Annie of Exeter, Jack Hope, The Bear With love and thanks to our amazing jinglers – Mog, Jeff Perkins, James Sherwood, Men With Ven, Senor Peel, Pryke in Munich, plus many others. To find out who won the Jingle Ashes and who our Guerillas think might prevail in the real Ashes, listen here. To support Guerilla Cricket in bringing you un geo blocked coverage of international cricket please go here: https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket And don’t forget, Guerilla Cricket will be covering every single ball of the series. If your fancy something a bit different, with music and chatting with cricket fans around the world, then join us https://www.guerillacricket.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 2, 2021

The Grumpy Guerillas continue to bang the same old Ashes drum. Oh, and some stuff about The Beatles. Nurse! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 1, 2021

Bat for a Chance helps underprivileged children experience the joy of cricket. They collect and source clothing and equipment, both new and high-quality second hand, and then dispatch it to schools, clubs and academies not just in the UK, but all around the world. To help, you can donate your unused or second-hand cricket clothing and equipment via your school or local club. It sounds simple and as an idea it is. But to make a difference to so many lives and in so many different places is something else. One of the remarkable things about Bat For A Chance is that its founder and driving force Will Gaffney is still at school. Here Tony Bishop meets Will to learn more about the charity’s story and remarkable work. To find out for yourself about how to help by donating kit, donating money or becoming a partner, click here: https://www.batforachance.org.uk And to support Guerilla Cricket in bringing you un geo blocked coverage of international cricket please go here: https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 13, 2021

Grumpy Guerillas *expecting* little from England’s Ashes squad, *birth* of the Boringest Cricket Tweet Of The Week, and Jesus H Christ (where H = hash). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 27, 2021

The Grumpy Guerrillas demonstrate that #HashtagsCanBeVacuousToo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 21, 2021

Never has it been more important to ensure the views of cricket fans are heard as we see a county system under financial pressure, the impact of the pandemic and the launch of new and not universally accepted format of the game with the Hundred. Over 3000 cricket fans, across all age ranges, responded to the 5th Annual Cricket Supporters Association Survey. Major topics covered include The Hundred, the role and importance of the County Championship, whether fan’s views are listened to and acted upon and whether cricket should be more accessible via free to air coverage of tournament cricket. Watch here as @tonybishop1 discusses the results of the survey with Becky Fairlie Clarke, Co – Founder of the CSA and discover where cricket fans stand on the most important issues. Crucially, how are the survey results being presented to the ECB and what can we expect back in response from the game’s governing body? You can find out more about the Cricket Supporters Association here: https://www.cricketsupporters.com/ And to support Guerilla Cricket in bringing you un geo blocked coverage of international cricket please go here: https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 16, 2021

If you want to give a youngster a beautifully illustrated, easy to understand book to get them enthused about cricket, what choices are there? If you google ’my first cricket book’ you will find out two things. Firstly, there aren’t that many options and secondly, they don’t come cheap! Our game doesn’t always do a great job of igniting the enthusiasm of youngsters and their parents and a decline in participation numbers rather sadly, testifies to that. But there is hope. And it comes from Zulu Natal in the shape of Howzattt, A Beginners Guide to the Game of Cricket. It’s is a small but beautiful book with a big story to tell. Listen here as @tonybishop1 it’s meets author Michelle Lang. The book itself, is just 32 pages of easily digested and simply illustrated description of the game of cricket and is priced at just £3.25 (USD 4.60). It covers history, basic rules, cricket terms and whilst showing its technicalities such as shots, fielding positions and types of bowling, it achieves its simplicity without ever patronising its reader. You can get the book here . And when you do, you will be helping grassroots cricket development too Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 4, 2021

Scorebook debris, Alan Jone's cap and the return of the Vicar of Dibbly-Dobbly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 22, 2021

Andrew Edward’s 2015 autobiography, one of his three books, received glowing testimonials from Michael Atherton OBE, 2003 Rugby Union World Cup winner Will Greenwood MBE, Sky Sports’ Hayley McQueen amongst many others. He was for many years a statistician for Manchester United’s TV channel, has been invited to a Buckingham Palace Garden party in celebration of his work as well as interviewed by John Humphries on the Today Programme no less. What makes these achievements exceptional is that Andrew Edwards is autistic and has had to use every ounce of determination and will to overcome the odds and succeed. His autobiography is entitled I’ve got a Stat for you. My life with Autism. Listen here as he tells @tonybishop1 his inspiring story of triumph over adversity. To get exclusive access to all our podcasts, visit https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 12, 2021

The grumpy Guerrillas take in Sachin's omelettes, Norfolk's balls and an exclusive club of unlucky batsmen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 3, 2021

The Cricket Supporters Association (CSA) is a fully independent, democratic, not for profit organisation which has been established to give all cricket fans a voice and have their rights represented. A central pillar of giving fans that voice is their annual survey, the fifth edition of which will be launched this month having started in 2017. Tony Bishop @tonybishop1 meets Becky Fairlie - Clarke, co – founder of the CSA to find out two things: What has changed over the 3 previous issues and most importantly, what impact has it had and why cricket fans should ensure they take part What are the key issues to be covered in the survey and how can cricket fan’s still shape those? The survey has grown in reach, depth and relevance since its launch and Becky explains exactly how the supporters voice on key issues gets to leading authorities in the game. If you want your voice heard and feel that there is something vital to be included in the next edition of the survey, you can go here: www.cricketsupporters.com/haveyoursay or you can email the CSA here: info@cricketsupporters.com But hurry, as the survey will launch in the third week of March. You can keep up to date with the CSA on Twitter too @yourcricketsa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 23, 2021

The Grumpy old men are back, surprisingly there's a lot of cricket in this episode along with some other nonsense. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 19, 2021

When the music stopped on the mega-bucks mini-auction for IPL 2021, some high-profile Englishmen found themselves without a partner. Nakul Pande invites Jack Hope of The Cricket Podcast to analyse why Alex Hales, Jason Roy and Adil Rashid went unsold - come for the Alex Hales rant, stay for the Steven Smith rant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 4, 2021

On their own patch, India are favourites. They have won huge plaudits for pulling off a dramatic series win in Australia and with an injury ravaged team. However, favourites don’t always win and England feel they have better than a puncher’s chance. Whilst India will point to a number of factors in their favour, including the return of some big guns and familiar home conditions, England are a very tough nut to crack anywhere in the world these days and there are reasons for English optimism, not least of which are the 5 consecutive test wins away from home they have just registered for first time in over 100 years. 15 times these two have locked horns in India and the home side have the upper hand, winning 7 series to England’s 5 with 3 drawn. We put two Guerillas together in the virtual ring to exchange verbal blows and predict who is likely to come out on top. Representing India is Anindya Dutta @Cric_Writer, a man who keeps company with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni on Amazon bookshelves. He wrote Wizards: The Story of Indian Spin Bowling. He knows his Indian cricket. Waving the English flag is a man almost old enough to have watched England’s first triumph in India in 1933 @tonybishop1 . Argument and counter argument are traded as Tony meets Anindya’s devilish spin with stoic defence and some neat verbal footwork. Alas they couldn’t agree on the score. But they did agree it won’t be dull. Watch here to see who you think has it right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 26, 2021

A study by Leeds Beckett University last year found a 72 per cent decrease in black players in the English game between 1995 and 2019, while just one English-born black player had played Test match cricket since 2004, prior to Jofra Archer. And it’s not just in the professional game. In our recreational game, only 1% of players are from African Caribbean heritage. The ACE Programme was launched by Surrey County Cricket Club in January 2020 in response to this alarming decline with the bold intent of doing something about it. Watch here as @tonybishop1 meets Chevy Green, Director of Surrey’s ACE program to find out exactly how they are doing and hear about successes so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 22, 2020

The Hendo Reservoir of Negativity Can you be grumpy and festive at the same time? Which Sri Lankan cricketer appears in a Christmas carol? Tune in and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 19, 2020

Ahhhh the Grumpy Old Men are back to talk some more nonsense, a little bit about cricket, and some other bollocks. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 23, 2020

3 grumpy old men talk nonsense with the odd bit of cricket thrown in, like what happens when you fart in an UBER and lots more. It's like a chat down the pub! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 17, 2020

Over and Out is the story of a neglected cricket hero. Albert Trott was good enough to play for Australia and England, but at the height of his powers no Test team would pick him. He brought an Ashes series to life by taking 8 – 43 on debut and his batting average for Australia was 102.5. He is also one of only two players to take two hat-tricks in the same first-class innings. He is perhaps most famous though for his exploits on 31st July 1899 when he powered Monty Noble’s delivery up and over the Lords pavilion. Yet sadly there is no portrait of Albert Trott in the Long Room of the Lord’s pavilion. Despite his notability, having played in 375 first-class matches including 5 Tests, Albert was almost penniless when he committed suicide at the age of 41. In this Guerillashire Podcast Tony Bishop is joined by author of Over and Out Steve Neal. Together they revisit days of Gentlemen and Professionals and explore the remarkable tale of Albert Trott: a man who spent his whole life as a professional cricketer, yet played the game like a gilded amateur. Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. To get exclusive access to all of our podcasts, visit https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 7, 2020

Cricket writers Anindya Dutta and Ashley Gray share the pain and rewards of their craft. “There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly: sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges” Ernest Hemingway In March 1706, a man called William Goldwin, published a slender volume of his early verse called Musea Juveniles. Inside was the poem of 95 lines in Latin that he titled, ‘In Certamen Pilae’ (On a match at ball). As far as anyone knows this was the very first piece of cricket literature. Cricket has inspired much great writing across the 314 intervening years, although not so much of it in Latin. The likes of Neville Cardus stand out as great story tellers and stylists, lighting the path for the many that have followed. As in the game itself, the appearance of simplicity is the result of inspiration, insight, talent but plenty of perspiration too. In this Guerillashire Podcast Tony Bishop is joined by two best - selling cricket writers to discuss not just their books, but the different paths they take to go from blank page to best seller. Anindya Dutta is a former banker, now writer and Guerilla Cricket commentator who for a while has been keeping the likes of Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni off Amazon India’s top spot with his latest book The Greatest Year – The 1971 Tours of West Indies and England. Ashley Gray is a sportswriter whose stories have appeared in Wisden, Fox Sports, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and All out Cricket. Most recently, his book The Unforgiven, Mercenaries or Missionaries, tells the stories of West Indian cricketers who toured apartheid South Africa and has been nominated for Wisden book of the year. Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. To get exclusive access to all of our podcasts, visit https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 27, 2020

“In this book, Richard parallels his life’s landmarks and milestones with county cricket’s arrival at an equally important juncture in its own existence. He manages to intertwine and compare some of these personal struggles and challenges, such as turning 50 , with the difficulties faced by the sport he so loves” Ryan Ten Doeschate In this episode of Guerillashire @tonybishop1 meets Last Wicket Stand author Richard Clarke, perhaps better known as @The_Grumbler Last-Wicket Stand is an honest account of one man's search for meaning, purpose and reinvention, both for himself and the sport he loves. At the start of the 2020 season, English county cricket faced radical change. The Hundred was coming, introducing new 'franchises' playing a new format in the hope of attracting much- needed new audiences. Its inception was controversial. Advocates argued only drastic action could halt the decline of cricket in the UK. Opponents feared it would undermine the very fabric of the much-loved county game. One devoted Essex fan set out to document the last summer before the big change. He toured the country in 2019 chronicling this often-ignored sport, from the gentle lullaby of the County Championship to the bawdy singalong of T20 Finals Day. Richard Clarke was in his 50th year, at a personal crossroads and fearing his best days may be long gone. Change vs tradition, growth vs security, money vs meaning - these perennial struggles lie at the heart of this absorbing and revealing journey of redemption. In an additional treat, Tony and Richard also find time to discuss an all-time great @EssexCricket XI. Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. To get exclusive access to all of our podcasts visit www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 12, 2020

Three Grumpy Guerillas assemble to discuss twitter feuds, puerile commentators games, and - gasp!- actual cricket! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 22, 2020

Finding time to work out how we got here and where we go next, Nakul Pande and David Brook analyse the 2nd Test - West Indies's fight, Sibley's patience, Broad's excellence and Stokes' sheer Stokesness - and pick our 3rd Test XIs. Does your favourite get a mention? Sync us up to your TV and keep listening even in another app with Hotmic - download the Hotmic app from the App Store or Google Play Store , and enter the code GCRADIO at sign-up - every sign-up supports the show. You can also help us out by becoming a Patron , or buying yourself some quality quality merch . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 14, 2020

Four months with no cricket, and now, we have no time. Host Nakul Pande and the unnervingly positive Machel St Patrick Hewitt (host of the excellent Caribbean Cricket Podcast ) use the last moment of quiet before the 2nd Test build-up begins in earnest to recollect the emotion of Southampton in tranquility: Did England really doom themselves with their decision-making, or did they just not play as well as the West Indies? Does Ben Stokes realise how good he is? Is Kraigg Brathwaite back? Was Shai Hope ever here? We play 2nd Test selector too, trying and failing to scan John Campbell's foot from 200 miles away: Denly the human shock absorber or Crawley the coming man? Broad for Wood is simple - too simple? Rakheem Cornwall has to play - but will he? Sync us up to your TV with Hotmic - go to hotmic.io or download the Hotmic app from the App Store or Google Play Store, and enter the code GCRADIO at sign-up - every sign-up supports the show. You can also help us out by becoming a Patron , or buying yourself some quality quality merch . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 7, 2020

Two shaky top orders but pace in abundance, so who will prevail in the bio-secure bowl: Guerilla Cricket's Nigel Henderson puts the question to Mach St Patrick Hewitt, of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast and fellow broadcasters Dave Brook and Barry Wilkinson ( Line and Length ) before the latter pair argue the merits and demerits of coach Phil Simmons and recall happy days in the company of Everton Weekes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 19, 2020

Guerilla Cricket meets Dan Newman of JDRF UK Throughout the rolling, tumbling, dice throwing mayhem of the Dickwella Broad Owzat Trophy, we’ve been partnering with JDRF UK. In this special episode of the Guerilla Cricket Podcast, Guerilla and DBOT finalist Tony Bishop, meets Daniel Newman of JDRF UK. Diagnosed at 10 years old with Type 1 Diabetes, Dan’s journey has been challenging, deeply moving and inspiring in equal measure. He tells us about the amazing work of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and his role in their work to improve lives and one day eradicate the condition for good. We also talk about famous cricketers who have Type 1, Pakistan and Lancashire legend Wasim Akram amongst them. JDRF: Fund world-class research approved and administered by their international research programme to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes; Make sure research moves forward and treatments are delivered as fast as possible Give support and a voice to people with type 1 and their families They need your support. Listen to Dan’s story and please go to our DBOT (Very Loud and Animated) and help us to help JDRF. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/db-owzat-trophy Join a global movement to create a world without type 1 but with the world’s best independent cricket commentary. Thanks as ever to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Nigel Walker for editing and production support. Get all Guerilla Cricket podcasts BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 17, 2020

Another Grumpy Old Guerillas podcast. It's like the Four Yorkshiremen sketch, without the humour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 13, 2020

Guerilla Cricket's Nigel Henderson talks to Indian former Test cricketer, coach and commentator Deep Dasgupta about whether and where the IPL can go ahead, scoring a century against England and how his best shot in international cricket came as he tried to protect his crown jewels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 8, 2020

The title is woefully inadequate for the task at hand - but we had to call it something, and it's hard to spell a wordless scream. Anti-racism is not something to parcel into a pod-sized package and not think about again, and it's in that spirit that host Nakul Pande and Machel St Patrick Hewitt take to the mics. Nakul and Machel share their personal experiences of being cricket fans of colour, discuss the international resonance of the uprising against a living legacy of state-sanctioned racist violence in America, and ask questions of experts in the policy and representational aspects of anti-racism work in cricket: ANUJAYA KRISHNA: A scholar and practitioner of sports law who talks to us about her critical analysis of the ICC's Anti-Racism Policy and Conciliation Process: what it does and doesn't address, and how it's implemented. GULFRAZ RIAZ: Chair of the National Asian Cricket Council , who advise the ECB on South Asian inclusion and representation, and founder of the African Caribbean Cricket Association. We also read an excerpt of a powerful call to international consciousness from cricket administrator, scholar & activist Professor Hilary Beckles . We #SayTheirNames . We remember. And we believe #BlackLivesMatter . Produced and edited by Jon Stone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 1, 2020

The lords of cricket have spoken - what they've (not) said may shock you! Joining host Nakul Pande from across three continents to discuss the ICC's non-decision about the men's T20 World Cup, what's they've decided to decide instead, what might decide the most important election in ICC history, and Australia deciding to scheduling some actual cricket - decisively: MEL FARRELL - superstar freelance cricket writer and broadcaster ANKIT MISHRA - co-founder and editor of CricTracker PHILASANDE SIXABA - anchor and sports reporter at Newzroom Afrika Channel 405 in Johannesburg *EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AHOY! $5-and-above Patrons get 15 minutes' content that will never be heard on the free feed. If you're already signed up at $5 or above you'll get this bonus material automatically - lucky you! But if not, become a Patron or upgrade your pledge at patreon.com/guerillacricket .* For the next 7 days, we're running a fundraising campaign for ourselves and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, who do amazing work tackling Type 1 diabetes - stick around to the end for why this cause is so close to our hearts, and contribute to the cause on our JustGiving page . Thank you. Subscribe and download on your preferred podcast app: APPLE: https://co/2Yyu5fR PODBEAN: https://ly/3fgKz2n SPOTIFY: https://fi/2Syi1rb ACAST: https://ly/2SvJLN5 Produced and edited by Jon Stone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 29, 2020

The Grumpy Old Guerrillas return with another podcast about nothing in particular Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 25, 2020

*STRONG ISAAC VIVIAN ALEXANDER RICHARDS CONTENT* Telling host Nakul Pande how their love of cricket and their time on Guerilla Cricket began this week: SEAN TRACEY ALAN HOTCHKISS Over the next couple of months, we're running a fundraising campaign for ourselves and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation UK , who do amazing work tackling Type 1 diabetes - stick around to the end for why this cause is so close to our hearts, and contribute to the cause on our JustGiving page . Thank you. You can get all our pods BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket - and thanks as ever to our producer and editor Jon Stone. Subscribe and download on your preferred podcast app: APPLE: https://apple.co/2Yyu5fR PODBEAN: https://bit.ly/3fgKz2n SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2Syi1rb ACAST: https://bit.ly/2SvJLN5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 18, 2020

This week's episode tests even host Nakul Pande 's relentless optimism. He discusses which of the IPL and the men's T20 World Cup can, will or even should happen in the second half of this COVID-ravaged cricketing year with: KHALID MOHIDIN : Owner and editor, Cricket Fanatics Magazine ANKIT MISHRA : Co-founder and editor, CricTracker The panel dissect in some detail the logistical, financial and moral implications of playing and not, and whether Faf du Plessis has brains to match his beauty. Good news on that front, but sadly not much else. Over the next couple of months, we're running a fundraising campaign for ourselves and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, who do amazing work tackling Type 1 diabetes - stick around to the end for why this cause is so close to our hearts, and contribute to the cause on our JustGiving page . Thank you. You can get all our pods BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket - and thanks as ever to our producer and editor Jon Stone. Subscribe and download on your preferred podcast app: APPLE: https://apple.co/2Yyu5fR PODBEAN: https://bit.ly/3fgKz2n SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2Syi1rb ACAST: https://bit.ly/2SvJLN5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 14, 2020

“Diligent research and evocative story telling combine to make this book a truly compelling read”. Praise indeed for ‘Wizards’ and its author Anindya Dutta , from none other than Kapil Dev. In this episode of Guerillashire, Tony Bishop and Anindya discuss the mystical, twirling, whirling, floating, ripping, gripping world of Indian spin bowling. No other skill has contributed more to India’s cricket – and arguably, spin bowling is what drove its race to the top. The story of Indian spin bowling goes as far back as the turn of the twentieth century. ‘Wizards’ covers no less than 74 Indian spinners, from Palwankar Baloo, though the genius of Subhash Gupte, Vinoo Mankad and Ghulam Ahmed, through the fabled spin quartet of Bedi, Prasanna, Chandra and Venkat, onto Kumble, Harbhajan and Ashwin and right up to Chahal and Kuldeep. Anindya picks two historical quartets to take on the current England side home and away. Listen to hear who they are – and who doesn’t quite make it. Most importantly let us know your selections! Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. Get all Guerilla Cricket podcasts BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 11, 2020

You, and we, enjoyed our first edition of Origin Stories so much that we came back for another! This time, host Nakul Pande 's companions on our stroll down memory lane are: ANNIE CHAVE : Unofficial president of the Marcus Trescothick Fan Club and actual founder and editor of County Cricket Matters GARY NAYLOR : Cricket writer, theatre critic and devotee of the aesthetics of cricket and those who play it PAUL HOWARTH : Village green hero turned club wicketkeeper turned all-round sports enthusiast We discover the panel's first memories, heroes, and games watched and played, and along the way discuss the joys of being 8, the relative memory-making power of radio and TV, and how far women's and girl's cricket has come. Over the next couple of months, we're running a fundraising campaign for ourselves and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, who do amazing work tackling Type 1 diabetes - stick around to the end for why this cause is so close to our hearts, and contribute to the cause on our JustGiving page . Thank you. You can get all our pods BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket - and thanks as ever to our producer and editor Jon Stone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 4, 2020

It's cricket most thrilling, most physically demanding and most misunderstood skill - on this week's Guerilla Cricket Podcast, host Nakul Pande constructs a three-pronged attack to unpack what fast bowling's all about: IAIN O'BRIEN : Former New Zealand fast bowler, creator of the Youtube channel 108 with IOB and friend of the show GLADSTONE SMALL : Much-loved former Warwickshire and England fast bowler and current tour host for The Black Opal Group , pod debutant IAN PONT : Pioneering fast bowling coach, author, and head coach of the Ultimate Pace Foundation and the National Fast Bowling Academy The panel talk bowling fast from every angle: physical, technical, strategic and psychological - it's your indispensable guide to what being a fast bowler is all about. Become a Patron, at any level, at patreon.com/guerillacricket and get all of our podcasts BEFORE ANYONE ELSE - help keep independent cricket commentary alive! And many thanks as ever to our producer and editor Jon Stone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 30, 2020

Hendo, Grubby and Not Fred invite you to listen to them sitting around and talking bollocks. The Highest Rated Podcast* On The Internet (* in its category) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 27, 2020

In the first of an occasional series, this week we're going back in time to where it all began for some of our most loved and most interesting Guerillas. When did they first watch and play the game? Who were their first cricketing heroes? How did they get the cricket bug? Were they bitten by a radioactive Peter Such? Host Nakul Pande breaks off from mythologising Lance Klusener long enough to hear tales of reluctant Antipodean touring teams, a grandfather's child-quietening tactics spectacularly backfiring and facing down Cameroon fast bowlers on a tricky pitch from: Former meerkatologist, current statistician and forever Paul Collingwood stan Dr Katy Scott Al-fresco scorer and intrepid worldwide cricket coach Jules Farman Millinery connoisseur and cricket's most devoted Jamaican-Irish Hampshire fan Roger McCann Our editor as ever was Jon Stone. Remember, you can get our podcasts BEFORE ANYONE ELSE by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket , and follow us on Twitter for updates on our upcoming synthesis of analogue tabletop games and digital communication methods, the Dickwella-Broad Howzat Trophy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 20, 2020

It's not all about the big money and the big names. The COVID-19 cricket shutdown has repercussions at all levels of the game, including where the budgets are tight even at the best of times - and in case you'd not been paying attention, these really are not the best of times. To tell us about the challenges faced by smaller boards, what's being done to deal with them, and what the ICC are doing to help (spoiler alert: actually something!), host Nakul Pande got a crack crew together: Warren Deutrom, CEO of Cricket Ireland Tim Cutler , co-founder of EmergingCricket.com and former CEO of Cricket Hong Kong Guerilla regular Machel St Patrick Hewitt , co-host of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast We also hear a submission from Raf Nicholson , co-founder and editor of leading women's cricket website CricketHer , outlining the specific issues facing the women's game in the time of COVID. Thanks as ever to Jon Stone for his production and editing work. For early access to all of our podcasts, become a Patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 6, 2020

The shutdown of cricket around the world is both a huge blow and a huge opportunity - we have the space to reflect on why we love cricket so and why it's not an exaggeration to say we need it. So this week we're looking at the game's impact on mental health, mental health's role in playing and watching cricket at all levels, and how the COVID-19 pandemic affects that symbiotic relationship. Host Nakul Pande reached out across three continents to assemble a panel to tackle these most important of questions: IN THE UK Martin Cropper , Personal Development Manager at the Professional Cricketers' Association Mark Boyns , founder of suicide prevention and mental health non-profit Opening Up Cricket IN INDIA Ankit Mishra , co-founder and editor of our long-standing partners CricTracker IN AUSTRALIA And, be still our beating nerdy hearts, Rob Moody , prolific curator of the Robelinda Youtube channel You can find a list of mental health hotlines, helplines and resources here - and as Nakul says on the show, if you want to talk, we want to listen. Let's stay connected, eh? You can get our pods BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket - thank you so much for your continued support, and thanks to Jon Stone for producing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 30, 2020

Cricket is dead, long live the Guerilla Cricket Podcast! Host Nakul Pande and guests Tony Bishop and Tim Part are locked-down and loaded to reckon with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this cricketing year. We ask: Will there be cricket in 2020, and who makes that call? SHOULD there be cricket in 2020, and does it even matter? Should the Hundred be postponed? The need for creativity and connection is greater than ever, and we hope we address that need over the course of this pod. In that spirit we'll be podding every week throughout the COVID cricket crisis, and if you want to get those pods BEFORE ANYONE ELSE you can at patreon.com/guerillacricket . Now more than ever, your support is deeply, deeply treasured. Thanks to Jon Stone for his production and technical expertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 28, 2020

Welcome to the latest Guerillashire. Best wishes and positive thoughts to everyone in these tough times! In this edition, we have a special treat for followers of Lancashire as Gary Naylor of the Guardian and long - time Guerilla selects his greatest ever Lancashire England team. In his inimitable way (that we all enjoy imitatating), Gary picks players he has actually seen play in his life time, but never fear, together we explore Lancashire’s finest from John Abrahams to Zahir Khan. Archie MacLaren and Reggie Spooner rub shoulders with Clive Lloyd, James Anderson and Brian Statham amongst others. You can even hear how Gary’s Mum once trapped poor Freddie Flintoff in a two - hour conversation, although history doesn’t record how much poor Freddie got to say! Lancashire fans, get in touch on Twitter using #Guerillashire and let us know who would make your team. Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. Get this episode and all our Guerilla Cricket Podcasts and articles first by becoming a patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 20, 2020

Neville Cardus’ two great passions were music and cricket. He described how one majestic stroke maker ‘made music’ and ‘spread beauty’ with his bat. Between the two wars, he became the laureate of cricket by doing the same with words. In this latest Guerillashire, Tony Bishop interviews multi award winning author Duncan Hamilton, who in ‘The Great Romantic’, casts a new light on the enigmatic Cardus and demonstrates how he changed spots journalism for ever. Along with Annie Chave, the discussion also covers Hamilton’s life and work, including ‘Kings of Summer’ a treasure of a book that takes us back to the final game of the glorious 2016 County Cricket season, when Middlesex met Yorkshire at Lords, Somerset waiting in the wings should the match end in a draw. Through Duncan’s Hamilton, the spirit of Neville Cardus is ever present. Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. Get Guerilla Cricket Podcasts before anyone else at www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 15, 2020

In the first Guerilla Cricket Podcast of 2020, we have some big questions to answer. In matters purely of willow and leather, there's the vexed issue of mandatory 4 day Tests, and a South Africa v England Test series heading into its 3rd Test finely poised. But we don't have the luxury of keeping it inside the boundary - with the Proteas' commitment to transforming what was for so long an all-white cricketing culture under question, host Nakul Pande and (live from Port Elizabeth) Daniel Gallan work out what's gone wrong and how it might be put right. Get the pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket , and help us #KeepCricketGlobal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 23, 2019

Two teams in transition; four men in a state of confusion. Yes, it's the Guerilla Cricket South Africa v England series preview podcast in which host Nigel Henderson lures wisdom and whimsy on World Test Championships, Kookaburras, a sextet of potential new Test caps and obdurate coaching staffs from Guerilla regulars Tony Bishop, the Bear and, all the way from Joburg itself, Guerilla Cricket South Africa's Mpho. Get exclusive access to this podcast by becoming a Patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 19, 2019

“What is more frightening? Facing the quickest bowler in the world in front of 30,000 people or walking into a crack den in South Central Los Angeles?” That’s just one of the questions host @tonybishop1 discussed at Edgbaston with Paul Smith, hero of @WarwickshireCCC 1994 treble winners. The latest Guerillashire Podcast from @guerillacricket is here! Paul was part of the all - conquering Warwickshire side of the 1990s under Bob Woolmer. However, he also holds the US Certificate of Appreciation for his ground breaking work using cricket as a force for good with gangs in the most notorious areas of Los Angeles. He advises the Princes Trust, is a motivational speaker, broadcaster and a published author whose book ‘Wasted’ was described by one reviewer thus..“Not so much a kiss-and-tell, as kiss, have casual sex, get stoned, drunk, divorced, unemployed, homeless, penniless and tell.” Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. To get this exclusive access to all of our podcasts visit patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 6, 2019

Five T20Is, two Tests and one month later, what did we learn? Host Nakul Pande and guest Tasneem-Summer Sadiq Khan pore over the footage and hit the scorebooks to find out. We get excited about England's T20 new boys, puzzle over the non-selection of Ben Foakes and lament the poor Test pitches. And as ever when we go beyond the on-field action, Tas is fascinating when we talk about the racial abuse aimed at Jofra Archer and the continued unease over Scott Kuggeleijn's place in the BlackCaps setup. Get the pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 23, 2019

Welcome to the latest Guerillashire. We have a special treat for followers of Gloucestershire as life - long supporter Steve Jinmam selects history’s greatest ever Gloucestershire England team. And what a history it is, with Steve leaving no stone unturned in the depth of his research. Expect to see the likes of WG and Wally Hammond rubbing shoulders with other greats in a selection to get Gloucester pulses racing. Let us know what you think using #Guerillashire. Host Tony Bishop also tracks down Annie Chave , fellow Guerilla and prominent voice of Oppose the 100 to discuss a new publication, ‘County Matters’, produced with Lancs CCC Action . The discussion covers The Hundred and feedback from the DCMS hearing looking to identify opportunities to promote the continued health of county cricket in times of change. As ever Annie’s passion burns like a beacon for the game. Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 22, 2019

Three men's Test matches on the go at the same time, what delights! Host Nakul Pande calls in Tony Bishop and Tim Part to dissect day 1 between New Zealand and England at Mount Maunganui; pick over Pakistan's resistance then sudden lack of resistance in Brisbane; and India's bright new dawn/dusk as day/night Test cricket hits the subcontinent for the first time. Get the pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 30, 2019

Mega-pod ahoy! We single-handedly redress the balance of nobody talking about New Zealand with a running plunge into England's upcoming tour of the Land of the Long White Cloud. This gets deep, and real, and that's okay. Host Nakul Pande , in the in-studio company of Tony Bishop , dials up the frequently fascinating and always honest former New Zealand fast bowler Iain O'Brien for a wide-ranging discussion about England's Project Youth, the makeup of the Kiwi squad, the glory of invisible cricketers, and the high-wire act of motivating yourself with anger. Get the pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket . Oh, and take care of yourself, ya hear? You deserve it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 25, 2019

Are you an amateur cryer? No, these are Proteas...pro...tears...ahem. South Africa were in India, and it wasn't pretty - the bowling was toothless, the batting impermanent, and captain Faf du Plessis looks exhausted (but very, very handsome). Host Nakul Pande called up Simon Gear and Mpho Mutloane from our colleagues Guerilla Cricket South Africa to work out what happened, why, and what to do about it. STICK AROUND TO THE END FOR PAVEL FLORIN GOODNESS. Oh, and as ever, you can get the pod before anyone else at patreon.com/guerillacricket . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 20, 2019

You might want to plan aural consumption of the Guerillashire 2019 season review around a break for lunch or tea. Tony Bishop marshals the expertise and occasional loquaciousness of Gary Naylor , Julia Farman and David Brook as from Essex to Leicestershire they investigate, cogitate, celebrate or commiserate over the 2019 fortunes and 2020 prospects for all our 18 wonderful counties. This is not a 100 - ball thrash, it’s a proper look back at cricket’s summer of love from a county perspective. But what of next season? You can’t look forward to that and ignore the fact that a fourth format will insert itself noisily into the game’s landscape. After your lunch or tea time picnic you can hear our team debate the potential impact of The Hundred on the game we love and support. Whether you nod in violent agreement with our panel or want to throw your beer and sandwiches at them, get in touch with us on twitter using #Guerillashire. Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. Get this episode of Guerillashire first by becoming a Patron . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 18, 2019

It's tournament time - 14 teams compete in the UAE over 2 weeks for 6 places in next year men's T20 World Cup, and we've got you covered here at Guerilla Cricket. Nakul Pande puts the questions, and the experts answer them - and those experts are Cricket Europe journalist Andrew Nixon , and GC's Associate Cricket Director and part of the Emerging Cricket crew Tasneem-Summer Sadiq Khan . We run the rule over all 14 teams, celebrate some legends and pick out some future superstars, and Andrew and Tas give their predictions for who will make it to Australia. Get the pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket , and follow EmergingCricket.com and CricketEurope.com 's coverage of the Qualifier! -- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 11, 2019

Live from the echo chamber! Literally - sorry for the less than optimal sound quality, hope it doesn't spoil your enjoyment of an in-depth exploration of some of cricket's most fundamental questions: What is the perfect relationship between captain and coach? What is technique, and what is it really for? Which New Zealand all-rounder played his entire career and beyond with significant hearing loss? Host Nakul Pande and guests Nigel Henderson and Tim Part to discuss these weighty matters, under the guise of talking about England's appointment of Chris Silverwood as head coach and the India v South Africa Tests. But no Trojan horses needed for our deliberations on England's newly published masterplan to take their women's and girls' cricket to new heights - come for the insights from former ECB man Tim, stay for the well-deserved dig at the ICC's priorities. Get the next pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 4, 2019

We're phoning it in this week - or rather, our guests are! Host Nakul Pande and Jules Farman hold the fort and press the buttons in the studio, and we fire up the Guerilla-phone to chat to Daniel Gallan about South Africa's travails in India, with passing plaudits to Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma. Also on that there Internet telephone, David Brook gives us the inside scoop on who the next West Indies coach will be and the challenges and opportunities awaiting them, and we go behind the numbers on why Australia's women's team are far and away the best in the world and why that won't stop any time soon. Get the podcast BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 2, 2019

Welcome to the latest Guerillashire which comes to you in two halves. Despite the rain, the climax of the county season so nearly provided a show worthy of bringing down the curtain on cricket’s magnificent summer. In part 1 Tony Bishop , assisted by Annie Chave, Tasneem-Summer Khan and Paul Howarth celebrate a triumphant double win for champions Essex and commiserate with the perennial nearly men of Somerset . The bones are well and truly picked over where the title was won and lost! In the second half, as the days get shorter, and the early morning air crisper and colder, the world of county cricket continues to warm us as we focus on Hampshire and champions Essex. Host Tony guides the discussion as Ian Pearce and Tas select their all time England teams from each county. Ian plays a straight bat for Hampshire as the likes of Phil Mead and Derek Shackleton cross the white line with all time greats like Robin Smith and David Gower. Tas throws away the rule book and provides a more modern all time Essex eleven that may well delight or bemuse Essex fans in equal measure. Hampshire and Essex fans, get in touch on twitter using #Guerillashire and let us know who would make your team. Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. Get this episode of Guerillashire first by becoming a Patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 27, 2019

Cricket is dead - long live cricket! Host Nakul Pande is joined by Jules Farman and Roger McCann to discuss the ins, outs, new faces and recalls for England's New Zealand tour party; whether Jasprit Bumrah's injury means South Africa have a chance against India; and why the ICC keep allowing Australia to postpone series against Bangladesh. Get the podcast BEFORE ANYONE ELSE by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 20, 2019

Cricket never sleeps, and neither do we! Host Nakul Pande and Tim Part join forces to debate Rohit Sharma's conversion to Test opener, and the mysterious silence around MS Dhoni's future; salute George Munsey's magnificent innings against the Netherlands and tell you why Scotland are the team to watch at the T20 World Cup Qualifier; marvel at the continuing rehabilitation of Afghanistan under Rashid Khan after a World Cup where everything that could go wrong did; and sift through all the news and maybe-not-news about England's squads for the upcoming tour of New Zealand. Get all our podcasts, including our dedicated county cricket show Guerillashire, BEFORE ANYONE ELSE by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 17, 2019

The best men's Ashes in a decade, and the first drawn series since 1972, is over. We brought you every single ball of it, and now we're here to work out what it all meant. Puzzler-in-chief Nakul Pande is joined in the mind palace by Nigel 'The Bear' Walker and Tim Part for a bumper series review special, where we assess who won the draw and why; what England and Australia might look like in future series; and how we should view the tenure of Trevor Bayliss, and the confounding Test team he built. The regular pod returns on Thursday - get this and future pods, including our Guerillashire specials with Mike Gatting and Angus Fraser , BEFORE ANYONE ELSE by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 16, 2019

Angus Fraser delivers his take on the current Ashes and his finest ever Middlesex England 11. Angus Fraser made his test debut against Australia, taking 4/63 and claiming Steve Waugh as his first test wicket. In 46 tests, he took 177 wickets with a best of 8/53. At a time when England rarely had the best of things against the old enemy, in 12 Ashes tests he took 46 wickets with 3 ‘fivefers’ at a healthy average of 30. His 6 for 82 in the 1991 Boxing Day Test included Alan Border, Dean Jones and once again Steve Waugh. Listen here to here him discussing with Guerilla Cricket’s Tony Bishop the current Ashes and his own all time Middlesex England team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 14, 2019

Mike Gatting discusses the Ashes and his best ever Middlesex England team. 4,407 runs in 79 tests, 23 as captain with 1661 runs at 37.75 against the old enemy. Add to that, four centuries, 12 fifties (including his first Ashes test facing off to Denis Lillie), a highest score of 160 and three series wins including captaining the triumphant 1986/87 tourists. Mike Gatting knows a thing or two about beating Australia. Listen here as he discusses with Guerilla Cricket’s Tony Bishop, the current Ashes series and his own all time Middlesex England team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 13, 2019

Reminding you that the world of cricket is so much bigger - and even stranger - than the Ashes, it's the Guerilla Cricket Podcast! This week, host Nakul M Pande calls on host of the new Caribbean Cricket Podcast and West Indies expert Machel St Patrick Hewitt ; and fledging legal eagle and podcast debutant Ed Benson . The panel talk the whys and wherefores of Kieron Pollard's appointment as West Indies' white-ball captain; revel in Afghanistan's comprehensive beating of Bangladesh at their own game; question whether the World Test Championship goes far enough, and whether cricket is on the verge of a Bosman-style revolution; and try and plot a safe course through the murky waters of Sri Lanka's upcoming-or-is-it tour of Pakistan. Get the pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 7, 2019

Welcome to the latest Guerillashire Podcast from @guerillacricket and its a real treat for fans of Yorkshire and Surrey . Host Tony Bishop guides the discussion as Nick Martin and Jason Hiscox select their all time England teams from each county. The inclusion of Hobbs and Sutcliffe is to be expected, but they come up with some surprises too. Yorkshire and Surrey fans, get in touch on Twitter using #Guerillashire and let us know who would make your team! Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and Jon Stone for editing and production support. Get this episode of Guerillashire first by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 6, 2019

With a tour around the world of men's Test cricket and beyond (including 10 minutes of hot Pavel Florin chat), it's your friendly neighbourhood Guerilla Cricket podcast! Host Nakul Pande is joined by Real Fred and GC head honcho Nigel 'Hendo' Henderson to talk the Romania Cup; men's and women's World T20 Qualifiers; Misbah's double appointment; and the fine feats in the Test arena of Steve Smith, Jasprit Bumrah and Rahmat Shah. And we have another debate about concussion substitutes. Get the pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 31, 2019

Review, preview, overview! Host Nakul Pande is joined by the cheerful Roger McCann and the combative Machel St Patrick Hewitt to revel in and assess the true worth of Ben Stokes' Headingley heroics; laud New Zealand's series-levelling win in Colombo; and pay homage to Jasprit Bumrah's demolition job in Antigua. PLUS - we play selector ahead of the Old Trafford Test. P.S. The sad news about James Anderson missing the rest of the series was revealed after we recorded this episode. Get the pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 24, 2019

Here is the latest edition of Guerillashire covering the wonderful, absorbing, occasionally eccentric and always exciting world of English County Cricket. In this issue, host Tony Bishop has a treat for Sussex and Somerset fans as David Brook and Paul Howarth select all time England teams from their counties to take on today’s Aussies. Sussex and Somerset fans, get in touch on Twitter using #Guerillashire and let us know who would make your team! Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and Jon Stone for editing and production support. Get this episode of Guerillashire first by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 23, 2019

We’re baaaack! The Guerilla Cricket Podcast rides again, with posse leader Nakul Pande joined by steely-eyed gaucho Tony Bishop and rhinestone cowboy Real Fred. Three simultaneous Test matches in Colombo, Antigua and Leeds to discuss, and three-year overnight success Jofra Archer - but we devote much of our attention to the frightening blow and subsequent concussion suffered by Steve Smith last week, why it matters, the positive strides cricket has made in taking concussion seriously and the further necessary steps it has yet to take. Cricket zindabad, concussion substitutes zindabad. Get the pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 9, 2019

Welcome to Guerillashire. This is the first in a series of podcasts about the county game the beating heart of English cricket. Every episode will focus in on a few different counties and each guest will be picking an all time XI from their county to face Australia in The Ashes. Our host Tony Bishop will be waxing lyrical over Middlesex and joining him are a man of Kent Nigel Henderson and Jack Cunningham who is not surprisingly flying the flag for Durham. Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and Jon Stone for editing and production support. Get the pod before anyone else by becoming a Patron https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 26, 2019

Live from the sauna! Host Nakul Pande and guests Nigel 'The Bear' Walker and Machel St Patrick Hewitt pour some water on the cricketing coals for steamy discussion of the ongoing England v Ireland Test (IT'S NOT A WARM UP!); dive headfirst into the icy lake of Zimbabwe's suspension from the ICC; and have a regulation tot of rum in honour of Lt Col MS Dhoni - have we seen the last of the old warrior on the field of cricketing battle? Get the pod before anyone else by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 19, 2019

No rest for the cricket! Less than a week away from Ireland's historic first Test at Lord's against an England team with none of the world champion ODI squad's swagger, host Nakul Pande spoke to resident Ireland expert and true child of Mother Cricket Roger McCann about the chances of the boys in green. We dive deep into the selected squads; we look forward to a new generation of Ireland cricketers; and we salivate at the prospect of Tim 'Lambeth Lara' Murtagh bowling to Jason 'I'm Not Angry, That's Just My Face' Roy in a Test match. WOOF! Get the pod before anyone else by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 16, 2019

Seventh heaven! It's the GC World Cup wrap-up - expedition leader Nakul Pande takes fellow travelers Nigel 'Hendo' Henderson and Paul 'Grubby' Howarth on a journey through the six-week, 48-game, not-enough-team extravaganza of cricket that's taken over our lives - and of course, that utterly bonkers final. Featuring our team of the tournament; an awed respect for the power of luck; and why it's not patronising to say no-one lost the final. We bloody love New Zealand and all who sail in her. Get the pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE at patreon.com/guerillacricket - and follow us on Twitter for news of further coverage and the continuing adventures of the GC podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 12, 2019

You sixy thing! New Zealand squeaked past India, England smashed Australia, and Jason Roy had better become very friendly with the match referee very soon - host Nakul Pande is joined by Jeremy Henderson and Gary Naylor to pick the bones out of two very different semi-finals. Featuring Rashid rhapsodies, the wonder of Williamson, and the joy of Jadeja, and direct hits for days. We talk about New Zealand so much we almost forget to talk about India - take that, superpower! PS: Shortly after we finished recording, it was confirmed that Jason Roy WILL be available for the final. The fact that we had three different answers for who should open in his place tells you how big that is... Get the pod before anyone else at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 5, 2019

Right in the five-hole! Host Nakul Pande welcomes Jules Farman and welcomes back Machel St Patrick Hewitt to delve deep into the mind of Jonny Bairstow, ask whether Virat Kohli is bigger than the game, and assess the tournament's comedy value. PLUS - we each pick our group stage all-star XI, as do our listeners! We talk about New Zealand really rather a lot, although [gulp] it's not all good... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 28, 2019

Hot podcast four-play! Host Nakul Pande is joined by the chief primates of Guerilla Cricket Nigel 'Hendo' Henderson and Nigel 'The Bear' Walker to forensically dissect England's stumbling bid for glory, ask whether there is a role for the pure captain, and get all hot and bothered about Shakib Al Hasan - again. Also featuring a meditation on the nature of sports fandom, and a delight in the fact that New Zealand very much are a thing. Get the pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE by becoming a patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 21, 2019

Third time's a charm! Host Nakul Pande is joined by pod debutants Alan Hotchkiss and Tony Bishop bow before the altar of Eoin Morgan; salute the everlasting excellence of Shakib; and discuss whether this is the World Cup of team culture. And we once again don't forget that New Zealand exist (and, whisper it, are really quite good...) Get the podcast before anyone else by becoming a patron at patreon.com/guerillacricket ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 14, 2019

Nakul Pande is joined by Paul Howarth and Jeremy Henderson as they try not to talk about the rain; treat Glenn Maxwell better than he's ever been treated by Australia; and are engrossed by the one-man drama that is Wahab Riaz. And we once again actually talk about New Zealand! Get the pod before anyone else by becoming a patron ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 7, 2019

That's right, Guerilla Cricket do a podcast now! For our World Cup debut, Machel St Patrick Hewitt and Paul Howarth join host Nakul Pande to eulogise fast bowlers, gawp at ridiculous catches, and ask what the hell happened to South Africa. And unlike everyone else, we remember New Zealand exist! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 28, 2019

Guerilla Cricket experts and special guests on three continents join forces to discuss who's won the kit game; whether or not Australia are actually good now; and why the 'World' in World Cup 2019 is stretching a point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 22, 2018

Room with a view: in part three of the Guerillas' look back at the cricket year, Tony Bishop 1 takes over hosting duties as the two Nigels reminisce on all things Ireland and England's post-Ashes capitulation in Auckland (Plus: the value-added Nakal Pande) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 19, 2018

Room with a review: high on a hill but without a lonely goatherd, part two of the Guerillas' look back at the year finds the revival of spin is not fake news (plus: Chris Deeley, the Guerillas' answer to Magic Mike, reveals all) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 17, 2018

Room with a review: the Guerillas retire to their winter hideout in the hills to look back on the cricket year. In the first of three shows, Guerilla Hendo fails to stop Grubby 78 waxing lyrical over the Universe Jos and Gary Naylor lauds a sporting Kohli (Plus: Arthurshire in our fan zone) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices