How's Stat

Dec 8

In a first for How's Stat, Dave and Gary take on two guests in a head-to-head format. As it's Ashes season, we welcome two ardent Ozzies and veterans of the European Cricket League commentary box Andrew Ryan and Vinny 'Mr Maximo' Sandhu. Each team has come armed with three rounds of 10. Who will win out in this, the real Ashes (Quiz)? Round names include: - Media-ocre - Waugh, huh! What are they good for? - Unskilled immigration - Outside sledge - David Gravy -train Tune in to this bumper pod to see takes home Ashes bragging rights! As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at howsstatpod@gmail.com . Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here : the 10% discount code is 'stat'. We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here Instagram: @hows_stat_pod Bluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.social Please rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

Nov 21

In this mini-pod, we hear about Lee's cricketing adventures from Cyprus to Nepal (where he joins us from). We hear about how cricket is developing in Nepal, particularly with women and girls. No pod would be complete without a quiz, so Dave tries to name the top 10 from the Guardian's top 100 Ashes heroes. As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at howsstatpod@gmail.com . Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here : the 10% discount code is 'stat'. We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here Instagram: @hows_stat_pod Bluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.social Please rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

Nov 19

For this special podcast, we welcome Jonny, Ivan and Lawrie from the Pads and Pints podcast. They take on Lee in an every man for themself battle in the test arena. Will Lee keep his trivia crown or is there a new badger in the sett? The rounds are: 1) How's Stat (Name the player, with a link) 2) We need to talk about Kevin (Which first names have had multiple english test players in the 2000s) 3) I'm sorry I've gone for a few (Name the bowler from the expensive spell, sent in by listener Will Reynolds) 4) This quiz Khan't last forever (Name the sides when England hosted Pakistan at the Oval in 1996) As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at howsstatpod@gmail.com . You can find more about Pads and Pints on their instagram and YouTube channels. Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here : the 10% discount code is 'stat'. We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here Instagram: @hows_stat_pod Bluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.social Please rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

Nov 5

We're back with the finale of this mini T20 series, as Gary takes over the questions, with Lee and Dave battling out for victory. Please note that this was recorded before the passing of Dickie Bird. The rounds are: 1) Can't hit off the celebrity square (Name the batters with 9,000 test runs but less than 50 strike rate) 2) Done a stretch of Dickie Bird (Guess the cricketer from the clue and their crime) 3) Nothing in this game for two in a Bedser (Match the player with the most test wicket for their country from their stats) As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at howsstatpod@gmail.com . Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here : the 10% discount code is 'stat'. We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here Instagram: @hows_stat_pod Bluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.social Please rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

Oct 16

The T20 quiz action keeps coming; this time, Dave poses the questions with an Oasis theme. Will Lee or Gary end up with the victors in this pun-heavy episode? The rounds are: 1) ShakerLaker (Guess the spinner from the rhyming clue) 2) Shiv Forever (Name the 2nd-highest male test run-scorer from each nation) 3) Don't look back in Upul Tharanga (Name non-English male ODI players who made their debut as close to 2005 as possible, but not before) 4) An impromptu Champagne Super-Over (How many ODI runs did Upul Tharanga get?) As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at howsstatpod@gmail.com . Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here : the 10% discount code is 'stat'. We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here Instagram: @hows_stat_pod Bluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.social Please rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

Sep 18

After the tense fifth test, things are a little more relaxed as the pod returns to a T20 format. Lee is in the chair, as Gary takes on Dave with a frankly ridiculous opening encounter, followed by two excellent pun-based rounds. The rounds are: 1) Different Gravy (Can you name Antiguan legend Gravy's most used fancy dress outfits?) 2) Mock the Everton Weekes (Who has scored three or more consecutive test hundreds?) 3) I can't believe it's not Buttler (Name England's top T20i cap holders) In a first for the podcast, we're giving away a cricket prize! Listen to the pod to find out how you could get your hands on a signed copy of "Cricket Kidz and the Magic Cricket ball", signed by author Ben Rispin. You will need our email below. As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at howsstatpod@gmail.com . Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here : the 10% discount code is 'stat'. We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here Instagram: @hows_stat_pod Bluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.social Please rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

Sep 1

It's finally here! After weeks of anticipation, the thrilling climax of the test series between Dave and Gary has dropped. Question-master Lee sets some fiendish rounds from the 2020's with the usual high-quality puns. Who will win out and claim this historic test series? We don't want to reveal any spoilers, but let's just say, it goes down to the wire... After our regular How's Stat opener, the rounds are: 1) Strike rate it lucky (Who has the best strike rate for test bats with over 5,000 runs) 2) Through the Rob Key-hole (Name the cricketer from the description of their childhood) 3) Shivnarine Chander-RuPaul's Drag Race (Which test batters have more than 30 test 100s?) 4) First World Problems (Can you recall the XI's from the first World Test Championship final played between New Zealand and India?) As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at howsstatpod@gmail.com . Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here : the 10% discount code is 'stat'. We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here Please follow up on our social channels: Instagram/Threads - @Hows_that_pod Blue Sky - @hows-stat-pod.bsky.social Please subscribe, rate, and review on your favourite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

Aug 13

In this special episode, we welcome Theo Laycock-Van Spyk from football trivia podcast Career We Go to join us for a mix of cricketing questions. Lee is in the chair as question master as Theo takes on regular podders Gary and Dave. After our regular How's Stat opener, the rounds are: 1) Career We go (Guess the cricketer from their career path) 2) Crystal Maize-based snack (Guess the Hundred franchise from their sponsor) 3) Official Mast-not (Name the XI's from the 2015 ODI World Cup final) If you haven't already, please give Career We Go a listen and follow on social media (@CareerWeGo) As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello on howsstatpod@gmail.com . Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here : the 10% discount code is 'stat'. We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here Please follow up on our social channels: Instagram/Threads - @Hows_that_pod Blue Sky - @hows-stat-pod.bsky.social Please subscribe, rate and review on your favourite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!