Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset Cricket Podcast

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Always Look on the Bright Cider Life - The Somerset Cricket Podcast episodes

October 02 The 2026 Women's Golden Apples
Ian Shepherd, Harry Everett, Matt Kingdom, Ben Warren & Dan Kingdom get together to give their nominations for the coveted 'Golden Apples'
57 min
September 28 I Think It's The Only Time I've Seen A Captain Fist Pump After He's Won The Toss
Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to look back on the final game of the season against Surrey, lose count of the many records that were broken in that match, and try to come up with a strategy for pace bowler recruitment over the winter...
1 hr 5 min
September 21 The Most Torturous Match I've Ever Followed From Afar
Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the defeat to Yorkshire, which has left a severe dent in Somerset's County Championship ambitions, look ahead to the tactics and surface that might be employed against Surrey, and remember some eerie parallels from 2019...
54 min
September 13 There's A Particularly Large Moth That's Trying To Get Out Of The Skylight
Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren, Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about Somerset Men's emphatic win up at Grace Road, a heart-breaking end to the season for Somerset Women, and make a bold suggestion for the vacant post of Club Chair...
52 min
September 07 It Just Doesn't Pass The Sniff Test...
Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to look back on the games against Sussex and Glamorgan in the County Championship, a topsy-turvy few games for Somerset's Women, and wonder just what is going on with the loan system at the moment...
1 hr 4 min
August 24 Badger Problems
Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about emphatic wins for both Somerset's Men and Women over Essex, the Women's progression to Final's Day this coming Saturday in the County T20 Knockout Cup, and dream up a perfect scenario for the final game of the season...
1 hr 2 min
August 18 The Metro Bank One Day Cup Is Dead, Long Live The County Championship...
Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson and special guest Don Topley to reflect on Somerset's defeat in their final ODC game to Lancashire, look ahead to the resumption of the County Championship with the visit of Essex, and reflect approvingly on the signing of Henry Nicholls...
1 hr 13 min
August 10 Shut Another Gate And We Can Afford Matt Henry
Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren & Peter Wanless to catch up the latest batch of Metro Banks, debate possible recruitment for the resumption of the County Championship, and salivate at a possible early return of a Somerset legend to Taunton...
58 min
August 03 I Actually Swore In Front Of Our President
Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Peter Wanless to chat about a chastening weekend for Somerset in the Metro Bank One Day Cup, try and come up with a strategy to win the remaining 3 games, and discuss yet another twitter faux pas from Lord Botham...
54 min
July 28 The Venn Diagram Of Toms and JTs
Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren and Peter Wanless to chat about a more than decent start to the Metro Bank ODC campaign, wonder if we can defy the odds and go all the way, and inevitably wade into the soulless quagmire of that other competition...
59 min