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

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
July 20 We Can't Complain... Too Much
Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Ben Warren to chat about Somerset's semi-final defeat to Northants, discuss the Blast campaign as a whole, and look ahead to some fresh faces joining the squad for the One Day Cup.
1 hr
July 16 It Looks Like Yorkshire Are Off To Final's Day
Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Peter Wanless and Anthony Gibson to chat about Craig Overton's extraordinary record-breaking innings in the Blast Quarter-Final at Headingley, mull over the myriad selection dilemmas for Final's Day, and award the first Golden Apple of 2026.
52 min
July 13 It Would Have Been A Lot Healthier For My Marriage If We'd Lost On Sunday
Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless (unfortunately Gibbo beset by technical issues again) to chat about Somerset's incredible return to form in the Blast, look ahead to the Quarter Final up at Headingley on Wednesday, and wonder if Sheps can endure a same-day return drive to Leeds and back without picking up a speeding ticket again...
1 hr 2 min
June 30 I'm Pretty Unhappy With Cricket At The Moment...
Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about a pretty miserable week for Somerset's Men and Women, who both suffered major setbacks in their respective bids for Finals Day qualification.
48 min
June 23 It's Been A Very Good First Half Of The Season
Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about another extraordinary performance from a depleted Somerset side, delve into the reasons why Craig Overton is enjoying such a successful season, and weigh up how much we want Matt Henry back to lead our charge to the Championship in September...
52 min
June 18 Wasn't It Nice Not Having A Nervous Monday Afternoon...
Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock to chat about an incredible win by a stripped to the bone Somerset Men's team up at Trent Bridge, wonder if lightning can strike twice when an even more depleted squad takes to the field against Warwickshire, and purr over Thomas Rew's maiden first-class century...
46 min
June 11 If You've Got Nothing Constructive To Say, Don't Say Anything...
Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless and Dan Kingdom to chat about Somerset Men's worst run of T20 form since the inception of this 'ere podcast, Somerset Women's best run of T20 form since the inception of this 'ere podcast, and wonder, when is an injury update not an injury update?
51 min
May 27 You Talk To Andrew Caddick About Rest And Rotation!
Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom and Anthony Gibson to chat about an undefeated start to the Blast campaign for both Somerset's men and women, look ahead to the next batch of games, and wonder what Jacob Bethell might have been up to in order to get home a few days early...
49 min
May 20 Migael Pretorius's Token Game To Make Sure He's Eligible For Finals Day
Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren & Peter Wanless to look back at the opening block of Championship game, preview the defence of the Blast, and come up with a new annual must-see event for the club...
59 min