Badger Watch: The County Championship Cricket Podcast | Unspun Cricket

With the County Championship into the second round, the badgers discuss who's done well and who's new signing look to be the best thus far.

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As we reach the end of the 2022 County Championship season, the Badgers assess the final standings. Surrey claimed the Division One title as Notts ran out winners in Division Two, meanwhile Yorkshire were relegated from the top tier in dramatic fashion.

But how, we hear you ask, did the Cricketxi.com league table finish up? And was one of the Badgers able to claim the very top prize...?

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With two rounds to go in 2022 County Championship, the Badgers are perplexed that the rules for this year's competition are yet to be finalised. Who will go up and who will go down? What will next year's competition even look like? Is a lack of clarity killing off the drama of the run-in? There is much to debate as the season draws to a close.

On the other hand, the Badger Watch Cricketxi.com league table has no such issues with clarity!

1. Bear's Badgers 25,930
2. Brian May saved the badgers 24,262
3. Chevaliers 22,371
4. Spenny's Champs 19,466

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On the face of it, 6/7 Test Match wins would surely represent an excellent summer's work. However do we arguably know any more about this England team than we did before? Or is that too heavy a dose of traditional English pessimism?

Here are the Badger Watch standings with just 3 rounds to go...

1. Bear's Badgers 23,879
2. Brian May saved the badgers 21,971
3. Chevaliers 21,604
4. Spenny's Champs 17,640

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The County Championship has been on a break and that has left the Badgers with little else to do but watch One Day Cup and The Hundred.

Join Hugh, Chev and Alex as they give their verdicts on both formats, as well as look ahead to the September return.

The Cricketxi.com league table remains the same as last time, with Bear's Badgers looking to secure glory.

1. Bear's Badgers 22,873
2. Chevaliers 20,460
3. Brian May saved the badgers 20,084
4. Spenny's Champs 16,440

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As the County Championship takes a break to make way for the Royal London One Day Cup and The Hundred, the Badgers discuss the sizeable gap between the wealthiest counties in the game and those that are struggling to keep themselves afloat.

There is disparity in all sport, but is the gap between the haves and the have nots too great?

Oh and in stunning news, one of our very own Badgers sits in 1st place across the ENTIRE cricketxi.com competition. Take a bow, Bear’s Badgers…

1. Bears Badgers: 22,873 points
2. Brian May Saved The Badgers: 20,460 points
3. Chevaliers: 20,084 points
4. Spenny's Champs: 16,440 points

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Well, did you have Sam Northeast in your team? The Glamorgan batter didn't just break countless County Championship records, but now also tops the cricketxi.com point-scoring list!

It was also a bumper week for the Badgers in general:

1. Bears Badgers: 21,240 points
2. Brian May Saved The Badgers: 19,015 points
3. Chevaliers: 18,899 points
4. Spenny's Champs: 15,000 points

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It’s Episode 11 of Badger Watch and ODI cricket is very much in the spotlight following Ben Stokes' retirement. With the schedule full to bursting, will one format have to fall by the wayside?

With Round 11 of the County Championship underway, here are the current Cricketxi.com standings:

1. Bears Badgers: 18,020 points
2. Chevaliers: 17,126 points
3. Brian May Saved The Badgers: 16,756 points
4. Spenny's Champs: 12,424 points

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Badger Watch returns after a brief hiatus! Plenty to discuss between Simon Harmer tearing things up for Essex to the demise of the overseas pro in modern day county cricket.

And, of course, the all important Cricketxi.com standings are...

1. Chevaliers: 15,301 points
2. Bears Badgers: 14,982 points
3. Brian May Saved The Badgers: 14641 points
4. Spenny's Champs: 10,841 points

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