County Cricket Natters

For one final time (well at least for the last time in a few weeks), the gang are together for their usual County Championship review.  

And this week Annie, Dan and Sam are joined by a man whom, if rumours are to be believed, is in line to play Richard Branson in a new biopic. 

But then again, they are just rumours, and we have Mr Mark Church on the show because he is one of the great orators of cricket.  Despite Mark's protestations, the honour is all ours. 

No CC game is left untouched, no stone is left unturned. Unless we don't like the look of it, or it is too heavy. 

Same drill folks: listen, enjoy, hate, comment, share, get in touch and keep supporting county cricket. 

Look out for our Shan Masood special dropping next week too! 

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The Charlotte Edwards Cup is well underway and County Cricket Natters have joined forces with the wonderful Women's Cricket Chat. 

Joining Sam to review Wednesday nights action were journalist and commentator Hannah Thompson-Radford and Thunder Cricket skipper Ellie Threlkeld 

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A very special show for you this week folks. Well, they are all special but this one particularly so. 

She didn't wear her medal but Jo Gardener has won The Hundred at Lord's with Oval Invincibles. This week she was back in Sunriser's colours at Chelmsford for the opening round of the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Yes, that's the same Charlotte Edwards Annie has dismissed. 

Delighted to have Jo joined Dan, Annie & Sam to talk us through the CEC and CC action.  Fair to say there were plenty more runs. Victories for Somerset and Durham, a lot of high-score draws and some, well, love for county cricket. 

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No Sam this week sadly but Tony Bishop from Guerilla Cricket joins Annie and Dan along with our special guest, Jason Gillespie.

We talk declarations, captaincy, THAT Ben Stokes innings, oh and have I mentioned Middlesex went top of the table? 

Have a listen...

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Well wasn't that fun? Another week, another CC round. Thick and fast. Love it.

Joining Annie, Sam and Dan to distill the best of the action into 45 minutes or so of (hopefully) easy and tasteful listening is Bumble himself. What a gent. 

And if you are after a laugh, Billy Connolly's Curling routine comes highly recommended. 

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That time of the week again folks. And joining Annie, Dan and Sam was none other than Surrey head coach and Mr T impersonator Gareth Batting. 

What a joy to hear a fellow CC enthusiast, well, enthuse. 

Listen, share, get in touch...or don't. Your call! 

Until next time. 

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It really is starting to feel like summer. A  Bank Holiday,  sunshine, games taking place on the Oval outfield, hundreds galore, and somewhere in the east, Ben Compton is still batting. 

In the top-tier there was a nail-biter at Taunton, Surrey crush Hampshire, Lancs do likewise to Kent. 

Just beneath them well, what a win for Glamorgan. Plus some honourable (and intriguing draws) elsewhere. 

Joining Dan, Annie and I this week is none other that Essex's Sam Cook (aka - albeit not in the dressing room - Little Chef). He talks us through the nerves (or lack of them) in their thrilling victory, bowling at Ben Compton, Hasan Azad, James Bracey, the need to give ground staff more time to prepare pitches and much, much more. 

As ever, thanks for listening. Please do spread the word! 

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Snow, hail, rain, sunshine, wind. We had it all. That will happen if you start playing cricket in early April.

But that said, what a first week. Division Two in particularly had some thrilling matches.  No shortage  of centuries either. 

No Dan Whiting this week but Annie and Sam were joined by Guerilla Cricket's Tony Bishop and Ryan Sidebottom (yes, that one). Their Sunday night reflections are here. 

Ryan was "fresh" from a charity football match between Bedale Town FC and a celebrity XI.  Three brilliant causes so if you can spare a few bob, I'm sure they'd be very grateful:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/bedale-town-fc-vs-celebrity-xi

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Annie, Dan and Sam are back (well, they never really went away - they just stopped podcasting for a bit) and ready for another season of the County Championship. Naturally then, it is snowing. 

Double Dan for the big preview too; Dan Norcross. He of TMS (both versions) fame. Wonderful to be joined by such a brilliant orator of the game.  

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