He was one of Zimbabwe’s finest sportsmen, and undoubtedly one of the country’s best cricketers. He was the first Zimbabwean to score a hundred in an ODI when he made 142 against New Zealand in the 1987 World Cup. The first Zimbabwean to score a test hundred when he made 121 against India in Zimbabwe’s debut test match in 1992. The first Zimbabwean to score a double test hundred when he made 266 against Sri Lanka in 1994. He was Zimbabwe’s most successful coach when he was in charge from 1996 to 2000. He now proudly coaches Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Dave Houghton talks about coaching, Zimbabwe’s quest to gain Test Status, playing along side and even captaining players such as Viv Richards and Sachin Tendulkar.

When my Brother Ben died, I honestly thought the sun would never shine again. Former England ODI captain now Queensland coach Adam Hollioake has a heart to heart chat with Dean du Plessis about his career, mixed Martial Arts, investment losses, and feeling like he never belonged to any country.

Former South African batsman JP Duminy will always be remembered for his dramatic start to Test cricket. His unbeaten 50 assisted AB de Villiers in a match winning partnership as South Africa chased down 414 in Perth in 2008. But, JP wasn’t done yet, his 166 in the 2nd test at the MCG played a significant part in South Africa winning the series down under. The first South African test team to achieve a series win in Australia. He talks about the pressure that followed his test success into the IPL and admits that at times, alcohol was something he turned to in order to relieve some of the pressure. Most of All, JP Duminy hopes that he is able to play a roll in assisting the next generation of cricketers to represent South Africa.

How often do you have two people with the same name talking about something they love with their entire being? This is one of the rare occasions when Dean du Plessis and Dean Jones have a chat about current players, and of course Dean Jones’s playing career. Jones is a fabulous story teller, and and leads us into the famous sweat band incident with Curtly Ambrose. He also admits that he was part of one of Australia’s “most gutless, heartless” performances against the West Indies in 1988 which subsequently saw him score 216 against the same opposition in the following test match. Story telling at it’s best. He pulls no punches. Dean Jones at his best.

A wonderful lite hearted chat with Alan and Mark Butcher. Father and son.

“I didn’t back myself as much as I should have” says HD Ackerman in a fantastic interview with Dean du Plessis. Ackerman who left his country of birth South Africa 4 years ago, now resides in Perth Western Australia where he recently accepted the job as Afghanistan’s batting coach. He talks about playing for what was then known as Western Province, now known as the Cape Cobras, his test debut in 1998, and he believes that he matured late in his career, and played his best cricket in England. He also talks about fond and happy memories in the commentary box, working along side the greats of the game.

Tino Mawoyo is undoubtedly Zimbabwe’s premier cricket commentator. He not only works on games that feature Zimbabwe, but also worked extensively on the ICC World Cup qualifiers in 2018, and is a regular commentator in the Bangladesh Premier League. Tino takes us back to whee it all started for him in the Eastern highlands city of Mutare. He remembers his ferry tail test debut against Bangladesh, his 163* against Pakistan, and he also picks his all-time Zimbabwe test 11.

Meet Joel Muzeya, manager of the Alistair Campbell high performance program team, also known as the Rangers. Joel has been involved with cricket development and coaching since 1995. Although some may consider him to be a behind the scenes man, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Joel has nurtured and looked after a number of Zimbabwe’s current crop of players,and he talks about the difficulties of introducing cricket to kids from the high density suburbs in the mid 1990s, to finding the balance of todays younger players. Do they demand too much before being recognised, or are their requests justified?

The 3rd and final part of a chat between 2 cricket journalists and friends. Dean du Plessis and Neil Manthorp have known each other since 2001 when Neil encouraged Dean to enter the world of journalism. Neil talks about some of his favourite matches he has had the pleasure of covering as a broadcaster. From South Africa’s run chase against Australia in Perth in 2008, to Dale Steyn’s astonishing figures of 6/8 against Pakistan in Johannesburg. And Neil’s passionate defence of AB de Villiers concludes this fascinating 3 part conversation.

This Podcast is the equivalent of a Sunday Roast. Carve the meat, prepare the trimmings, and don’t forget the Apple Pie. David Gower, one of England’s finest left-handers to emerge out of England, takes time out to talk to Dean du Plessis. He talks about the euphoria of regaining the Ashes in 1985 as captain, the disappointing tour of the West Indies in 1986, the joy of retaining the Ashes in 1987 which gave him a second opportunity to captain England, and the disappointment of losing the Ashes in 1989 which lost him the captaincy as well. He vividly relives the Tiger Moth incident in 1991, talks about the joys and blunders of the commentary box, and shares his experience of playing blind cricket- which appealed to Dean du Plessis’s sense of humour, as Dean is totally blind.