The Cricket Sickos Podcast

Daniel Norcross joins the podcast to talk about Test Match Sofa and what it meant to him, which included an escape from bereavement, the gathering of an eclectic community, and finding the creative alchemy from playing around as an adult.

Listen to Daniel on Zero Ducks Given: https://open.spotify.com/show/17se3QWSbxDIzdBNbU6GHG?si=c260f5a299934d1d

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The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

00:56 Introduction to cricket

03:33 Relationship with commentary

08:45 Test Match Sofa and what it meant to Daniel

27:00 The magic of Test Match Sofa

36:02 Final questions

Monique joins the podcast to talk about being involved in the National Cricket Inclusion Championships, which is an Australian tournament for cricket players who are blind, deaf, or have intellectual disabilities. She also talks about her experiences with engaging with cricket as a deaf person, as well as some things Australian club cricket can do to become more accessible.

The National Cricket Inclusion Championships: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4078841/national-cricket-inclusion-championships-2025

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Chapters:

00:55 Introduction to cricket

08:02 How Monique's deafness affected her relationship with cricket

21:27 Inclusive Cricket

28:27 What Australian cricket needs to do to improve accessibility

34:57 Similarities and differences between being involved in mainstream and inclusive cricket

41:11 Final questions

Writer C. S. Chiwanza joins the show to talk about various aspects of South African cricket including their improvement in global tournaments, SA20, and the complexities around Transformation in cricket; as well as beautifully describing the storytelling power of the game and what it means to him.

Follow CS' Substack: https://chadwickdrive.substack.com/

Follow CS on Bluesky @cschiwanza.bsky.social

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Chapters:

01:04 Introduction to cricket

03:45 The importance of Henry Olonga

07:30 Writing about cricket

18:05 South Africa's improved performance in global tournaments

26:08 The rise of the South African women's team

31:13 The deal with SA20

39:15 Cricket and Transformation goals

63:33 Final questions

Final Word community member Jane joins the podcast to geek out with Adit about Ellyse Perry, talking about various highlights in Perry's storied career including hypothesising about several what-if moments throughout her time in the game.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

00:58 Introduction to cricket

04:07 Jane's various roles in cricket

16:40 Journey to Ellyse Perry

20:53 The 2017 women's Ashes Test

28:25 Our Ellyse Perry highlights

45:17 How Jane's story ties in with Perry's

Adam Collins of The Final Word Cricket Podcast (!!!) joins the show to talk about, well, The Final Word Cricket Podcast. In particular, how it came together with co-host Geoff Lemon, the ambition of the show, and the driving factor behind their "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" ethos.

Support The Final Word on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefinalword

Follow The Final Word on Bluesky @finalwordcricket.bsky.social

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

02:08 What Adam wants to achieve with The Final Word

11:20 Working with Geoff Lemon

22:35 The drive behind "Can't Stop, Won't Stop"

Laura joins the podcast to talk about how she came to cricket, which spans 2000s cult classic cinema, the 2019 women's football World Cup, Jimmy Anderson telling her she had to start playing, and Glenn Maxwell being in awe of her story.

Follow Laura's IG where she documents the various football stadia she's visited: https://www.instagram.com/la_tifosa/

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Chapters:

00:30 Laura before cricket

03:28 Parts of Laura's personality that primed her for cricket

04:50 Stumbling upon cricket

08:04 Finding someone to explain how cricket worked

18:25 Finding Test Match Special

21:50 Learning about cricket during Covid

24:23 Watching cricket in person

27:30 Going on the Tailenders podcast

33:47 Playing cricket in Scotland

38:00 Playing cricket in Switzerland

43:03 Needing cricket through a rough period

45:10 Going to Australia for big cricket trip

49:05 What Laura has discovered since finding cricket

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Shaun from the Talkin' T20 podcast joins the show to talk about how he and his family managed to discover cricket in the USA, being frustrated that Bluey cricket merch isn't more easily available where he lives, and his love for the T20 format.

Follow Shaun on Bluesky @absentmindguy.bsky.social

Shaun's Talkin' T20 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/talkin-t20/id1788425104

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Chapters:

00:31 Cricket origin story

02:52 Learning about how cricket works

10:45 Bluey

20:55 Playing cricket with his kids

28:56 Shaun's love of T20

32:33 Finding cricket without notions of "what is real cricket"

34:47 Love of women's cricket

40:49 Shaun's Talkin' T20 podcast

48:24 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Andrew Nixon, writer from Cricket Europe, joins the podcast to talk about discovering cricket beyond the Full Members before the internet, advocating militantly for the Associate game through his writing, and the many ways that cricket could be doing better to grow itself around the world.

Andrew's writing on Cricket Europe: https://www.cricketeurope.com/index.shtml

Andrew and Russ Degnan's Associates and Affiliates Podcast: https://cricketeuropearchive.com/AUDIOVIDEO/IDLESUMMERS/index.shtml

Follow Andrew on Bluesky: @andrewnixon.bsky.social

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Chapters:

00:21 Cricket origin story

02:47 Discovery of Associate cricket

07:20 Writing about Associate cricket

18:45 ICC membership tiers compared to other sports

32:21 How well the ICC is growing the game

46:28 Stories from Associate cricket that Andrew identifies with

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Sean joins the podcast to talk all things Irish cricket, from its growth since the 70s, to its rapid growth in the 21st century, and what the Irish cricket community means to him.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters

00:59 Introduction to cricket

03:17 How cricket was viewed in Ireland

07:30 Ireland's club system

11:04 Interactions with future Ireland international players

14:30 Ireland's relationship with foreign franchise leagues

16:59 Thoughts on Ireland's Full Membership

20:58 How to grow Irish cricket below the national teams

29:44 How Irish cricket is integrating newcomers to the game

34:11 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Pip from the Final Word community comes on the show to talk about winning a quiz show with Glenn McGrath as her special subject, how her view of Australian cricket has become more nuanced as she has grown up, and describes how Test cricket has a lot in common with Dungeons and Dragons.

Pip's Glenn McGrath Christmas Carol: https://youtube.com/shorts/4TBInTFcNoY?feature=shared

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Chapters:

00:45 Hard Quiz and Glenn McGrath

11:49 Introduction to cricket

14:45 Australian dominance in the early 2000s

18:38 Sandpaper-gate

21:37 Changing views on Australian cricket

24:57 Cricket outside Australia + women's cricket

29:58 Test cricket is like Dungeons and Dragons