The Paddock and The Pavilion - The Horse Racing and Cricket Podcast

Welcome to the third of our Festive five podcasts.

Today’s show is about a racecourse, Fakenham racecourse, the only National Hunt course in Norfolk.

Through the words of the course’s Chief Executive Officer and Clerk of the Course David Hunter, the racecourse announcer Steven Powell, staff, members, spectators, jockeys, Tabitha Worsley, Nick Scholfield and Jack Quinlan, trainer Lucy Wadham and the course doctor, yes it seems like a Christmas song, you will, I hope to find out the secret to Fakenham racecourse, and what makes it so popular.

“It’s just a nice place to go and everybody whose there wants to be there” – Steven Powell – Racecourse announcer.

“I still think it’s a special place, every time I go, I get a buzz” – Kevin Webb – Fakenham member for 35 years.

“Everyone there loves their racing. It’s just a really fun friendly atmosphere. Everyone wants to help and wants to make sure you have a good day” – Tabitha Worsley - Jockey

“It’s the epitome of professionally run course with a country feel. It’s just a great place to go to” – Chris Pitt – Author and racing historian.

If you haven’t been to Fakenham racecourse you now have no excuse not to go.

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Welcome to the second of our Festive five podcasts - Today we are going racing with former National Hunt jockey Jacob Pritchard Webb.

Jacob’s world changed dramatically in June 2020 when a race riding accident in France left him paralysed from the chest down.

I first spoke to the young jockey in August 2021, in Episode 78 about the fall whilst in Episode 79 he described his six months stay in a French hospital and his hopes for the future.

Today’s show covers Jacob’s new roles as a bloodstock agent, where he deals mainly in the National Hunt sphere, and as French racing expert working for Sky Sports Racing. 

Plus, this inspiring young man chats about playing golf at the Mike Tindall golf day with the likes of Harry Redknapp, Damon Hill, and Lawrence Dallaglio and the £25,000 he raised for the Injured Jockeys Fund and the Matt Hampson foundation in July 2022 when he led a horse racing team on a 140-mile cross country cycle ride from Cheltenham to Newmarket. He also works on the family farm in Wales.

Finally, Jacob reflects on the past three years since his life changing accident. “It’s better to keep looking forward” says Jacob, which sums up this understated, but extremely likeable young man, who has done so much over the past two years. 

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Welcome to the first of our festive five podcasts.

Opening the batting as he used to do for Western Australia is Ryan Campbell, now the head coach of Durham CCC, who last season won division 2 of the county championship by a mammoth 66 points.

Ryan reflects on Durham’s outstanding season and looks ahead, with confidence, to their return to the top division in 2024.

The former Dutch coach gives his forthright views on the English cricketing calendar, the Hundred, the Ashes and the recent men’s World Cup.

If you love your cricket, enjoy 45 minutes with Ryan.

This interview took place on 29 November 2023.

Coming up tomorrow, former National Hunt jockey Jacob Pritchard Webb.

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For the show’s last episode before Christmas, we conclude our nostalgic chat with Mike Thompson, who has just written ‘The Last Corinthian’ which covers the cricketing life of former England captain MJK Smith.

After covering his early cricket career in Part 1, today’s episode covers MJK Smith’s Test career.

Capture more cricketing history as Mike reveals some fascinating stories about MJK’s Test career, which spanned from 1958 to 1972, especially his successful days touring as the England captain in India (1964), South Africa (1964/65) and Australia (1965/66). Mike captained England in twenty five of his fifty Test Matches.

Find out the respect held for Mike by both teammates and opponents in this relaxing look back at cricket during the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

Signed copies of the book, ‘The Last Corinthian’, cost £25, are available from Mike Thompson by contacting him at  [email protected]

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Mike Smith, more commonly known in cricket as MJK Smith was a leading English cricketer of the 1950s,1960s and 1970s who captained England in 25 of his 50 Test matches. A remarkable sportsman Mike, now 90, also played a rugby union international for his country in 1956. He remains England’s last double international.

In this podcast, split into two parts, cricket writer Mike Thompson talks about his new book, ‘The Last Corinthian’ which covers the cricketing life of MJK Smith.

In Part 1 Mike Thompson focuses on MJK’s early career including stories of the many characters who played with him at Warwickshire CCC from Eric Hollies, the man who spoiled Don Bradman’s farewell Test match, Jim Stewart and Dennis Amiss. If you love cricketing nostalgia, this is the show for you. 

Part 2 with Mike Thompson, coming soon, will follow MJK’s Test career, and particularly his time as England captain in the 1960s.

Signed copies of the book, ‘The Last Corinthian’, cost £25, are available from Mike Thompson by contacting him at  [email protected]

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Today’s show features the 2nd of our World Cup round ups, this time with a player who was at- the heart of the action, The Netherlands fast bowler, Paul Van Meekeren.

Anyone who enjoyed the Men’s World Cup in India must have loved watching the team in orange, The Netherlands, with their passion, commitment and skill, the underdogs who punched above their weight to qualify for the global event, and then when beating two test playing nations.

Paul tells us what it was like playing in the intense atmosphere of India, bowling to the likes of Virta Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, and Glenn Maxwell, who struck the fastest ever World Cup century, against The Netherlands, off only 40 balls. You will hear about The Netherlands victories against eventual semi-finalists South Africa, and Bangladesh plus the experience of playing against the other leading nations in the world of cricket.

In addition, Paul reveals the impact their successes had on the Dutch public back home which he hopes will inspire the next generation.

Plus, find out more about Paul’s love of the reverse sweep!

Paul was previously on the show in Episode 176.

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The show’s cricketing expert former England international Roland Butcher is back to talk cricket and in particular review the recent men’s World Cup in India.

Roland reflects on the competition, the reasons why Australia emerged victorious, the failings of England, gives his thoughts on the other teams along with choosing his best batter and best bowler of the tournament. Roland reveals why he thinks England performed so badly in the sub-continent.

In a wide ranging podcast Roland chats about a new project that he is involved with, the Barbados Girls Cricket Club and looks ahead to England’s white ball tour to the Caribbean which begins on 3 December.

Roland also gives his personal tribute to Bishan Bedi, the legendary Indian slow left arm bowler who sadly passed away on 23 October.

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On today’s show we are concentrating on the IPL, the Indian Premier League, for the first time, with James Pamment, the specialist fielding coach of the Mumbai Indians, one of the most famous teams in the world. James has worked with the Mumbai franchise since 2017. His role has widened in the past year to include MI Cape Town in the SA T20 and MI New York in Major League Cricket.

A podcast that takes you on James’s cricketing journey from playing junior county cricket for Yorkshire, the county of his birth, moving to New Zealand in the 1990s, to the heights of winning the IPL with Mumbai in 2019 & 2020.

In a wide-ranging interview, featuring listeners questions, one of the world’s leading fielding coaches discusses the crucial role that fielding now plays in the modern game.

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In last week’s episode we focused on the bloodstock world, this week it’s the turn of National Hunt racing with conditional jockey Charlotte Jones, who I interviewed at the end of September.

Charlotte is a first-class northern jockey who has just had an incredible couple of race days, riding a treble at Hexham on November 10 and double at Kelso the following day, five rides, five winners, all for her Cumbria based trainer Jimmy Moffatt.

If you are looking to hear from a dedicated and competitive up and coming rider, who thrives on hard work settle back for 35 minutes of inspiring listening in a wide-ranging chat which covers a winner at Aintree, women in racing and social media abuse.

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The master of suspense and intrigue Felix Francis is back for this episode to chat about his new blockbuster ‘No Reserve’ which focuses on the world of horse racing bloodstock based in Newmarket.  

Find out how Felix prepares, how he frames the outcome and much more…  No spoilers, but It’s a real page turner from a master storyteller.

Felix previously appeared on The Paddock and The Pavilion in Episode 93 in November 2021.

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