The Final Word Cricket Podcast

Season 16, Episode 18: Coming to you from New York City! Or more specifically, Long Island. The ICC is hunting for US-born cricket converts, so we found a couple to sit under a tree in Eisenhower Park for a chat: US national panel umpire Bryan R. Caine, and sportswriter Mike Leboff. Also this week, another cricketer in hot water for gambling in a sport funded by gambling, and Nerd Pledge gives us a very rare Double Revisit, one year in the making.Your Nerd Pledge number(s) this week:18.81 & 24.73 - Luke ReynoldsSupport the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordWin prizes in our Westfield UK competition.Get the app, find TFW under Events, then listen to the show.westfield.com/united-kingdom/appGet the Nord VPN discount - nordvpn.com/tfwFind all our links at linktr.ee/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The T20 World Cup Daily, Day 4: Scotland dominate the first ten overs of their game against England, and give themselves a real chance - but what effect will some badly timed rain have? Meanwhile, Afghanistan flexed their muscles against Uganda the previous night while Ben Jones discovered the paloma.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The T20 World Cup Daily, Day 3: Time for a Super Over! That didn't take long. David Wiese was there in all disciplines for Namibia in the absurdly tight game against Oman. The next morning, welcome to New York, where Sri Lanka batted in concrete gumboots before South Africa did much the same. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The T20 World Cup Daily, Day 2: Join us in a Dallas diner for pancakes, and maybe an imminent upset? West Indies, the other co-host, had a challenge on their hands in their opening game, as Papua New Guinea were resolute with the bat thanks to Sese Bau, before a host of spinners and Kiplin Doriga's fine hands behind the stumps brought an opportunity to create a huge surprise. In next: Andre Russell.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The T20 World Cup Daily, Day 1: What. The. Absolute. Hell. The USA pulled out one of the great cricket turnarounds tonight, after Canada dominated the first innings of their World Cup opener. Aaron Jones and Aussie Gous produced the miracle after Jeremy Gordon's over for the record books. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The T20 World Cup Daily, Day 0: Welcome to America! The Final Word hits Texas ahead of the opening game tomorrow. It’s time to head down to the cricket ground at Grand Prairie and check out what has been put in place, while the temperature rolls through a low swelter and the finishing touches are applied to the stadium.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, the argument has gone on long enough that it's time to finish it. Is a century plus a half century a milestone? Also this week, a reinterpreted Bannerman, a misunderstood basher, and a contender for the most freakish debut of all time. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:3.53 - Tim Vanderpump, Party Liaison3.10 - Chris Lintott8.11 - Joe Bracher1.19 - Matt BlackerSupport the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 16, Episode 17: India, the UK and the USA are all heading towards national elections, in the same year that the USA, England and India will all be prominent in cricket, starting with the gathering for the T20 World Cup. For that to arrive, the IPL had to finish, after a campaign as long as any election, and this time Mitchell Starc went from first gear to seventh with exactly the right timing, as did Team USA to down a Full Member nation in a series for the first time. Meanwhile, the ICC still has mates with a (digital video of a) bridge to sell you.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordGet down to Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City!More extra, less ordinary. westfield.com/united-kingdom/londonGet your 10% discount on top-notch kit from Serious CricketFINALWORD24 at checkout --> seriouscricket.co.ukOr the Nord VPN discount - nordvpn.com/tfwDonate to support our Edinburgh Marathon runners for the Lord's TavernersAll links at linktr.ee/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 16, Episode 16: It has been quite the story. First, the revelation that France's cricket board was approving scorecards from domestic games with no evidence of ever existing. Then, blacklisting the entire national women's squad when those players asked for an investigation. The ICC says there is nothing to see here. As ever, there is a lot of money at stake. We speak to the France24 reporter who broke the story, Peter O'Brien, and one of the banished players, Poppy McGeown.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordGet down to Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City!More extra, less ordinary. westfield.com/united-kingdom/londonGet your 10% discount on top-notch kit from Serious CricketFINALWORD24 at checkout --> seriouscricket.co.ukOr the Nord VPN discount - nordvpn.com/tfwDonate to support our Edinburgh Marathon runners for the Lord's TavernersAll links at linktr.ee/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, is this one of the most bogus games to get first-class status? Probably not in the top hundred if we're honest but it's funny anyway. Also, a great player's brief and bombastic return, another's fondest day, and the ease of resolving scheduling dilemmas when you have sufficient clout.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:2.33 - Pushkar Godbole4.92 - Robbie McIntyre1.85 - Vijai Prabhudass4.86 - Gareth CottissSupport the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter our Westfield UK competitionGift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixeswestfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwDonate to support our Edinburgh Marathon runners for the Lord's TavernersAll links at linktr.ee/thefinalword10% off kit from seriouscricket.co.uk with FINALWORD24 at checkoutYour Nord VPN discount - nordvpn.com/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices