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THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: French cricket levels up, and Liam Dawsons resigns from trying to play test cricket
"The Ghost Cricket Leagues of France - a superb title for anything, really."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'50): The Unstoppable Sonny Ramadhin is stopped
"His 588 deliveries over 98 overs remain the most balls bowled in a first-class innings."
THE REVIEW (21'20): Cricket's Greatest Game (2022)
"We need more people who find Trevor Bayliss sexy."
Recorded 1 April 2024

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy reports back from the Logan Cup, and Toby enjoys the small (and futile) parts of Sunday cricket
"Clearly the Reverse Swept Radio coffers will be extensive enough to fly me back to Australia every three weeks to record the podcast?"
FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'00): the Tied Test between Australia and India, 1960
"Richie Benaud walked onto the outfield as Australia begins their chase, and sees clover flowers all over the outfield."
THE REVIEW (24'30): The Miracle Makers: Indian Cricket's Greatest Epic, by  Bharat Sundaresan with Gaurav Joshi (2023)
"It was on trend to hear that Justin Langer screams "Warrior! Warrior!" to Steve Smith in the nets."
Recorded 3 March 2024

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Reflecting on the West Indian victory against Australia
"So I woke up last Sunday morning in a Gothic temple, as you do."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'50): Benjamin West's The Cricketers, and the battle to take the painting to the US
"One bat is being leant on like a walking stick, the other has been discarded on the floor."
THE REVIEW (21'55): Shane Warne: A Hampshire Love Story (BBC Radio Solent, hosted by Robbie James) (2023)
"If you're doing a radio show about Warne, generally you talk to the people who like him of course."
Recorded 4 February 2024

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy ponders the lot of the groundstaff of waterlogged British pitches; Toby reports back from day 1 of the SCG test
"You presumably need a super super blotter, when it comes to a flood."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'50): When Cricket Added a Fourth Stump: the innovations of Cricket Max
"This is a niche question: where do you take guard when you've got four stumps?"
THE REVIEW (22'40): Evita Burned Down our Pavilion: A Cricketing Odyssey through Latin America by James Coyne and Timothy Abraham (2021)
"Pablo Escobar's son was sent to an English school, where as a wicket keeper he would put a match under the bails, attached to a piece of thread, which he would pull to claim a bowled."
Recorded 9 January 2024

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy becomes a Middlesex member, and Toby finds himself hopelessly out of his depth
"We have a running joke that our shirts are our best player. This has come back to bite us in the arse: bonus points for wearing the same shirt got us promoted up a division."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'10): The One Ball Walkout: Transvaal vs the Rest of South Africa, 3 April 1971
"We create so many assorted reasons for play to stop, that you do become slightly immune as a spectator..."
THE REVIEW (20'35): You Guys are History: The Story of England's Black Cricketers (2021)
"Phil DeFreitas talks about getting ready to bowl and thinking about the sniper threatened by The National Front."
Recorded 10 December 2023

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy reflects on a rare summer without cricket, and Toby enjoys Mark Ramprakash's insights into England's woeful World Cup
"To lose me and Sir Alastair in just a few weeks would be a lot for the nation to take."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (13'48): The Greatest Australian Cricketer you've never heard of: Greg Mail
"Perhaps the secret to his success is not being quite good enough."
THE REVIEW (26'18): First of the Summer Wine by Harry Pearson (2022)
"A breeder of canaries and pigeons, and a champion clog dancer, as a keeper he often purred 'Well bowled, Honey' from behind the stumps."
Recorded 5 November 2023