Sticks and Stokes Cricket Podcast Ben Foulkes

The Sticks and Stokes gang return to the airwaves at the start of another glorious English summer to bring you everything you need to know about the County Championship.



As well as predicting this years county champions we’ll be calling out some lesser heard names to look out for in the lead up to the ashes, and answering hard hitting questions including just who is the best team in the west country? Should Ben Foakes give up on wicket keeping to protect his back? And what is a decent average for a county championship number 5?



Why not carve out 30 minutes of your day, sit back and enjoy the listen.


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The new regime of Ben Stokes and Brendan Mccullum has started with a bang – a 3-0 series win against world test champions new Zealand, and there is plenty to talk about!

We’ll also bring you the latest from the county championship, with of course special mention of the west country cricket factory Somerset, and there’s even time for a blind cricket update.


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The sun has been shining, the batsmen have been making hay and the county cricket season is in full swing.

This month we bring you an update from the first 4 rounds of the season, we call out a county XI to watch out for when it comes to England selection, and the crew reflect our predictions from the start of the year.

And in a sign of our increasingly desperate search for a niche, there’s also a delve into the depths of the minor counties, and Crabby brings you an interesting stat from a 19th century somerset farmer who once bowled for England.

And also this week Jonny Hilliard is taking a break from the podcast, so Jake has his wish. He’ll be back next time though. We think.


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This week, we dive into the English County Championship. As you’d expect, the crew pull no punches in their assessment of each of the ‘proper’ counties’ strengths and weaknesses, and call out their players to watch this year. There’s even time for a quick dive into the butchers and bakers league, also known as division 2, and a discussion over whether an island constitutes a county. Enjoy!


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This week, copying England's disastrous selection policy, we've dropped two of our big names, but Crabby, Johnny and Ben dig through the remains of the car crash West Indies tour for some signs of life for England's Test side. As well as that there is a customary mention for the royals and our good friend and loyal listener Jake. Enjoy!




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After Jonny's tirade against England's 'fourth choice seamer' Mark Wood in the wake of the ashes debacle, the team discuss Mark Wood's brother in law's response. This month we've also got a preview of the West Indies series,  we sort our Lakhs from our Craws after the IPL auction and we discuss Nick Knights anger issues. For a cricket podcast in February, it's positively action packed!


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