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

This weekend will see the first ever Men’s over 70s Cricket World Cup tournament with seven countries battling it out over two weeks in the home counties of England.
 
Joining us today is the England captain John Evans to preview this momentous event for senior cricket.  We have had a World Cup for the over 40s, over 50s and over 60s so it’s now time for the most senior group to stage a global event and as you will hear in this podcast the players
are about to live the dream, England all rounder Nick Andrews another guest on the show is ticking off the days until the action starts.
 
John, the Gloucestershire county batter chats about England’s plans for the event, the format and who he thinks will be their main rivals.  Meanwhile Australian vice-captain Murray Harrison gives his thoughts on their chances of winning the World Cup. 
  
The World Cup has also linked up with the Bob Willis fund, the prostate cancer charity.   Bob Willis sadly died of prostate cancer in 2019. The Bob Willis Fund is supporting research into a better and more effective test that means we can catch prostate cancer earlier and help
save more lives.
Help save a life like Bob's by donating at www.bobwillisfund.org/donate or Text Ten to 70843
 
For more information on the over70s World Cup got to www.6070cc.co.uk/internationals-70s.html

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On today’s show our focus is Women’s’ cricket and the captain of the Blaze, Kirstie Gordon, who has just led the East Midlands based side to victory in this year’s Charlotte Edwards Cup and is shortly due to play for the Trent Rockets in The Hundred.
 
Scottish born Kirstie talks candidly about her decision to make herself available to play for England, which she did in the 2018 T20 World Cup, after previously representing the country of her birth. Kirstie also discusses her role as captain at the Blaze and looks ahead to The Hundred. The slow left armer is one of the leading wicket takers in the three years of the competition..
 
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Welcome to the first of our shows on this year’s Hundred which is due to start on Tuesday 23 July. 
 
Joining me to discuss the past, present and future of the hundred is Rosa Simkin, our principal guest, of Rosa Talks Ball, Kirstie Gordon, and Mick Newell both from the Trent Rockets.
 
Rosa previews the women’s competition giving us her top run scorer, top wicket taker and her trophy winners while like Rosa, Kirstie and Mick reflect on the first three years of the new competition. 

Mick now the General Manager at the Trent Rockets also adds his thoughts on the future of the Hundred.

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Joining us on today’s show is Phil Jaques the former Australian Test opener who between 2003 and 2014 played for four English counties.
 
Phil recalls his successful days playing for Northants (2003), Worcestershire (2006/07 & 2010) Yorkshire (2004/05/12 &13) and Nottinghamshire (2014).
 
The leading Aussie left hander tells us his favourite grounds, the best teas and how the English county game compares to the Sheffield Sheild in Australia.  Plus, the also reveals the amusing story of his one first class wicket in 2013.
 
During his county career Phil represented Australia in eleven Test matches and six one day internationals.  Phil talks about his debut on Boxing Day against South Africa in 2005.
 
If you love your county cricket, take a trip down memory lane and join Phil who was part of the county cricket family for over a decade.

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Welcome to our round up the Men’s T20 World Cup with the show’s cricketing expert Roland Butcher, the former England international who watched the final live from the Kensington Oval, Barbados.
 
After fifty-five matches across the Caribbean and the United States, all packed into the month of June the favourites India came out on top after a dramatic 7 run win in the final against South Africa.
 
Roland gives his opinions on the winners India, England’s performance as defending champions, the rise of Afghanistan and answers listeners questions
 
Plus, with the England versus West Indies Test due to start at Lord’s, Roland previews the three match series.

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The Men’s T20 World Cup may be over, but we have a couple of podcasts coming up in the next few weeks to look back at all the action from the Caribbean and the USA.
The first show sees the return of Brian Masaba, the captain of Uganda, the African country who were playing in their first World Cup competition.  Brian reflects on Uganda’s four group matches where they lined up in a tough group which featured the hosts West Indies, eventual semi finalists Afghanistan, New Zealand, and fellow Associate nation Papua New Guinea. 
Brian adds his thoughts on the lessons learnt playing against the Test playing nations, alongside the joy of winning their first World Cup match against Papua New Guinea where the dancing began!
Since the World Cup Brain has decided the stand down as the Ugandan captain.  Brian gives his reasons for doing so as well as answering several other questions from listeners about his country’s World Cup campaign.
Uganda brought joy to the 2024 World Cup, hopefully they will be back again at the world stage as soon as the next tournament in 2026.

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