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With the domestic red ball season about to take a break for the white ball format, Richard Clarke joins me to debate whether we have just seen “peak” cricket with a set of thrilling matches played under warm and sunny skies up and down the country, with outstanding performances and lots on international players on show.


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Ahead of a big County Championship game at Chelmsford against Warwickshire, Head Coach Anthony "Mags" McGrath speaks about his Test debut back in 2003 alongside another debutant Jimmy Anderson and he tells of his early encounters with the bowler who went on to be one of England's greats. We also discuss the opportunities that Jimmy's impending retirement could give to other bowlers, particularly Essex's Jamie Porter and Sam Cook, who have both made cracking starts to the 2024 season.


Watch the video of this chat on YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzcYTrbLA8A



...and check out the fulll radio show from Thursday, 16th. May here:


https://www.phoenixfm.com/2024/05/16/98-not-out-with-essex-cricket-head-coach-anthony-mcgrath/


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One of English cricket's most experienced names David Lloyd - aka "Bumble" - explains how he would fix the problems currently engulfing English domestic cricket and it's hard to disagree with his ideas! Maybe cricket's powers that be need to listen to more people like Bumble, as he has been there, seen it and done it!






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Dan Feist, Deputy CEO of Essex Cricket talks about the great start to the season and how newbies Dean Elgar and Jordan Cox have fitted in to the team. After a difficult couple of years off the field, Dan updates on possible sanctions still hanging over the club and the lessons that the club has learned.

On a brighter note, there is the fantastic news of Essex Cricket being awarded Tier 1 for women's cricket and what this news will mean for the game in the region. We also talk about plans to upgrade or relocate the ground and salute all the hard work that is going on around the club to ensure a bright future.


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We have now reached the halfway point in this year's edition of the IPL. I caught up with Matt Kabir Floyd, who is covering the tournament for Sky Sports to get his views on what he has seen so far. I ask him if it is too long and what could be the effect of the IPL franchises spreading their tentacles across the cricketing globe.
He also talks about his new podcast "It's Not Just Cricket" , which starts on May 1st with guest Azeem Rafiq.


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The ECB has sanctioned the use of the Kookaburra red ball for the start of the 2024 County Championship. But amid all the wind and rain, journalist and broadcaster Mel Farrell takes a look at its effectiveness and asks if it can achieve its goal of preparing England's players for the Ashes in Australia at the end of 2025?

#countycricket #cricket #kookaburra #weather #Wisden #England #Ashes

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