In this episode we speak with Ireland wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O’Brien - and it's an episode with a difference. All the other players we’ve spoken with were hopeful of long Test careers when they made their debuts but Niall is a bit different

Andy Lloyd

Aug 30th, 2021 1h 1m

This episode sees us speaking with opening batsman Andy Lloyd.Andy had an excellent first-class career, latterly as Warwickshire captain, and scored more than 17,000 first-class runs, but perhaps he's best known for his one Test appearance, aga

John Stephenson

Aug 23rd, 2021 1h 10m

In this episode we catch up with former Essex and Hampshire all-rounder John Stephenson. John’s career included over 22,000 runs and more than 600 wickets in professional cricket and he captained Hampshire for two seasons in 1996 and 1997. But

Jon Lewis

Aug 16th, 2021 1h 13m

This time we hear from former Gloucestershire, Surrey and Sussex seam bowler Jon Lewis, a player who took more than 1300 wickets in his professional career and someone who enjoyed enormous success in county cricket in limited-overs cricket. Jo

Tony Pigott

Aug 9th, 2021 56m 59s

In this episode we speak with fast bowler Tony Pigott. Tony had a first-class career that spanned three decades, collecting 672 first-class wickets for Sussex, Surrey and New Zealand side Wellington along the way, and he made his Test appearanc

Alan Butcher

Aug 2nd, 2021 1h 12m

In this episode we chat with opening batsman Alan Butcher. Alan had a decorated first-class career, with more than 22,000 runs for Surrey and Glamorgan, before going on to a successful coaching career, including with Zimbabwe. He’s also the fat

Paul Parker

Jul 20th, 2021 1h 2m

If you think about the 1981 Ashes series, what comes to your mind?Ian Botham, of course; Bob Willis, almost certainly; Mike Brearley, perhaps. But Paul Parker? Probably not.All the same, Paul, an attacking batsman and a thrilling fielder for Su

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Jul 20th, 2021 3m 35s

Brian Murgatroyd looks ahead to the series, in which he chats with players who played just one Test match.The players chat about how their Test appearances came about, their recollections of the matches themselves and the aftermath of never get

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