Host of the Dibbly Dobbly podcast Jack joins the show to talk about cricket helping him to come out of his shell as a kid and as an adult, giving back to the game through umpiring, and his time hosting his cricket podcast where he combines analysis and interviews with all manner of cricket people.
Links for the Dibbly Dobbly podcast:
patreon.com/DibblyDobblyPodcast
open.spotify.com/show/1Bq4N1bCSesF5L9jsY6wP4
instagram.com/dibblydobblypodcast
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Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott
Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly
Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player
Aaman Patel of the Big Innings podcast and the Cricket Across America show joins the podcast to talk about growing up at the epicenter of USA cricket, what it's like covering cricket at many different levels, MLC's role in growing American cricket, and what's next for him after getting his journalism degree. Follow Aaman on Instagram @apsportsnews_ Watch Cricket Across America on the MLC Network Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MLC_Network Listen to Big Innings on the Emerging Cricket feed: https://emergingcricket.com/podcast/ The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25 On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rssFollow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social Music from Sicko Mode by Travis ScottOriginal Sickos cartoon by Stan KellyGraphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player
Final Word friend Owen joins the podcast to talk about all things cricket in Scotland from what it's like to play in the club system, the men's and women's national teams, and issues at the national board level.
The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25
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Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott
Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly
Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player
Custodian of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method Prof. Steven Stern joins the podcast, where he talked about his introduction to cricket in Australia having moved from theUS, why he originally got into contact with Duckworth and Lewis, the strengths and limitations of the formula, and how he's used it to calculate whether Herschelle Gibbs really did drop the World Cup.
TheCricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25
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Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott
Original Sickoscartoon by Stan Kelly
Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player
Star of the Indonesian national women's cricket team, Maria Corazon Konjep Wombaki, joins the podcast to talk about her extraordinary cricketing origin story of first playing in the national championships before knowing how to play, how she works to keep improving her skills before and since becoming a national team player, and the new strategy that helped her become the second-highest runscorer at the EAP qualification tournament in Fiji just gone.
This interview was originally conducted in Bahasa Indonesia and has been translated into and re-recorded in English - big thanks to my wife Yaz for reading Cora's responses!
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Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott
Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly
Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player
Tamu pada episode ini adalah Maria Corazon Konjep Wombaki alias Cora dari timnas putri cricket Indonesia, yang bercerita tentang main cricket pertama kali di Kejurnas, bagaimana dia terus mengembangkan skill dia sebelum dan setelah menjadi pemain timnas, dan apa yang membantu dia untuk mencetak runs kedua terbanyak di turnamen kualifikasi EAP di Fiji bulan September kemarin.
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On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared
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Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott
Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly
Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player
Cricbuzz Associates correspondent Bertus de Jong joins the podcast to talk about his involvement in Dutch cricket, the many challenges facing international cricket including the suboptimal management by the Full Members in charge, and the real reason I wanted to talk to him, #FormatChat.
Follow Bertus on Bluesky @bdjcricket.bsky.social
Read his work at Cricbuzz: https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/author/bertus-de-jong/207/4
One of Bertus' glorious format flow charts: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_hqaB6XYAU9T1B?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
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Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott
Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly
Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player
In the 50th episode of the Cricket Sickos podcast, I get the help of previous guest Guy to look back at the podcast so far as it goes into hiatus. We talk about the beginnings of the podcast, what I was happy with, what I wanted to do better, and what I'd learned. The pod will be back in the not too distant future, thanks for helping it get this far!
Guy's podcast This Is Not Happening: https://thisisnothappening.buzzsprout.com/
The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25
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Chapters
00:44 Thank-yous
01:45 The start of the podcast
09:39 What went well
17:26 Approaching professionals to get them on the podcast
23:51 What I'd like to do better
30:25 Why I'm taking a break now
34:30 What I've learned from the podcast
38:27 What's next for the podcast
41:11 Wanting to meet more cricket sickos
Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott
Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly
Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player
Final Word friend Glenn joins the show to talk about how playing and coaching has changed over the years, the challenges of local club administration, and what it means to be inducted to his club's Hall of Fame.
The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25
On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared
RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss
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Chapters:
01:03 Introduction to playing cricket
06:45 Playing in Australia compared to England
11:28 Cricket players who seem to not like cricket
22:15 Obsession with running between wickets
31:38 How club cricket has changed during his time
35:15 Becoming club secretary
41:11 How cricket governing bodies can help grassroots cricket better
49:13 Getting inducted into Hampton CC's Hall of Fame
53:16 What is special about club cricket
Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott
Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly
Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player
Russ Degnan rejoins the podcast to get in the weeds of the ICC rankings. We get into the specifics of how it works, the consequences of implementing it, and features of some possible alternatives.
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The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25
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Chapters:
00:44 The topics Russ writes about
07:28 The current ICC rankings system and how well they work
32:42 The merits of the ICC using rankings to determine qualification and funding
39:57 Ranking Associates in different regions who don't play each other
45:10 What is the point of rankings?
Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott
Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly
Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player
Friends of the show Erin and Raghu re-join Adit to examine the parts of cricket that encourage sicko behaviour that are present in baseball, North America's premier sicko sport. They also talk about being in Oakland for the MLC's opening week and discuss what worked, what didn't, and what more needs to be done.
Comparing descriptions of line drives to descriptions of colour:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/where-do-we-draw-the-line-drive/
Baseball's special mud: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/why-baseball-mud-rubbed-on-balls-works-study-rcna178321
https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/08/07/baseball-mud-rawlings
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Chapters
01:06 Sicko behaviour in baseball fans
03:33 Ability to draw the game
09:31 Obsession with values of the sport
11:10 Belief in pseudoscience and woo
14:18 Obsession with stats, history, and which games count
19:31 Radio commentary
22:03 Series in baseball vs cricket
26:32 Impossible to watch every baseball match
33:08 MLC in Oakland
42:16 Who is most responsible for developing cricket in the US?
47:34 What Erin and Raghu would do if they were in charge
Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott
Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly
Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player
As the Gabba is saying its farewells before being demolished in 2032, we pay tribute to the iconic venue by talking to someone who the Gabba means very much to, a Final Word friend who goes by Matt near the Gabba. We talk about his history and relationship with cricket at the Gabba including being there at some historic moments, and discuss what it would mean for Brisbane to no longer have the Gabba.
There is also an important announcement at the top of the episode.
The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25
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Chapters:
00:39 Podcast announcement
01:53 Introduction to cricket
03:43 Behind the moniker "near the Gabba" and early relationship with the Gabba
09:05 First time at the Gabba
15:04 1994/95 Sheffield Shield final
22:32 Test cricket at the Gabba
26:09 First Test of the summer
27:42 Rory Burns bowled off the first ball in 2021/22
33:10 Peter Siddle hattrick
38:50 Mitchell Johnson in 2013/14
44:47 What makes the Gabba special
47:25 What it means to no longer have the Gabba
50:38 The importance of the Gabba's stories in building cricket connections
Gary AKA Carnival Sorts joins the podcast to talk about the progression of Irish cricket before and during his lifetime, including his journey that started as a kid in rural Ireland teaching the game to confused neighbouring kids.
Follow Gary's Substack at https://carnivalcricket.substack.com/
Gary's piece on Ireland reinforcing the Associate glass ceiling: https://carnivalcricket.substack.com/p/ireland-smashed-crickets-glass-ceiling
Follow Gary on Bluesky @carnivalsorts.bsky.social
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Chapters
00:58 Cricket origin story
07:45 Teaching cricket to confused neighbouring kids
11:01 Starting cricket writing
12:55 Going to Ireland games
18:20 The progression of cricket in Ireland
32:29 Ireland's transition to Full Membership
44:01 Ireland reinforcing the Associate glass ceiling
47:52 Cricket Ireland's refusal to take risks to grow the game
52:17 Gary's outlook on Ireland's medium-term future
58:02 Final questions
Abbas from the Final Word community joins the podcast to talk about cricket in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, fills Adit in on what he's missing when he's not watching franchise matches, and might have solved the issue of how to give franchise opportunities to women's players outside the Big 3.
The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25
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Chapters:
01:10 Cricket origin story, especially the 2011 World Cup
05:05 Staying up late to watch the IPL
09:34 Franchise cricket as experiments
16:16 Schools cricket in Sri Lanka
20:44 Issues surrounding Pakistani cricket
34:45 Thoughts on Sri Lankan cricket
45:12 How a combined Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and Bangladeshi women's franchise league would help player development
48:03 How cricket helps Abbas to connect
Machel St. Patrick Hewitt, one half of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast, joins the show to talk in more detail about how he and his co-host Santokie Nagulendran started making their podcast, the role the podcast plays in covering West Indies cricket, and the reasons why they dedicate so much of their time and effort to the cause.
The Caribbean Cricket Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaribbeanCricketPodcast
On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2vseYQXRRe614G84eNydM7
Follow the Caribbean Cricket Podcast on Bluesky @caribcricket.bsky.social
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Chapters:
01:05 Cricket origin story
04:02 Meeting Santokie
06:56 Reasons why support for the West Indies among the diaspora has declined
11:04 How conversations with Santokie turned into the podcast
13:20 Influencing how West Indies fans talk about cricket
18:33 What success looks like for West Indies cricket
26:10 How Machel finds the drive to keep the podcast going
32:35 Why the podcast is important
Fellow White Line Wireless commentator Krishna joins the podcast to talk about how cricket helped his family adjust to life in country Australia in the 70s, why he loves commentary, and goes off the long run on a few cricket issues.
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Chapters
00:50 Introduction to cricket
03:57 Cricket's role in Krishna's family's move to Australia
09:50 Changing relationship to cricket
14:02 Commentating for White Line Wireless
21:04 How a commentary shift with Krishna inspired this podcast
23:54 ABC cricket magazines
31:35 Final questions
Josh from Global Cricket joins the podcast to talk about the ways he's trying to advance the statistical analysis of women's cricket, his love for Glamorgan, and the top reasons why he loves the game.
Josh's blog: https://somuchsportoutthere.wordpress.com
Josh's rankings tables: https://somuchsportoutthere.wordpress.com/t20-ratings/
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The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25
On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared
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Chapters:
00:56 Introduction to cricket
02:17 Discovering women's and Associate cricket
04:05 The methodology, merits, and limitations, of Josh's rankings tables
21:51 Increasing representation of non-big 3 players in women's franchise competitions
32:37 Improvements to ICC team rankings
36:49 Relationship with Glamorgan
42:06 Ranking the top 3 things Josh loves about cricket
Meels from the Final Word community joins the podcast to talk about her experiences discovering the game growing up in North Wales, whether Welsh cricket being included in the English system is beneficial for the game there, and how conversations around Wales' cricketing contributions can be discussed better.
The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25
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Chapters:
00:55 Introduction to cricket
15:15 Meels only being able to share cricket with her brother
20:48 The integration of Wales in the English system
27:30 How media and fans can improve conversations about Welsh cricket
41:52 How going to the cricket with others fuelled Meels' enjoyment of the game
Ildikó from the Daisy Cutter cricket zine joins the show to talk about how cricket has helped her connect with loved ones, Daisy Cutter's commitment to covering the fun and serious sides of the game, and the challenges of making cricket a more inclusive sport.
Follow Daisy Cutter on Bluesky @daisycutterzine.bsky.social
Read the Daisy Cutter blog: https://daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/
Ildiko writing about cricket and her dad: https://daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2024/05/16/runs-in-the-family/
Ashes Bi Vibes: https://daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2023/07/06/the-ashes-bi-vibes-handbook/
The inclusive pub team Hand in Hand Corinthians: https://daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2024/08/13/the-most-anarchist-thing-in-brighton-meet-the-hand-in-hand-corinthians/
Interview with Danielle McGahey: https://daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2024/02/15/daisy-x-danielle-mcgahey-pt-1-advocacy-and-the-defence-of-grassroots-sports/ (Part 1); https://daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/daisy-x-danielle-mcgahey-pt-2-transitioning-and-finding-love-through-cricket/ (Part 2)
The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25
On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared
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Chapters:
01:40 Introduction to cricket
12:10 How Daisy Cutter came about
24:20 Catering to an underserved segment of cricket fans
27:12 The challenges of advancing LGBT+ inclusion in cricket on a systemic level
35:30 How banning trans women from women's competitions damages cricket's claim to be an inclusive sport
46:05 How cricket helps Ildiko understand herself and others
49:50 What it means to be a Daisy girl
56:55 Previewing Issue 4 of Daisy Cutter
Daniel Norcross joins the podcast to talk about Test Match Sofa and what it meant to him, which included an escape from bereavement, the gathering of an eclectic community, and finding the creative alchemy from playing around as an adult.
Listen to Daniel on Zero Ducks Given: https://open.spotify.com/show/17se3QWSbxDIzdBNbU6GHG?si=c260f5a299934d1d
Follow Daniel on Bluesky @norcrosscricket.bsky.social
The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25
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Chapters:
00:56 Introduction to cricket
03:33 Relationship with commentary
08:45 Test Match Sofa and what it meant to Daniel
27:00 The magic of Test Match Sofa
36:02 Final questions