Episode Details

Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers - we hope you’ve all had a peaceful cricketing week.

This week, Mark and Hector come together at the Kia Oval for a special podcast.

Church and Vickers are joined by the Chief Executive of the Desert Vipers, Phil Oliver - fresh from his side's first ILT20 title in January.

Having co-founded CricViz - spending seven years there as Managing Director before making the switch to the Vipers - it's hard to find anyone better placed to talk about leadership in cricket.

Phil discusses his time at the Desert Vipers, and gives his advice on how to start any business in sport, as well as how to run a successful organisation.

The Vipers have signed/used eight Pakistani players across their four seasons - so with the inclusivity controversy currently ongoing in the Hundred, Phil is well placed to give his opinion.

Also on the episode, Church and Vickers continue their new segment - “Whose cricket book is this?” - and Churchy delivers a sermon on a historic England match that took place on this day.

A huge thank you to Phil Oliver for joining us on this week's episode for an incredibly interesting conversation. We hope that he and his team have every success ahead of the next edition of the ILT20.

Another big thank you goes to our friends at Newbery Cricket, who have announced a SECRET SPECIAL prize for the months of February and March.

Genuinely, this is one that you won't want to miss out on - with hints of; classic, iconic, and 'seriously good' wrapped into one fantastic prize.

You can check out the premium equipment that Newbery has to offer here: https://newbery.co.uk/

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