Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCricket: 400 Not Out
Simon Hughes discovers the true origins of cricket, established 400 years ago this week, with a tragic accident on the field at Horsted Keynes CC in …
2 years, 1 month ago
Deep Rooted England Prevail
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann praise Joe Root's tenacity and dependability and Jamie Smith's panache as a makeshift England side overcome a plucky Sri …
2 years, 1 month ago
England Turn the Screw
After the precocious Jamie Smith's notches a maiden Test century to give England a lead of 122, the bowlers wear down Sri Lankan resistance to move i…
2 years, 1 month ago
Assured Smith Steers England Ahead
A determined Sri Lankan bowling performance holds England in check until the precocious Jamie Smith eases them into a position of potential dominance…
2 years, 1 month ago
Spirited Sri Lanka Dig Deep
At 6-3 and 113-7 it looked like a predictable capitulation for Sri Lanka on the opening day of the Test series, but a captains innings and a fine deb…
2 years, 1 month ago
Can Sri Lanka Deflate the Bazball ?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann discuss Sri Lanka's prospects in the forthcoming three Test series against a Stokes-less England, highlighting their comp…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Torment of Cricket
At a charity day to raise funds for the Professional Cricketers Trust, Simon Hughes talks to former players including Paul Nixon and Monty Panesar es…
2 years, 1 month ago
Family Fun Day - 13 August
A short reminder about the special family fun day at Teddington CC on Tuesday 13 August to raise money for the Professional Cricketers Trust featurin…
2 years, 1 month ago
GPT - RIP
The premature death of the ebullient Surrey and England batsman Graham Thorpe at just 55 has left everyone in the cricket world numb with disbelief. …
2 years, 2 months ago
Future Kings
Simon Hughes talks to Durham chief executive Tim Bostock about potential Saudi investment, creating a further boost to the North East economy, the im…
2 years, 2 months ago