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May 22, 2026 • 1:27
A Better Photo Than Trumper's? #cricket #shorts
Alan Marshal died within twenty-five days of the more famous Victor Trumper, and is best remembered for having an-almost identical 'jumping out to drive' photograph from 1905. #cricketer #crickethist

May 8, 2026 • 2:58
Leg Theory Before Bodyline #history #cricket
Biographer Gideon Haigh describes Warwick Armstrong's deployment of 'leg theory' in 1905 and how it differed to that used by Douglas Jardine, Harold Larwood and co three decades later. FULL EPISODE:

May 6, 2026 • 1:22
A Batting Average Twice as Good as The Don's #cricket #shorts
As part of the ranking of the 10 Most Tragic Cricket Deaths of WWI, podcast host Tom discusses the cricketer who has a first-class average of 207.

April 30, 2026 • 2:26
Who would you choose first in your XI? #cricket #history
A snippet from the Podcast’s recent countdown of the 13 Greatest English Professionals of the Golden Age of Cricket; where would you rank George Hirst and Tom Hayward in your list? Watch the full cou

April 24, 2026 • 5:07
Tibby Cotter's Slinging Action Explained #cricket #history
Biographer Max Bonnell breaks down Albert "Tibby" Cotter's infamous and unorthodox bowling action and explains how successful it was. He also contrasts Cotter's action with two modern actions. #cric

April 18, 2026 • 5:07
How Did Wilfred Rhodes Jump From a Number 11 to Opening Batsman? #cricket #crickethistory
Biographer Patrick Ferriday discusses one of the great oddities from the Golden Age of Cricket: how did leading Test cricket off-spinner Wilfred Rhodes go from being a No 11 in the batting order to Op

April 15, 2026 • 1:12
The Rise and Fall of Kenneth Hutchings #cricket #shorts
The amateur batsman Kenneth Hutchings made a big impact on first-class cricket during his short time in the game. Enlisting in the British Army in 1915, he died at the Battle of the Somme and his body

April 11, 2026 • 15:40
British Pathé Labelled This WRONG! #cricket #history
Podcast host Tom Ford dissects precious footage of the Australian cricket team in 1905 at Lord's Cricket Ground. Utilising newspaper reports and contemporaneous photographs, Tom concludes the footage

April 10, 2026 • 1:16
The Cricketer Immortalised by PG Wodehouse #history #shorts
Percy Jeeves was killed in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme, but his name was immortalised by the great PG Wodehouse. #jeevesandwooster #wodehouse #cricketer #ashes

April 2, 2026 • 14:53
Cricketers Killed During the Great War (1914–1918) #cricket #history
With more than 200 first-class cricketers making the ultimate sacrifice during World War One, podcast host Tom Ford looks at those who made a significant contribution to Test or first-class cricket.