Will These Records Ever Be Broken? #cricket #history

Despite ending more than a century ago, the so-called Golden Age of Cricket still holds some fascinating records.* Will they ever be broken? Podcast host Tom Ford discusses seven of the greatest cricket records which were achieved between 1890 and 1914.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:20 JT Brown’s rapid half-century
01:33 Victoria’s embarrassing collapse
02:56 Sydney Barnes’ glorious series
04:16 Archie MacLaren’s mammoth innings
05:25 Albert Trott’s explosive debut
06:45 Jessop’s Match
07:54 Foster’s ridiculous debut
09:50 Conclusion

CORRECTIONS:
0:51 JT Brown was from Yorkshire, not Lancashire. Sorry for the human error.

* as of 4 March 2026