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Women's cricket news and chat, with Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan
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- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 346: Knott’s 100; Beth Barrett-Wild; Cricket Media Club Awards · 25 min · Episode 346This week: • WBBL: Charli Knott’s 100, retired outs & the Lizelle Lee no-ball incident • Beth Barrett-Wild heading to Sussex • Cricket Media Club awards for Tilly…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 345: WPL Auction; Battle of the England Keepers at WBBL; TV Subs · 28 min · Episode 345This week: • WPL Auction: winners and losers • Battle of the England keepers at WBBL • Now TV's non-football subscription
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 344: England's Sciver-Brunt Dilemma; WPL Mini Auction; WBBL Preview · 33 min · Episode 344This week: • Should NSB be allowed to miss part of the SL tour? • WPL Mini Auction: why have so few England players entered? • Sixers win the Spring Challenge but can they win…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 343: England 'A' Squads; New Look Rose Bowl; Rooney Rule Ditched · 34 min · Episode 343This week: • England 'A' squads announced for India tour • A new look Rose Bowl for Australia v New Zealand • EBC officially abandon the Rooney Rule
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 342: Smriti Replaces Harmanpreet; ECB To Fund Windies Test; BBL/WBBL Privatisation · 32 min · Episode 342This week: • Harmanpreet Kaur replaced as India captain - but will she keep playing? • Should ECB help fund a women’s Test in the West Indies? • Big Bash privatisation - what is…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 341: WPL Retentions; County Moves; Afghanistan Shame List · 25 min · Episode 341This week: • WPL retentions - any surprises? • Eva Gray signs for Hants - but where does that leave Essex? • Vitality ditch the Blast • The Afghanistan Premier League Shame List
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 340: Middlesex Win T2; Your 2026 Questions; West Indies Worries · 41 min · Episode 303This week: • Middlesex win the League 2 One Day Cup • 2026 season review: your questions answered • Who has earned a spot in the Wisden Five? • England U19s squad announced •…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 339: Blaze Win Treble; Sawyer Leaves NZ; England's Winter · 39 min · Episode 339This week: • Blaze win the treble • Is Tier 1 becoming lopsided? • Ben Sawyer leaves New Zealand • England’s winter: WBBL, bilateral, Champions Trophy & a Test v West Indies?
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 338: England v Ireland; Irish + Scottish Eligibility; Berkshire Retirements · 36 min · Episode 338This week: • England v Ireland series wrap-up • Irish & Scottish players in English domestic cricket - what should the rules be? • A bonkers week in the One-Day Cup & 2…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 337: England v Ireland; Smriti Mandhana; One Day Cup · 33 min · Episode 237This week: • England v Ireland: what have we learned? • Champions Trophy moved to India • Smriti Mandhana becomes all-time leading run-scorer • A bonkers game between…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 336: England v Ireland Preview; Blaze Win County Cup; Katie George · 36 min · Episode 336This week: • England v Ireland: our series preview • Blaze win the County Cup, but what’s the future for the competition? • Raf speaks to Katie George about the situation at…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 335: Litchfield Hundred Dismissal; Georgia Davis; Kate Cross · 28 min · Episode 335This week: • Was Litchfield incorrectly given out in The Hundred final? • Is it right for MCC to control the laws now they have a commercial stake in The Hundred? • Georgia…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 334: Hundred Final; Attendances Down; Overseas Up; Squad v Ireland · 31 min · Episode 334This week: • Rockets win The Hundred… but which player has played in the most Hundred finals? • Attendances down? We crunch the numbers! • Has the comp been dominated by…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 333: Colwall; Rockets Top 100; So Long London; Money, Money, Money · 34 min · Episode 333This week: • Welcome to Colwall • Trent Rockets on course to win The Hundred • So Long, London (x 2) and Birmingham Phoenix - but what’s gone wrong? • Huge salaries for women…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 332: The Hundred; Brave Top; Wolvaardt & Perrin Open Up · 24 min · Episode 332This week: • Southern Brave top the table in The Hundred • Laura Wolvaardt & Davina Perrin open up • Is 4 overseas players too many? • A new poem celebrates Birmingham Phoenix
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 331: Hundred Batting; Ashes Schedule; Arlott Transfer · 26 min · Episode 331This week: • Terrible batting in The Hundred… why? • New team names & new players - does it matter? • Women’s Ashes schedule announced • Em Arlott heads to Yorkshire - but…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 330: Blaze Win the Blast; Afghanistan; A Whole New Hundred · 36 min · Episode 330This week: • Blaze win the Blast! • Why was Finals Day on a Friday? • Is The Oval the right ground for it? • Afghanistan Refugee XI put on a World Cup pathway • Will ICC World…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 329: England v India Test; Kranti & Yastika Star; England Farewells · 27 min · Episode 329This week: • England’s Test v India: did England select the right team? • Sophie Ecclestone gets on the Honours Board • Kranti Gaud & Yastika Bhatia shine • Farewells for…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 328: Australia Win World Cup; Molineux; Sciver-Brunt; Olympics · 40 min · Episode 328This week: • Hayley Matthews speaks out about financial disparities • Where did South Africa’s tournament go wrong? • We were wrong about Sophie Molineux • Where next for NSB…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 327: T20 World Cup; England, Australia, WI & SA Thru; India Out · 30 min · Episode 327This week: • West Indies lose to Ireland but still qualify… somehow! • New Zealand say farewell to 3 greats of the game • What went wrong for India & should Harmanpreet Kaur…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 326: World Cup: England; South Africa & India; England Test Squad · 38 min · Episode 326This week: • England & West Indies atop Group B • Nat Sciver-Brunt’s injury concerns • Australia, India & South Africa fighting it out in Group A • England’s Test squad…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 325: England v Sri Lanka; Scotland v Ireland; World Cup Swag · 29 min · Episode 325This week, the World Cup is underway! • England thump Sri Lanka & a historic win for Scotland • Should Cricket Ireland take the ECB to court? • Australia beat South Africa • A…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 324: T20 World Cup Preview · 39 min · Episode 324This week: • Capsey shines for England at Taunton, but can England win the World Cup? • Are Australia still favourites? • Our predictions for the semi-finals • A new combined…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 323: Knight Struggles; Yastika Retired Out; Blaze Batting · 34 min · Episode 323This week in women's cricket: • England: Should Knight be dropped? • India: Right to retire out Yastika? • T20 Blast: Blaze Top Batting • A 3-year contract extension for Shelley…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 322: Sophie Devine; Middlesex; French Women's Plea · 33 min · Episode 322This week: • Sophie Devine outclasses everyone in Eng v NZ T20s • Will NSB return for the World Cup? • What Kent’s hammering by Middlesex in the Blast reveals about the new…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 321: New Zealand Win; Blaze Dominate; World Cup Squads · 30 min · Episode 321This week: • New Zealand’s middle order show up to the party in Cardiff • Blaze dominate the One Day Cup • World Cup squads: Kirstie Gordon returns to Scotland, South Africa…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 320: England v New Zealand; Green's Purple Patch; Dean's Captaincy · 27 min · Episode 320This week: • England squeak past New Zealand • Maddy Green's purple patch • Dean grabs her captaincy opportunity • England's injury worries multiply
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 319: England World Cup Squad; Pavely & Stonehouse Impress; F1(!) · 34 min · Episode 319This week: • England’s World Cup squad… we have views! • England quick-march off to an army bootcamp • Charis Pavely & Alexa Stonehouse impress in the One Day Cup • What can…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 318: Wolvaardt’s 100; Suzie Bates; World Cup on Free To Air TV · 26 min · Episode 318This week: • Laura Wolvaardt’s incredible 100 v India • Our favourite Suzie Bates memories • England players return to the One Day Cup, with mixed results • T20 World Cup to be…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 317: Oval Controversies; England Camp Out; No Women in Wisden · 41 min · Episode 317This week: • Controversy at The Oval: a wrong dismissal and a too-big bat • Is Lauren Filer in our World Cup squad? • Was it right to withdraw England players from the ODC for a…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 316: Kemp Makes Kase; Molineux Reassessment; What Cricket Means To Me · 29 min · Episode 316This week: • Tier One: Exciting young batting talent on display in Hampshire, as Freya Kemp makes her case for World Cup selection • Australia “reassess” their Molineux…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 315: New County Season; Australia in a Mess; NZ On Fire v SA · 30 min · Episode 315This week: • Charlotte Edwards on 5 Live: what did we learn? • Will the England players play any county cricket this summer? • Australia’s selection strategy in tatters after WI…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 314: England v England - The Verdict; Perrin; Lanning; NZ20 Fears · 31 min · Episode 314This week: • England v England: why we’ve only learned things we already knew • Will Davina Perrin be in the World Cup squad? • Meg Lanning to coach Australia U19s in their…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 313: England v England; Surrey Split Captaincy; A Women's Union · 38 min · Episode 313This week: • England struggle with the bat in Pretoria • Is Molineux being carried by Australia v WI? • Surrey’s split captaincy • WCA’s flawed rankings of franchise leagues… &…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 312: The Hundred Auction; Australia Squad v WI; County Questions · 33 min · Episode 312This week: • Why Syd switched off The Hundred auction… and why do we have an auction at all? • Australia off to West Indies: Molineux set to play as a specialist captain? • Is…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 311: Australia Hammer India; England World Cup Prep; Blaze Rebrand · 32 min · Episode 311This week: • Australia hammer India in the Test • Where next for Australia and Alyssa Healy? • England heading to Pretoria for World Cup prep • Syd wants to help with The…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 310: Molineux Injury; Kerr Ton; In(Equality) In The Hundred · 29 min · Episode 302This week: • Bad news for Sophie Molineux and Australia • Melie Kerr scores a ton in her first match as captain • CRN conference: inequality in The Hundred & Katy Perry’s…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 309: India Win T20s; Kerr Lands Captaincy; Pakistan Players in 100 · 28 min · Episode 301This week: • Australia lose the T20 series but can India win the World Cup? • Melie Kerr lands the NZ captaincy • Pakistani players not being considered by Indian-owned Hundred…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 308: India beat Australia; Clare Connor Steps Down; Raf's New Book · 33 min · Episode 308This week: • Sophie Molineux’s reign starts with a loss v India • Clare Connor stepping down: we discuss her huge legacy, plus who might succeed her • Pre-order Raf’s new book…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 307: Lauren Bell; WPL Expansion; Meg Lanning; Grace Scrivens · 26 min · Episode 307This week: • Lauren Bell wins #WPL for RCB & for specialist bowlers everywhere! • Is it time to expand WPL & if so… how? • Lanning heads to Lancs • It’s the Super-Scriv-Smash •…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 306: WPL; Scotland Qualify for England; Sophie Molineux · 25 min · Episode 306This week: • RCB, GG & DC through to the #WPL finals • Scotland survive a wobble v USA to qualify for England 2026 • Sophie Molineux announced as new Australia captain - an odd…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 305: Sharma Drama at WPL; DRS; Hundred Signings & Brands · 35 min · Episode 305This week: • Sharma Drama at WPL: Deepti, Nandni and Vaishnavi • The irritating slowness of DRS: are we relying on it too much? • All change for The Hundred: we review the new…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 304: WPL Week 2: Bell Rings; Litchfield’s Innovations; Healy Retires · 35 min · Episode 304This week: • WPL week 2: RCB on top, retiring out controversy & Lauren Bell rings • Commentators struggling to keep up with Phoebe Litchfield’s innovations • Pantomime Villain…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 303: WPL Week 1 - de Klerk, Wareham & Carey Shine · 25 min · Episode 303This week, we review WPL Week 1: • Nadine de Klerk hits 20 off the last over for RCB • Georgia Wareham brings her WBBL form to GG • Has Nicola Carey earned herself a recall for…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 302: India v Sri Lanka; Cricketer of the Year; Super Scriv Smash · 22 min · Episode 302This week: • India prepping strongly for the T20 World Cup • Who are the contenders for Wisden’s Leading Woman Cricketer of 2025? • Grace Scrivens shines in the Super Smash
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 301: 2025 Review; Kirstie Gordon; Super Smash Bonus Points · 33 min · Episode 301This week: • Our favourite on and off-field moments from 2025 • Raf’s Team of the Year • What do we want to see in 2026? • Kirstie Gordon returns to Scotland • Bonus points in…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 300: New Zealand in Crisis; South Africa v Ireland; First Class History · 34 min · Episode 300This week, it’s the big 300! • Our favourite moments from the past 300 episodes • NZC CEO resigns - why? • How dominant were South Africa v Ireland? • A new list of first-class…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 299: Hurricanes Win WBBL; England Player Performances; Lewis + Knight Reunite · 32 min · Episode 299This week: • Hurricanes triumph in WBBL after a Lizelle Lee special • Our WBBL season review: Wareham & Lanning shine • How did England players perform & who should play in the…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 298: WBBL Finalists; Heather Knight; England Contracts · 25 min · Episode 298This week: • A bizarre abandonment in WBBL - plus the finalists now confirmed • Heather Knight becomes General Manager of London Spirit • ECB abolish 2-year contracts but only…
- The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 297 · 30 min · Episode 297This week: • Heat crash out of WBBL • Why England players haven’t fared too well in the WPL auction • 2026 English domestic fixtures announced • Erin Osborne to shake things up…
