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THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy reports back from the Logan Cup, and Toby enjoys the small (and futile) parts of Sunday cricket
"Clearly the Reverse Swept Radio coffers will be extensive enough to fly me back to Australia every three weeks to record the podcast?"
FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'00): the Tied Test between Australia and India, 1960
"Richie Benaud walked onto the outfield as Australia begins their chase, and sees clover flowers all over the outfield."
THE REVIEW (24'30): The Miracle Makers: Indian Cricket's Greatest Epic, by Bharat Sundaresan with Gaurav Joshi (2023)
"It was on trend to hear that Justin Langer screams "Warrior! Warrior!" to Steve Smith in the nets."
Recorded 3 March 2024
Reverse Swept Radio 174: French cricket's ghost leagues, Liam Dawson stops trying, Sonny Ramadhin is stopped
Reverse Swept Radio 172: cricket under the bedclothes, trying to save a painting for the nation, and Warne at Hampshire
Reverse Swept Radio 171: Aus v Pak at the SCG; the story of the fourth stump; and cricket in South America
Reverse Swept Radio 170: a walk-out after one ball, Mark Butcher on the history of Black English cricketers, and the most miserable innings
Reverse Swept Radio 169: a summer without cricket, the finest Australian you’ve never heard of, and a new Harry Pearson book
Reverse Swept Radio 168: New Zealanders in Bristol, Warne vs Dravid and a Bodyline radio play
Reverse Swept Radio 167: Cricket in Japan, cricket in a field, and cricket in a timeless test
Reverse Swept Radio 166: The Lord’s Hum, rediscovering a Bazball innings from a century ago, and reviewing Stumped the play
Reverse Swept Radio 165: a delightful Twitter story, the ”most exciting cricket match”, and cricket historical fiction
Reverse Swept Radio 164: Andy visits the Lord’s pavilion, Ian Botham loses his teeth, and a match fixing investigation on film
Reverse Swept Radio 163: ICC TV, pissed at the wicket, and unlocking T20s secrets
Reverse Swept Radio 162: Aussie players learn from twitter, the remarkable career of Chris Schofield, and a delightful slice of cricket nostalgia
Reverse Swept Radio 161: Remembering when Bangladesh nearly broke their Test duck, review of ”Cricketing Lives”, Ponting’s masterplan and the MCC’s wrong turn
Reverse Swept Radio 160: ”An innings played with one eye and one leg”, the new Ben Stokes doc and cricket’s restorative qualities
Reverse Swept Radio 159: A West Indian silver lining, the Test debut of DRS, and England’s year of four captains
Reverse Swept Radio 158: Farewell to Bob Cattell, a mathematician’s love of cricket, and a poor effort from the BBC
Reverse Swept Radio 157: the curious tale of Sammy Guillen, Jon Hotten’s ”Bat, Ball and Field”, and swapping the cricket for a curry house
Reverse Swept Radio 156: Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams, Eisenhower goes to the test, and a close encounter with a Yorkshireman
Reverse Swept Radio 155: a batsman attacks a bowler with a stump, and interviews about the Windies Rebel Tours
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