The Catch It Podcast

This week on the podcast, I am joined by Saurabh Walkar, an esteemed analyst renowned for his contributions to franchises in the IPL, WPL, PSL, CPL, The Hundred, and international teams like New Zealand and Afghanistan. From his Mumbai upbringing to his role as an IPL analyst, we delve into his insights on planning for auctions, adapting to evolving cricket analysis, and his current focus on in-ga...

This week on Analyst Chat, listen to my hugely insightful conversation with Dan Weston. We delved into his unique journey from the world of professional poker to becoming a data analyst for major cricket tournaments like the IPL with the Punjab Kings and the Bengal Tigers. His expertise has also been instrumental in shaping strategies for county cricket Leicestershire, and he currently plays a piv...

In this week's Analyst Chat, I'm joined by Benji Hoppitt, an accomplished cricket analyst with extensive experience. We delve into Benji's journey from cricket enthusiast to professional analyst, exploring his roles with the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL, Mumbai Indians in the WPL, and the New South Wales Breakers. From his involvement in the First WPL auction to winning the inaugural tour...

In this week's Analyst Chat, I am joined by Jarrod Kimber, a Cricket Writer, Director of the documentary film 'Death of a Gentleman' and Analyst. We discussed his early days playing cricket in Melbourne and explored his journey from blogger to cricket writer at ESPN and various other publications. We then delved into his experiences working as an analyst for the Melbourne Stars in the...

In this week's Analyst Chat, I have the pleasure of being joined by James Maby, Lead Analyst for Northampton County Cricket Club. Our conversation takes a captivating turn as James shares how his early experiences in education and collaboration with Rugby referees in Dubai significantly contributed to his personal development. We then dive into the core of our discussion, exploring James's...

The Catch It Podcast is back! We're kicking off the New Year with an interview featuring Arjun Verma, the COO of the ball tracking app Full Track AI. This marks the beginning of a new series called Analyst Chat. Throughout this series, I'll be interviewing fellow analysts and key figures with unique insights into cricket analysis

Super Six is back! In this episode, I sit down with Sophie Luff - Two times KSL T20 winner and Captain of the Western Storm regional cricket team - on the Catch It podcast, to discuss her ultimate six-a-side team, choosing only from players she's played with or against. In our discussion, we cover her journey in captaincy, who has the potential to score the first hundred in the women's Hun...

"On this episode of the Catch-It podcast, I'm joined by Brian Caine! Brian is a professional umpire working in New York. He has worked in American cricket for a number of years, as well as has vast knowledge about the history of the sport in and out of the States. We discussed where cricket in the States is right now, the structure of minor and soon-to-be Major League Cricket, and the possibilitie...

In part two of our discussion, professional umpire Brian Caine and I delve deeper into the development of playing pathways in US cricket, leading us to this week's Young Gun. Mathew Tromp is a South African-born cricketer who plays minor-league cricket for the Houston Hurricanes. A tall, athletic right-arm seamer, he has made a strong impression in his first season and has also applied his skills...

Alice Dixon Returns for her Second Spell on the podcast! We chat about the WPL and the excitement that has enveloped the tournament's early stages. Furthermore, we talk about its potential for bigger and better future editions!  It's a truly Indian affair with Both the players we discuss opening the batting for India in internationals and for their new WPL franchises.  Game changer: The...

"Introducing our new series for the Catch it Podcast- Super Six! In this episode, I sit down with Charles Dagnall - Sky commentator and former Warwickshire and Leicestershire bowler - on the Catch It podcast, to discuss his ultimate six-a-side team, choosing only from players he's played with or against. Our discussion covers the likes of a young Kevin Pietersen at Nottinghamshire and the remarkab...

In anticipation of the upcoming new series on the Catch it Podcast, I interviewed fans watching England vs New Zealand test match to name the five players they would pick for their ultimate team 6 aside team. The catch was that they had to include themselves as captain and select only from the players currently playing in the Test match. Thanks to a fantastic three days of cricket, I was able to h...

On this episode, Lilly and Ollie from the "Howzat! The Cricket Podcast" join me and discuss the Game Changers and Young Guns that we are going to be seeing over the next couple of weeks in the Women's T20 World Cup!  Ollie's picks: Game Changer: Harmanpreet Kaur Young Gun: Lauren Bell  Lilly's picks: Game Changer: Tahlia McGrath Young Gun: Georgia Wareham  The Howzat Cricket podcast...

Me and Machel Hewitt from the Caribbean Cricket podcast sit down to discuss West Indies Young Guns and Game Changers.  in this episode,  we discuss our West Indies Young gun, Ramon Simmonds. He's Burst onto the scene in Barbados Cricket, the CPL Franchise Barbados Royals, and now the Paarl Royals in the SA20 league. We discuss what his selection in the Royals franchise teams means for ot...

I and Machel move on to the two Game Changers he selected. First on the list is Fast and aggressive Pace bowler Alzarri Joseph, who has the Game changing pace but hasn't always had plain sailing in his career.  Then we discuss the accurate and pressure-building left arm Finger Spinner, Akeal Hosein. After what could be viewed as a breakout CPL, T10, and now a first IPL contract we discuss wha...

The SA is fast approaching!  In part one of this episode, I sit down with Jack fox ( Cricket_Pig ) and we discuss our choices for Gun Youngs in the SA20. Jack selected Gerald Coetzee, a dynamic Joburg super kings'  pace bowler and I chose Tristain Stubbs, The aggressive finisher who will be playing his cricket for the Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

Now onto the SA20 Game Changers In part two of my chat with Jack Fox (Cricket_Pig) we discussed our Game Changers for the tournament.  Jack selected to talk about Donavon Ferreira, another strong domestic Batting talent who will be crucial in the middle order for the Joburg Super kings. I decided to bring the king of left-arm wrist spin to the table, Tabraiz Shamsi. 

Episode 5 consists of a great conversation with Ronan Alexander from Scouting Cricket.  We dive into where Scottish cricket is currently and its future development. Ronan suggested our Scottish Young Gun and Game changer for this episode.  Game Changer: The Mysterious left-arm finger spinner, Mark Watt.   Young Gun: Durhams Wicketkeeper batter, Tom Mackintosh.  This episode's P...

For Episode 4 I had the pleasure of sitting down with Alice Dixon. Alice has worked as the Performance Analyst for the Central Sparks and Birmingham Phonix. she chose our Game Changer and Young Gun for the episode.  Game changer: The aggressive opening lefty Beth Mooney.  Young Gun: The fast and big-hitting Annabel Sutherland! As always we have the Thunder Minute and the Pod Stats which...

The second episode of the Catch It Podcast by Colourblind Cricket. Me, Andrew Lush and my brother sit down and discuss a couple of exciting players in the upcoming WBBL, what established players to look out for and some younger players looking to punch through and become household names.

The second episode of the Catch It Podcast by Colourblind Cricket. Me, Andrew Lush and my brother sit down and discuss a couple of exciting players in the upcoming WBBL, what established players to look out for and some younger players looking to punch through and become household names. Discussing two of the key players to the Sydney Sixers' recent success! Australian icon Ellyse Perry and f...

The first episode of the Catch It Podcast by Colourblind Cricket.  Me, Andrew Lush and my brother sit down and discuss a couple of exciting players in the upcoming WBBL, what established players to look out for and some younger players looking to punch through and become household names.  The hard-hitting West Indian all-rounder Dendra Dottin and the youthful Australian quick Darcie...