Middlesex County Cricket League (MCCL)

The two Premier League heavyweights, Shay Boo and North Middlesex, met at the weekend. And Shepherd's Bush very much came out on top. Elsewhere, Twickenham remain unbeaten in Div 1 but it's at the bottom where the really interesting game is taking place this weekend. Plus, the story behind the first tie in timed cricket this season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

North Midd and Shay Boo are starting to look like they are in a battle of their own at the top of the Prem. Ealing, meanwhile, are struggling in (pretty much) unchartered territory at the bottom. Sal and Dan take their regular look through all the 1st XI divisions plus they take super, super, super overs (!) and do the draw for the Middlesex T20 semi-finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Rain ruined Week 5 of the MCCL, but that's not going to stop Sal and Dan reconvening. Issues to be discussed include fallout from that game between North London IIIs and Richmond IVs, a review of the season so far, plus a quick rundown on Middlesex Cup and Middlesex T20 action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There were plenty of tight finishes around the MCCL in Week 3. Brondesbury and Twickenham delivered a classic of the genre in Div 1, as did Wembley and South Hampstead in Div 3. But, there was also.......the North London IIIs v Richmond IVs game. Welcome to the week the MCCL went viral.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some things went to plan in Week 2 of the 2025 MCCL season, others very much didn't. Enfield's victory over Harrow in Div 2 certainly caught the eye, whilst Wycombe House gave Bron one almighty great fright in Div 1. Plus, they heard the one about a side scoring 327 (including two centuries) and still losing? If not, do listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

May is traditionally supposed to be a bowler's month. Not the case in Week 1 of the MCCL. Runs galore were the order of the day, as batters up and down the county filled their boots. Sal and Dan talk through the first double-century of the campaign, plus a 198 on top of that. In terms of results, Ealing and Teddington both go down to defeat, whilst Brondesbury win by over 300 runs. Plus, plenty mo...

Winter is behind us and summer is (almost) here. The start of the 2025 MCCL season is on the horizon.  Sal and Dan come together to (try and) predict who is going to do what. Contact Sal (salman_uya@hotmail.com) or Dan (d.t.hough@sussex.ac.uk) with your feedback; all comments welcome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shepherd's Bush came second in 2024, will they be able to go one step further in 2025? Skipper Ali Easton joins Sal and Dan to chew the fat. Plus, the sad demise of Osterley and then a final round of 10 questions of the winter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sal enjoys a well-earned night off, so Dan takes the lead in talking to one of England's greatest-ever captains; Mike Brierley. The pair take a meander through Middlesex's glory years in the 1980s, Mike's life after cricket and, of course, that famous summer of 1981. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It might be the bleak mid-winter, but Sal and Dan are in a forward-looking mood. The guys take a look a first look at the 2025 MCCL fixtures, and they conduct the draw for the 2025 Middlesex Cup. Plus, the Middlesex T20 groups are announced. It's all go, go, go..... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Indian Gymkhana had an excellent 2024. All of their sides were competitive and the 1st XI managed to win Division Two by 11 clear points. Sal and Dan ask Kabir to talk us through his return to Indian Gym in 2023 and his job as the club's head coach. Sal and Kabir also compare notes when it comes to their Division Two team of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

Ealing kept their powder dry until it really mattered in the 2024 title race, coming through on the final day to claim the league crown. Kristian Martin, Ealing's skipper, joins Sal and Dan to talk through the season. Sal and Kristian also name their respective teams of the season. No easy task there...... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There was drama everywhere on the final day of the 2024 season. Shepherd's Bush impressively beat Crouch End, but Ealing swept past North Midd to claim the title. In Div 1 Harrow Town and Southgate conjured up a thrilling finish that ultimately saw the former promoted and the latter relegated. Osterley secured second place in Div 2 , Brentham (somehow) overhauled Chiswick to snatch the second prom...

One of Crouch End, Ealing or Shepherd's Bush will win the 2024 MCCL Premier Division. Sal and Dan work through the various connotations, and that includes a three way tie at the top. Could be a real knickergripping end to the season. Elsewhere, Harrow Town now in the box seat to join Hampstead in the Prem in 2025, Barnes still fighting for their lives at the bottom. Plus, all the ins and outs from...

Rain ruined Week 16 so Sal and Dan look ahead to what a - hopefully much drier - Week 17 might have in store. There's also news of a league legend retiring whilst Dan has to negotiate a Bank Holiday street party..... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s becoming ever easier to see who is going up and down, and in three cases - Hampstead (Div 1), London Tigers (Div 3) and Harlington Meadows (Div 7) - we know who will be champions. Elsewhere, there remains lots to play for. Richmond’s Chris Goldie steps in for Sal to talk through the options with Dan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Little separates Shepherd's Bush, Crouch End and North Middlesex at the top of the Prem, poor old Finchley and Bron look ever more doomed. London Tigers have already sealed the promotion deal in Div 3, Hampstead almost there in Div 1. Plus, some entertaining relegation six-pointers for Sal and Dan to report back on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rarely has the MCCL been as topsy-turvy as it is in 2024. North Midd stay top despite being trounced by Richmond, Crouch End chase 319 at Ealing. Elsewhere, London Tigers lose in Div 3 but still remain 26 points clear, whilst the top three (!) in Div 6 are all - already - north of 100 points. Plus, keep an eye on the bottom of Div 3; four teams look like they are in a fight to the death there. Lea...

The Hornsey bowlers bat the Tivoli Roaders to victory against Crouch End, Stanmore win big against Bron. Indian Gym get the better of Osterley in the big game in Div 2, London Tigers looking ever stronger in Div 3. Plus, the Bush go for glory in the national T20 and Richmond search for a national title in the U13s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The top five in the Prem played the bottom five. And none of the top five won! Cricket, forever the great unpredictable. Harrow St Mary's move into second in a topsy-turvy Div 1, Osterley, Indian Gym and Highgate split by a hair's breadth in Div 2. Plus, United Sports are bowled out for 51.....and yet win at an absolute canter. Cricket, strange old game! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

A low-scoring week across the MCCL saw plenty of peculiar results. The top three in Div 4, for example, all lost....and barely managed to score 250 runs between them. In the Prem, North Midd return to the top after beating Crouch End, but Teddington suffer a shocker against Hornsey. Elsewhere, keep an ear out for the biggest cricket tournament this century, incoming on Sunday..... Learn more about...

We have new leaders in the Prem as North Middlesex take over the reins. Elsewhere there were a plethora of low-scoring, high-drama affairs; Southgate bounce up to second in Div 1, Harrow suffer their first defeat of the season in Div 2. London Tigers continue their fine form in Div 3, Bessborough and NL Muslims surge away in Divs 4 and 5. It's as tight as ever in Div 6, though. Do tune in to find...

Shay Book take over at the top of the Prem as the division slips towards two mini-leagues. Hampstead gain some breathing space in Div 1, Harrow win the shoot out at the top of Div 2. London Tigers have another excellent day at the top of Div 3. Plus, Wembley's Junayd Azar comes to the party big style against Eastcote. As the Luniz song goes, 'he got five on it'..... Learn more about your ad choice...

Cricket just wasn't meant to be played on rainy weekends. A fair few games in the MCCL in Week 6 never got started, some that did were ruined by showery weather. But, a surprising number of matches did see winners emerge. Crouch End were the big winners in the Prem, but it's North London Muslims (Div 5) who are now the only side with a perfect six from six winning record. Plus, the odd story of pl...

Stand up Enfield (Div 2), London Tigers (Div 3) and North London Muslims (Div 5). Five weeks in and they are the only three 1st XI sides with 100 per cent records. Elsewhere, Harrow Town and Kenton (Div 1) are involved in the mother of all shoot outs, and Osterley win a thriller against Highgate in Div 2. Sal and Dan, as ever, provide the full lowdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...