Noughtie Child Podcast

The international summer is under way and well...what a way to start. There's been some One Day Cup action across Tier 1 and Tier 2 to chat about including a blustery day in Southport. It was also great to chat to Phebe Molkenboer who is heading to her first World Cup with the Netherlands to hear all about the preparations.

There have been quite a few centurions this week in the One Day Cup and many of them have been stepping up for the first time. We are also joined by Worcestershire's Sophie Beech who of course scored a century at the weekend! She was also involved in the England U19 tour to Australia where she captained the side a few times.

Wednesday was madness! That's not the only topic on our minds as we've also had the T20 County Cup, England's World Cup Squad as well as another round of Tier 1 One Day Cup action so as always, plenty to get in to. We're also joined by Coco Streets who recently scored a century for Kent in Tier 2's One Day Cup.

Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 and international, we're covering it all this week as Richard drove up and down the country to watch cricket. We are joined by Glamorgan's Bea Ellis to discuss everything from bat gauges to wanting to be a firefighter...and of course some cricket! We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast...

The 2026 county season is underway! We've been at two Tier 1 games this week so we discuss the first two rounds. We're going to save the Tier 2 chat for next week too. It's a pleasure to be joined by Leicestershire leg-spinner April Herathge who speaks to us about Leicestershire last season, their ambitions for this year as well as the other side of her life training to be a surgeon. W...

It's time for our 2026 season preview and once again we have some rogue predictions...we're very happy to be proven wrong! We'll be back in two weeks to chat about the first few matches as well as our first game of the season up in Durham.

This week we are so pleased to be joined by Gloucestershire’s Alice Bird who speaks to us about her new podcast all about cricket and mental health. We are so grateful for Alice being so open and sharing this incredible project she’s put together. The first episode will be out on Tuesday 31st March so please check out her podcast social media for all the details. (@extracoverpodon Instagram) We'll...

England are out in South Africa playing some intrasquad fixtures so we have a look at how the first match went. Plus we've had a week to ponder over the Hundred auction so we add some further thoughts. A link to Manchester Metropolitan University Women's Cricket Fundraiser for BEAT: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mmu-womens-cricket-march-beat-fundraiser We'll be back next week (with a guest!) but in t...

We have thoughts...it was the Hundred Auction this week and it's fair to say we have our reservations. Millions of pounds has been chucked at women's cricket which surely is a good thing right? We ask the question, has it been fair and is this right.

Finally we have some World Cup fixtures and importantly, the Netherlands will have the opportunity to beat Australia. There are lots of exciting bilateral series too so we talk through some of the highlights of those. There won't be an episode next week but we'll be back on Friday 13th March!

It's a bit of an international whistle-stop tour this week from Melie Kerr being appointed New Zealand captain to Fatima Sana's success against South Africa. Pre-order Raf's book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-women-in-whites/raf-nicholson/9781836802921 We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so dr...

It's been a quieter week for women's cricket but Netherlands bowler Isabel van der Woning joins us to give us the inside scoop on the preparations for the World Cup Qualifiers, the success the team had at the tournament and the exciting summer that lies ahead. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us...

From the Oman v Denmark series to the WPL final, we look at some of the biggest and smallest stories in women's cricket this week. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

Our dream has come true and the Netherlands have qualified for their first T20 World Cup in England this summer. Bangladesh are also through and we will wait to see who will join them. RCB are through to the WPL final and Australia have a new (surprising) captain. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so dro...

We've been keeping a close eye on the World Cup qualifiers and it's looking good for Ireland, Bangladesh & the Netherlands. It's slightly nervy for Scotland but there's still time to book their train ticket to England. Aforementioned article: https://www.cricketetal.com/p/mustafissure We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @0...

Today we tackle a big topic that we’ve mulled over for a while but we thought it was important to discuss women’s cricket, Fairbreak and Saudi Arabia. Linked below is Richard’s article breaking it all down: https://noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post/fairbreak-goes-to-saudi-the-ultimate-compromise Plus we speak about the WPL, the Hundred changes and very briefly Alyssa Healy’s retirement....

It’s WPL Day! Will Delhi Capitals continue their run as serial chokers? We also preview the World Cup qualifiers as well as celebrate Annie Wikman’s success in the WNCL. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

It’s our final episode of the year and of course time for some Christmas chat. As well as our bumper review of 2025 Women’s Cricket through our eyes, we’re joined by Northants’ Mabel Reid to speak about her career so far, time at Loughborough University as well sharing her very insightful experiences after being diagnosed with autism and how cricket has been an accommodating space. We will be back...

You'll never guess who is back...or maybe you will because who needs a transparent hiring process! Jon Lewis has been appointed Head Coach of London Spirit and he's back working with Heather Knight again but is there a conflict of interest for Knight? We also discuss Stephen Parry's new role at Essex as well as the staff he's got on board. We'll be back next week but in the mea...

This week we are joined by Worcestershire’s Bryony Gillgrass who is also part of the England U19 set up. We spoke all about her journey so far, a break through summer and the busy winter. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

We're already dreaming about next summer as the domestic fixtures came out this week. Unfortunately there are some clashes that we're less keen on and some slightly odd choices of grounds (what's new!) We also speak about the WPL auction as well as the on going Emerging Nations Trophy in Thailand. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiec...

We are back from our little break and despite snow falling in England, there’s some important cricket to discuss across the world from the WBBL to the new Emerging Nations Trophy in Thailand. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

India are World Cup Champions beating South Africa and lifting the trophy on home soil. We record seconds after Harmanpreet Kaur took the winning catch to reflect on the final and the tournament as a whole.

Wow! South Africa and India are in the World Cup final and Australia can't win another ICC tournament. We also are joined by Italy & Northants cricketer Lenny Sims to speak about her historical ties to cricket, representing Italy and life in Tier 2. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so dr...

It's our 200th episode! I don't think we quite believe we've made it this far but thanks for listening and supporting us at any point over the last almost five years. We reflect on some of our favourite episodes so far and also reflect on the early days. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podc...