Noughtie Child Podcast

Has it been the most transformative week for women's cricket ever? The WPL draft has happened and there's so much to talk about. While this was all going on, we are also in the middle of a World Cup. We are joined by Scotland U19 captain Katherine Fraser to reflect on the tournament and look towards the future. We will be back next week with another guest but in the meantime, our Instagram, TikTok...

The T20 World Cup is almost underway and the warm-ups have been very exciting. From England setting over 200 to Ireland beating champions, Australia, there is plenty to talk about. The Women's Premier League is progressing with 1,525 players registered shortlisted to just 409  (246 Indian players and 163 overseas - including 8 associate players). With only 90 slots available, it's going to be...

We're back to digest the U19 World Cup Semi-Final & Final! We speak about Lizzie Scott's remarkable drinks board, Dane van Niekerk's omission from the South Africa Squad and the new regional contracts for Grace Ballinger, Teresa Graves, Josie Groves, Hannah Baker, Georgia Davis, Grace Potts, Jodi Grewcock and Flo Miller. We are also joined by Ireland U19s, Aimee Maguire - sister of previous gu...

It's almost semi finals time in the U19 World Cup and we are so excited! We look back at some of the best performances in the Super 6s and preview the semi finals. We chat about Katherine Brunt's retirement from regional and country cricket, the dates of the Hundred and the all important Women's Premier League. This week, we're joined by England U19s unbelievable wicket-keeper, Maddie Ward! We wil...

It's been a hectic week in women's cricket! The Women's IPL registration has opened and the group stages on the U19 Women's World Cup are completed. There's been some exceptional individual and team performances from all 16 teams. One of the stars has been England's Ryana MacDonald-Gay. We spoke to her about her incredible career so far including taking 6-fer against India in a warm up match and w...

We are back after a short break...well sort of. We tried to have a break but as usual found other ways to keep in the women's cricket loop. It was an exciting time as England U19 flew out to South Africa and have played two warm up games about the West Indies and Indonesia. This week we preview the U19 World Cup, chat about selection for the T20 World Cup next month and discuss the Women's IPL...o...

It's almost the end of 2022 and so we are tying up some loose ends. We have so many people to thank this year so we are doing our very own New Years Honours...unfortunately we can't invite anyone to a palace quite yet. We also pick out podcast guest dream XI as there have been some amazing performances by podcast guests this year. This episode, we chat to Alexa Stonehouse who is playing for Englan...

Happy Christmas! As promised, here is our England U19s Christmas Special with Alexa Stonehouse, Liberty Heap, Josie Groves, Ryana MacDonald-Gay & Maddie Ward. Have an amazing Christmas wherever you are in the world. We will be back next Friday to continue our U19 series with Alexa Stonehouse! In the mean time our Instagram, TikTok & YouTube is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPo...

The West Indies series is wrapping up and England have had many successes. Their many spin options in Sarah Glenn, Charlie Dean & Sophie Ecclestone have been a huge part of the victories, not to mention Lauren Bell's fine form that has continued throughout the series. This week, we spoke to to Thunder & England u19 all-rounder, Liberty Heap. If you remember back to Thunder's last game of t...

As a packed week of cricket comes to an end, we've got lots to speak about. Southern Vipers legend, Carla Rudd, has announced her retirement, followed by podcast guest, Mignon Du Preez who has retired from international cricket. Kim Garth took a wicket on debut for Australia, with ODI debutant Heather Graham taking 3-fer and bowling in the dramatic superover against India. Phoebe Litchfield also m...

England are off to a flying start in the West Indies, winning both games by 142 runs! Our best wishes go out to podcast guest, Alice Capsey who unfortunately broke her collar bone in the first ODI while fielding the ball and has returned to the UK for surgery on it. We chat about the series so far, discuss the upcoming India series against Australia and also the questions around the U19 World Cup...

A bit of a shorter episode this week but we still managed to cover lots. The Women's Domestic fixtures were announced so we discuss the changes, the grounds and finals day. The WBBL has concluded with the Strikers taking the title. Spotify wrapped is out so thankyou so much for all your support, tag us in your photos if we were in your top 5! We also chatted to Irish cricketer Amy Hunter who made...

We have tons to talk about! England have announced their new head coach, Jon Lewis not to be mistaken for the other Jon Lewis or the department store John Lewis. The Hundred has announced a draft for the women which begs the question should we copy the men's game? Former Ireland player, Kim Garth is in the Australia squad for their upcoming series in India. The Blaze (Cricket with Purpose) replace...

Ireland have had tons of success this week taking a series win over Pakistan. In the WBBL, Capsey was on fire, scoring 80 (52) and Sophie Ecclestone committed criminal damage while scoring a winning 47 (25), smashing a few windows. We also speak about the U19s Women's World Cup finances and the disparity between the teams, the new East-Midlands franchise, 'Blaze' and of course the amazing news: th...

It's been a quieter week in women's cricket but there's still stuff to talk about as ever. We speak about the regional contracts, honouring players, the upcoming West Indies tour, captaincy, WBBL & more! We also chat to Naomi Stalenberg who's currently playing for Hobart Hurricanes in the WBBL. We will be back next week with an Irish guest but in the meantime, our Instagram, TikTok & YouTu...

It's that time of year again when contracts are announced! This week we've seen major changes in the England central contracts and some new additions and movement in the regional contracts. We have also been continuing to follow the exciting WBBL including some big moments this week where Tess Flintoff hit 50 from 16 balls - a WBBL record and podcast guest, Hobart Hurricanes' Maisy Gibson record c...

It's been another week of the WBBL and we're back with another episode. Polly is on a cricket tour in Dubai and so we get the inside scoop and catch up. We will be back next week with another WBBL guest but in the meantime, our Instagram, TikTok & YouTube is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

The WBBL is in full swing and there's been some huge success for some of our guests. The Charlotte Edwards Effect is apparent again as Sixers are unbeaten after finishing last in the 2021 edition. We review Unveiling Jazbaa : A History of Pakistan Women's Cricket by Aayush Puthran which he kindly sent us. We would highly recommend this fascinating read and it was eye opening to hear about the jour...

It's WBBL season again and we can't wait! We thought the best way to preview it would be with the help of an expert and this time we've called in Brisbane Heat star, Georgia Voll. Coming off an incredible start to the season, she's in the perfect form for WBBL and we can't wait to see her in action. It's a bit of a different episode as Polly has lost her voice so we don't really chat cricket. Head...

Well we didn't predict that! It was a bit of a shocking end to the international summer here in England at Lords but we're here to discuss the ever controversial Mankad...or run out at the non-strikers end if you prefer. We had an incredible weekend at Lords with both the England v India game and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint final where FINALLY the Northern Diamonds won the title, beating the Southern...

The end of the season is approaching and we can't wait to finish an amazing summer at Lords this weekend. Tons has happened this week including the last round of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy fixtures, England v India ODIs and some HUGE news about the 2023 Ashes. We also caught up with one of the only good things about Yorkshire...Katie Levick! Katie's also heading to Lords like us but she has t...

It's been a strange week with cricket being cancelled, unable to be rescheduled but we do now have our top 3 in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy! There's been a rollercoaster in the IT20s against India and some huge WBBL signings. This weekend is key in the RHF Trophy and it's all building up to the big final at Lords. This week we spoke to someone who has become very familiar with Lords over the s...

The Hundred has concluded and we look ahead to the RHF trophy continuing and the England series coming up against India. We are also joined by Kira Chathli who just won the Hundred with Oval Invincibles. We will be back next week with anotherguest but in the meantime, our Instagram, TikTok & YouTube is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow...

The Hundred is coming to an end but we still have tons to chat about. We are joined this week by London Spirit's Grace Ballinger who made her Hundred debut at Lords a few weeks ago. We have another special guest, Lily from Howzat: The Cricket podcast who has flown all the way from Australia to see the Hundred and stay with us for a week, and what a week we've had! We will be back next week with an...

We're back with more Hundred chat and we are joined by a Hundred expert, commentator Melissa Story! It was great to hear her perspective on the tournament and her journey into commentary. We speak all about our favourite moments from this week's games and talk about some of the stand out players. We will be back next week with another Hundred star but in the meantime, our Instagram, TikTok & YouTu...