The Emerging Cricket Podcast

Over 80 minutes of ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier goodness! Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner go through the 10-team tournament with two T20 World Cup spots on the line plus we catch up with Tim Cutler having just landed in Abu Dhabi and the GoFundMe drive that sent Twitter abuzz! 

Smit Patel from CricBuzz joins Aaman and Nate to review USA's T20 series sweep of Canada, USA Women ODI, and to talk about the stories and people that make cricket in the USA so unique. 

Nick Skinner and Daniel Beswick keep you up to date on this week's action, first farewelling Kaia Arua. her PNG teammates win in her honour on the road, while Nepal host Ireland Wolves, Namibia travel to Oman and USA host Canada.

The crew reviews the first two USA vs Canada Men's T20i matches at PVCC. USA Cricket veteran Uzma Iftikhar joins Aaman and Nate to discuss USA women in their first ever ODI against PNG. 

Nate is joined by FICA CEO Tom Moffat to discuss the US Cricketers Association. Formed in October at the Major League Baseball Players Union headquarters, the USCA was recently confirmed by an overwhelming majority vote as the official labor union for MLC cricketers. How can the union help professional cricketers in the USA have a voice at the table in all domestic leagues? 

Aaman and Nate discuss recent revelations that USA Cricket is out of favor with the ICC and USOPC, and the resignation of Julie Abbott and Jamie Lloyd. Canada have wrapped their prep with MiLC's Dallas Mustangs at PVCC ahead of the five game T20 series with USA. USA Women prepare to ship out to Dubai for their first ODI. MLC cricketers vote for collective representation. 

First, we send our condolences to PNG's Kaia Arua, her family and Cricket PNG. This week Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner look at #StatusGate blowing the African Games apart, the fake news from ICC's visit to Nepal, Challenge League Groups and Ireland's financial woes.

USA Cricket have named their 15 man squad and three reserves for their upcoming five game T20i series with Canada, and Peter Della Penna joins Aaman and Nate to break down a team that clearly lacks balance. 

USA Cricket veteran and brand new San Francisco Unicorn, Karima Gore joins Nate Hays to talk MLC Domestic Draft, his evolution as a cricketer, the importance of elite fielding, USA Cricket selection process and more. Plus, USA Cricket news. 

As Nick Skinner fistpumps Canada's early League 2 success talking to co-host Daniel Beswick, the pair get stuck into the African Games and confusion on its status, while PNG prep for T20 World Cup glory in an Asian swing!

Aaman and Nate dissect USA Cricket's Men's T20 World Cup training squad following an abbreviated Men's T20 National Championship in Houston. Find out who was snubbed and who has earned a chance to shine. The guys then briefly preview the upcoming 2024 MLC Domestic Draft. 

Fresh off commentating at the tournament, Daniel Beswick is joined by Nick Skinner to review the Challenge League Play-off, a destiny-defining competition for both the four progressing and four bottom teams in polarising ways. Make sure to give the pod a five star review and subscribe wherever you listen!

Peter Della Penna returns to talk overseas snubs from Men's Nationals with Aaman and Nate. Where is new coach Stuart Law? Has USA Cricket blown a golden opportunity? 

Nick sits down with fellow Emerging Cricket contributor and author Tim Brooks to talk about his upcoming book The Batmaker of Copenhagen. The wartime novel is based on a true story about the Gestapo’s pursuit of a man trying to source materials across Denmark to make cricket bats and ensure the game continues to run. Nick and Tim also discuss issues in the emerging game, with a focus on Europe. As...

Fresh off his first sojourn to Nepal, Bertus de Jong joins Nick Skinner to discuss Nepal's home tri-series with Namibia and the Netherlands.

Peter Della Penna joins Nate Hays to discuss the USA Men's zonal team selection controversy. Newly applied yo-yo test requirements have created concern among many USA fans regarding the fairness of application of this test across existing national team players and challengers. Plus, MLC domestic retained players have been announced. What does all of this mean for USA's World Cup selection? 

Machel St Patrick Hewitt joins Aaman and Nate to talk about the unique challenges of Cricket West Indies & USA Cricket. Topics include ICC revenue distribution, Caribbean cricketers in Minor League Cricket, the future of CPL and MLC, and how on earth Mash finds time to do everything. 

Never short of drama in Associate cricket. Daniel Beswick talks you through the action at the Challenge League Play-off in Malaysia, where the hosts and Saudi Arabia bow out on head-to-head tiebreaks.

Quick record and publish as Daniel Beswick and Tim Cutler chat Challenge League Play-off action from the hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Tim speaks of his potential debut in Vanuatu colours as we try and preview the teams within 25 mins!

Aaman and Nate discuss Dane Piedt's remarkable return to the South Africa test side, the MLC overseas retained players announcement, Americans in the ILT20, the ICC T20 World Cup ticket mystery and more. Plenty of MLC speculation in this one!  

A DENSE show this week as Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner take a look at a new League 2 cycle, Canada's tour of Asia and the spate of ACC and other cricket in the region. Definitely one accompanied by scorecards and Wikipedia pages!

USA Cricket U19 Men's batter Prannav Chettipalayam joins Nate Hays to discuss the 2024 U19 Men's World Cup, New Jersey Cricket, his domestic heroes, and more. USA T20 WC warmup games are revealed in the CWCL2 schedule release, Dane Piedt dominates NZ, and more USA news. 

Ricky Ponting is coming to the USA with the Washington Freedom! Aaman and Nate sum up the strengths and weaknesses of USA in the U19 World Cup, discuss Jomboy's Ball In Play Captains League and how it helps teach Americans about cricket, report the sad news of Emily Reynolds' departure from MLC, and discuss Dane Piedt's exclusion from the first SA test in NZ. 

Nepal make the Super Six stage as other Associate individuals flourish in South Africa, while the ACC Challenger Cup gets underway in Thailand, with new ACC members Japan and Indonesia included. Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner then ask new Vanuatu international (and VCA CEO) Tim Cutler all the big questions before his upcoming debut.

Aaman and Nate discuss the USA U19 performances in the group stage of the U19 Men's World Cup, USA Cricket's lack of prep for the T20 World Cup, West Indies and the ICC revenue distribution model failures, and USA Cricket's constitution amendments review.