The Emerging Cricket Podcast

USA correspondent Nate Hays joins Nick to review the recent regional Americas qualifier in LA that saw the hosts beat out Canada, Brazil and Argentina to progress to the global qualifier for the 2024 women's T20 World Cup. Nate also gives his thoughts on the USA venues for the 2024 men's T20 World Cup.

Bes and Nick sit down to wrap a busy week in the emerging world after three US sites were confirmed for T20WC 2024, while qualifier action ran across the world for the women's event. In the Gulf a number of teams have more to play for than just pride, while Malaysia host Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong, China in a tri-series!

Is Tim Cutler the happiest CEO in world cricket? Yes. He catches up with Bes to talk about Vanuatu's win at the EAP Qualifier and the Leadership Program run in conjunction by ICC (a world first) plus Nick wraps other women's action around the world!

Patreon listeners get an extended episode this week where we chat about several other tournaments being played around the cricketing world.   Nick is joined by Emerging Cricket's own Tom Grunshaw this week as the pair take a look at the women's T20 qualifiers being played in every ICC region! They also touch on Nepal's first match at the Asia Cup.

Nick is once again joined by Nate Hays to wrap the week that was in Emerging Cricket, with the USA claiming the final U19 World Cup spot for 2024! UAE also upset New Zealand while Germany have hurt themselves for future pathway events by dropping T20I matches to Guernsey.

This week Patreon subscribers get an extended episode where we also discuss the GT20 in Canada! Nick is joined by EC's American correspondent Nate Hays, who shares his thoughts on the recently-concluded Major League Cricket tournament after attending both legs of the group stage and the final.

From the performances on the field to the coverage of the events, there was plenty to take out of the EAP and Europe T20WC Qualifiers. Bes and Nick wrap up and look to the Asian Games format and news around the world!

As Tim and Bes link up from the hotel room, Nick wraps the rest of the action from the emerging world!

Bes and Tim feature at the East Asia-Pacific T20 World Cup Qualifier in Papua New Guinea as Nick wraps the world game from Iceland. On top of EAP action, Cricket in Europe, Asia, Africa and two T20 leagues in North America through the Global T20 and MLC in Canada and USA!

The most triumphant EC Pod ... ever!? We LAUD the Netherlands after qualifying for a (10-TEAM) Cricket World Cup in India plus we have early news from the ICC Meetings, Namibia host Uganda and Thailand make history in Europe!

Patrons: You have an extended show! A number of seismic shifts in the world's game with giants bundled out of World Cup qualifying as the Associates play up! We discuss all we can while we also reflect on the incredible work of Peter Della Penna in the Associate space after his departure from ESPN Cricinfo

Nick is joined by regular Emerging Cricket contributor Tom Grunshaw to help process all the emotions conjured by the Netherlands' scarcely-believable win over the West Indies in their final group match at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Set 374, the Dutch tied in regular time before a remarkable display from Logan van Beek took them home in the Super Over.

Qualifier is in full swing in Zimbabwe! Nick and Rod go through the action thus far and look to cricket news elsewhere around the world! 

Attn Patrons: You will have an extended version of this week's show! Bes and Nick preview the Cricket World Cup Qualifier and gush over Africa's dominance of the Development Awards this year.

Plenty again this week in the Emerging game with news from every region! Patrons: You have an extended version of the show with a bonus topic...

Europe keeping us on our toes after a thrilling final day of the Division 2 Qualifier, plus Nepal's women make a return, the outstanding coverage in Africa, plus East Asia Cup cricket in China and Zimbabwe prep for the Cricket World Cup Qualifier!

We have groups a format and news ahead of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier! We take a look at how it will all work and discuss the squads already in, plus news on DRS and warm-up chatter. We turn to the Nordic T20 and the growth of cricket there, and travel south ahead of ACA Africa Cup Qualifying

Never a dull moment in Associate cricket...

Action in boardrooms has stolen headlines this week with the proposed ICC Revenue Distribution model for 2024-2027 made public. Nick and Bes break down who's responsible and what the future of the game is under the new model, including the scrapping of the CWC Super League concluding this week.

Nepal's dream of playing Pakistan and India is realised after claiming the ACC Premier Cup, while Uganda dominate again to claim the Capricorn Series, and Thailand's women flex their muscles.

We're heading to the business end of the ACC Premier Cup, as Bes and Nick wrap (most of) the group stages. We turn attention to Africa and two tournaments being played on the continent, while Zimbabwe travel to Thailand for both T20Is and ODIs in Bangkok!

Never a dull moment! FairBreak makes waves, while Major League Cricket gets the green light (straight after our pod on the sanction snag - always the way), plus Nepal host Asia Cup qualifying in the form of the Premier Cup. 

Now seemingly sanctioned and green-lit, this year's Minor and Major League Cricket was thrown into chaos when USAC delayed its approval. Nick is joined by EC's American correspondent Nate Hays to try and work out just what exactly is going on after one Minor League owner claimed to have been informed of the season's pending cancellation.

Bertus de Jong stops by to review the fortunes of all six teams at the Qualifier Playoff, hosted in Windhoek, where UAE and USA moved on to the main Qualifier, Canada regained ODI status, and Jersey and PNG were relegated to the Challenge League.

In a special bonus episode, Nick is joined by Bertus de Jong of Cricbuzz and Paul Radley of the UAE's National as the trio review the action so far in the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff. With Paul and Bertus on the ground in Namibia we hear about their feeling of the atmosphere at the tournament, which teams have impressed, and a review of the new restaurant at the United ground.