The Grade Cricketer

We welcome the Bangladeshi Century by reflecting on how fine everything actually is in Australia, Joe Root scores more “any danger?” runs as India are denied by our great sport, the allure of this years Ashes erodes against the backdrop of harsh Federal Government policy, struggling players, injured players, and also maybe bushfires, The Hundred is in the Blobby phase, Firdose Moonda joins to brin...

England and India square off in the square up series, but who will be England’s Axar Patel? We farewell Cracker Hohns by exploring the best ways to drop blokes. There’s some tedious media gear about the Ashes - it will get sorted out at Lee’s Fortuna Court. Nic Maddinson joins us in studio for discuss both Manscaped and cricket’s mental side, and he stays for #AskTGC where it gets extremely toxic,...

It appears The Hundred might still be cricket, the Aussies do more R&D, England announces its Test squad but is it R&D? Deepak Chahar clinches the series for India despite his height, Kohli nets live on YouTube, France win cricket silver in 1900, former England Test opener Nick Compton joins us from West London, and #AskTGC traverses negging, brothels, flat caps and Birmingham.   Check out...

The Hundred starts this week and the ECB have bet the house on it. Is it a moral and financial catastrophe or does Jos Buttler hit a big ball? Thankfully, The Guardian’s Ali Martin joins to give the discussion some credibility. Meanwhile, everyone’s playing white ball stuff with their two’s and three’s: England and India will win the club championship with that kind of depth, while Australia are n...

Australia succumb to the West Indies, further confirming that we mainly lose now; we catch up with Andrew McDonald in the West Indies and ask if they can start winning, please; Meanwhile England's 2s and 3s dust Pakistan; India is set to dust Sri Lanka; but will any dusting be possible with COVID ripping through the UK? Can you put COVID in grade terms? Anyway, there's cricket everywhere else in t...

England smash Sri Lanka, the T20 World Cup is on the move, will Australians be dropped for choosing club over country? Steve Harmison on Boon, Gary Pratt, Nasser Hussain and taking a hat-trick against India. #AskTGC involving a Kiwi coming to terms with their dominance.   Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer   This episode is broug...

A special, one-hour interview with Michael Holding about his new book, “Why We Kneel, How We Rise”.   It was pretty special to have the opportunity to speak with Mikey (and we will call him that), so much so that we’ve decided to give this week’s cast over to the interview.   We hope you find the chat as meaningful as we did.   Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https...

The Kiwis win the WTC Final against India in a great game of cricket, but are they good yet? Lara, Gayle and Yuvraj are playing some club cricket in Melbourne. Why? Maharaj takes a Hat-Trick in the West Indies. India and England women play out a draw in Bristol. The Men's Ashes might involves 4 months away from home for England.   Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at ht...

Shakib Al-Hasan kicked some stumps over and we'll tell you why he was right to do so. England can't bat anymore and New Zealand still aren't being respected. South Africa are good again, for now. Adam Hollioake talks about facing Warne, the abandoned match in Kingston in 1998 and England's current batting woes. #AskTGC discusses youth multi leaders in South Sudan and 11 year old Scottish prodigies...

The newly minted CEO of Cricket Australia joins TGC to discuss his rugby playing days, meeting his wife at Mansions in Kings Cross, whether administrators can be cool, the future of sports rights, why England care so much about The Ashes and Ollie Robinson's tweets.   EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

England refuse the challenge, Conway and Southee deliver, Robinson strong and suspended, why England will galvanise Australia, Anrich Nortje bowls wheels, Ish Sodhi on the brotherhood, AskTGC covers off-stump guards and fantasy tubbing XIs   EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

* Champ means something different in jail * England v New Zealand at Lords * Ollie Robinson will get in NZ’s face * IPL moved to UAE due to ‘monsoon season’ * Morne Morkel on Manly, ABdV, Kallis, Faf, and Cape Town * #AskTGC covers Kohli dreams, Don Rahane and Fraudulent Hat-Tricks   ***Ish Sodhi had to re-schedule, we’ll try to catch up with him next week***   Check out our Patreon for exclusive...

BCCI v ECB v IPL v Fans England's Squad v New Zealand Izzy Westbury on the BCCI taking 14 Months to pay their Women’s team Ashes Dates announced James Vince on AJ Tye and reverse swing in Australia #AskTGC   Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer   This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your or...

Two seasons ago, Peter Hatzoglou was playing for his club's third XI. Now he’s mixing it with the world's best T20 players, attracting comments from Shane Warne cooing over his IPL prospects.   Now that he’s sometimes on TV, does that mean nothing matters anymore? Will he shelve all other plans? Will cricket last forever? Let’s find out.   Our interview with Peter is the final instalment in our Li...

Today’s guest tops the lot when it comes to the jaw-dropping balance she manages to strike between playing professional cricket and maintaining a professional career.   Georgia Redmayne has been on the state scene for 7 years now. She's played for NSW, Tasmania, Queensland, as well as the Hurricanes, the Scorchers and the Heat – not to mention appearances for Australia A.   In Women’s List A crick...

He's a great friend of the show, well known to the cricketing world, a World Cup winner, an Ashes winner, a Tasmanian stalwart, now a national selector and widely acknowledged as an excellent leader in his field. He's built some academic acumen to match that real-life experience and we catch up with him on our series, Life Outside Cricket , produced in conjunction with the Australian Cricketers As...

Self-Explanatory Paine for Smith as Captain England Squad and Jofra Barney Ronay on what England want #AskTGC   James Vince was due to appear on this episode, however had to pull out due to a change in his schedule. We hope to record him ahead of next week's show.   Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer   This episode is brought to...

Episode two of our special series Life Outside Cricket continues, as we catch up with one of Australia's leading cricketers. Jess Jonassen has been a major part of the Australian Women's Cricket team for the best part of decade, contributing heavily with both bat and ball across that time.   In addition, Jess has managed to juggle life as an elite cricketer with an eye-watering amount of study. We...

Welcome to The Grade Cricketer’s special series, Life Outside Cricket , where we catch up with Australian cricketers and try to get under the hood of their life and careers beyond cricket.   We’re doing this in conjunction with the Australian Cricketers Association in promotion of Careers Week, promoting the economic, social and personal benefits of career development for all Australians.   Episod...

IPL 2021 Suspended Warner v Slater in The Maldives County Championship Ali Martin to discuss the England summer Stuart MacGill kidnapped Pakistan v Zimbabwe Ian Bell Ed Cowan #AskTGC   Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer   This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code '...

Great Away Tours New Zealand v Australia T20 Series Jimmy Neesham India v England Sheffield Shield International Women's Day Gideon Haigh #AskTGC   Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer   This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.c...

TGC lands one of its white whales, as the 44th Australian Test Captain, 2 x time Allan Border Medalist, World Cup Winner and Ashes winner Shane Watson sits down with two blokes from the internet to discuss his wrestling matches at the cricket academy, being Sutherland's 'Dick of The Day' in grade cricket, Stuart Law's tough "love", his use of the DRS, winning the IPL and how his new business, T20...

The Skeleton Hiders (aka New Zealand) lead Australia 2-0 at home in their T20 Series. How many credits in the bank for Finch? India v England review and Preview Pitches, Ashwin, Selections, Asian Century Colin Miller in Las Vegas #AskTGC involving smashing fingers with a hammer   Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer   This episode...

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer The real sound of cricket Skeletons beat Australia IPL Auction India v England 3rd Test Preview Faf Retires Mark Butcher on zoom #AskTGC involving a Bairstow story   This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www...

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer   Christian Vieri's love of cricket India too good for the rest of the world Rohit Sharma 161 Ashwin all of the wickets and his 5th Test hundred Rahkeem Cornwall gets it done in Dhaka Australia don't tour anymore Greg Blewett is on to discuss circuiting before grade games and facing Curtly Ambro...