The Maximum Cricket Podcast

WHAT... A... WORLD... CUP.... What have you done South Africa?! After a wild weekend where NZ and England qualified ahead of Australia in Group 1, all eyes were then on Group 2 where The Mighty Netherlands tipped over South Africa to send Group 2 into a frenzy. That made Pakistan v Bangladesh a quarter final, while India dusted Zimbabwe to go top of that group. Semi Finals now are Pakistan v NZ an...

That game didn't even matter... The Boys are back reviewing the past few days of the T20 World Cup including England's 20 run win over NZ at the GABBA. The result almost definitely knocks Australia out who need a minor miracle going into their game against Afghanistan. We talk about what went right for England and how they are now Tournament favorites again and how and why NZ are now perfectly poi...

At 15 for 3 all hope was lost for the Blackcaps until Glenn Phillips smashed 104 off 64 balls to drag NZ through to 167. It was 65 too many for Sri Lanka as Boult and Southee destroyed their Top Order and they never recovered. Myself and Lugsy discuss all things Glenn Phillips, from his very disappointing reason for the number on his jersey to his version of "Backing Up". We also discuss the lands...

Here is your 2nd World Cup Special! Australia are back on track or are they? Marcus Stoinis saved the day for Australia against Sri Lanka and also Finch's terrible batting but can Aussie avoid defeat once again v England who became victim to giant killers England and also the rain! The rain has also been a pain for South Africa who couldn't squeeze a game out against Zimbabwe but bounced back by d...

Woooooow What an opening to the World Cup! NZ against all odds, beat early favourites Australia on their home patch for the 1st time in 11 years? And did it in style, Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Jimmy Neesham and all the bowlers contributed to what has been described as the perfect performance from the Caps. Very rarely does a match between India and Pakistan live up to the hype but this T20 may hav...

It is time! Lugsy has been stewing over his Number One pick all week, who will go number 1? Who is the most valuable T20 player in the world according to us idiots? Find out as we preview the T20 World Cup in a different format, a 3 Team snake draft. The 33 best players as voted by us. Hope you enjoy... If you enjoyed this or any other episodes, please share, rate and review It really helps the Po...

Blackcap Jacob Duffy joined TMC Podcast the other day to talk about Death Bowling. On this episode of "Coach Corner" Jacob answers your questions like "What fields to set?" "How do you stay calm under pressure?" and "Who is the hardest batter to bowl to?". Jacob is a legend of Otago Cricket and a great bloke to so I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as we did. This is another snack sized...

These Podcasts are getting bigger each week we have that much content! (0:50) - The NZ Summer has started with a Tri Series between NZ, Pakistan and Bangladesh! Pakistan look sensational, Bangladesh look very average and NZ... well they look awfully timid don't they? We are only 3 games in so maybe they can turn it around. Boys also discuss streakers and a few ground rules that should be followed....

Hey Team! In the world of T20 Cricket, bowlers are being armed with more and more slower balls to counter act Batters hitting it out the park. There is a lot of talk about bowling slower balls but what about facing slower balls? How do you pick a slower ball? How do you counter a slower ball? In this Episode of 'Coach Corner" where we answer the listeners questions about their games we attempt to...

Welcome to the Number 1 Sports Podcast in Bermuda! (0:51) - India v South Africa T20 series, SKY is in ridiculous form but can India overcome the loss of Jasprit Bumrah? Not looking good... For South Africa Temba Bauvma sure showed the Indian Bosses wrong... Plus what is the earliest a tailender had to pad up? (14:38) - NZ v PAK v BAN Tri Series Preview including - Pakistan v England Wrap Up, do w...

Player Auctions and/or Player Drafts? Do we like them? We discuss the pros and cons of each and also what a hypothetical Super Smash Draft would look like in NZ. Who is your Number 1 Pick? If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the FULL AUDIO in Episode 20. Thanks for listening! Munter

There may not have been a lot of cricket but gee its been spicy! (0:37) - SNACK OF THE WEEK - Munter's Copper Kettle BBQ chip took the W but who can deliver the best Lollies to the group? (09:39) - T20 World Cup is coming so we talk about England's famous tour of Pakistan, but 7 x T20s? Too many? We talk Hales return, Babar and Rizwan are ridiculous and also how good it is to see Mark Wood back an...

Being 12th Man is the worst job in sports... and here's why. Think about it, you have just missed out on the job of playing annnnnd you have to run around the XI that are playing instead of you... This is a small segment of our 'OUT or NOT OUT" segment of Episode 19. If you enjoy this chat then please do listen to the main episode or any other episodes! Thanks for listening! Munter 

Not much cricket but we have an awesome podcast for you! (00:51) - SNACK of THE WEEK - In our closest race yet, Jacko was able to pip Lugsy at the post to save the Competitions credibility, we let him bask in his glory. This week we got the listeners to pick a category... and that category was chips (crisps if you are from the UK). (12:05) - Wellington Firebird Nathan Smith joins us to talk about...

With Aaron Finch retiring from ODIs, the question will be asked who is the next captain?! Do we think Finch is playing T20s past the World Cup? hmmm debatable. Does Australia need a white ball captain or can they have an ODI and T20 captain? Can Smith or Warner come back into the frame? Munter, Jacko and Lugsy discuss this and much more in a "Bite Size" segment from Episode 18, which was released...

(01:00) - SNACK OF THE WEEK - Lugsy's success of late goes to his head as he stares down the barrel of the shows first DQ... (04:42) - Chappell Hadlee Post Mortem for the Blackcaps, why can't we beat Australia? What is wrong with Kane? Is he the right man to Steady the Ship? We also talk about Australia where the boys talk about Aaron Finch retiring and did that deserve a Guard of honor? (OUT or N...

Hey Team, Trying something a little different here, For those that missed Mondays episode here is a wee snippet of the main Podcast. If you enjoyed it tune in to the main podcast! Cheers Munter - The Boys discuss the weirdness around the Jonny Bairstow injury. There was an interesting rumor doing the rounds and we discuss what could have happened.

Full crew on today! (0:50) SNACK OF THE WEEK - Lugsys massive comeback, Munter and Jacko set up some ground rules as Lugsy really stretched the meaning of a "snack" (06:03) CDG has Retired from International Cricket... but why? (23:59) Its Chappell Hadlee time, the boys preview the Aussie v NZ ODI series coming up plus run through our TOP 5 Chappell Hadlee Moments Ever. (57:28) OUT or NOT OUT - Jo...

Who needs a marketing team when you have Ben Stokes! Just Munter and Jacko as Lugsy is having a well deserved rest after winning Gold at a 50km race over the weekend but he pops in throughout to say hello! (01:15) - SNACK CHAT - A down an out Lugsy talks through his tough 2 weeks on snack chat but vowels to do better, The Boys once again picm their favourite snack for the listeners to judge the wi...

Special Podcast for you guys today! (0:31) - "Snack of the Week" - Munter took the W in week 1, the boys discuss last weeks results while talking more snacks (06:01) - "Lets see them do it against our bowlers" South Africa demolish England in the first Test and we talk about it. (17:32) - The BlackCaps complete a famous ODI series in the West Indies, the boys discuss that and also will this be the...

WWE or The World of Cricket because all sorts has happened this week! (04:13) - BlackCaps v West Indies T20 review, Trent Boult being released from his NZC Contract and Ross Taylor's Book Review (42:53) - England v South Africa Test Series Preview (47:52) - OUT or NOT OUT - After Rishabh Pant got dropped for lack of fitness the question was raised, should it matter if the player is performing? (55...

We have all sorts on todays Podcast Team; (02:25) - Let us take you through the world of cricket, we are talking briefing on the Blackcaps v Netherlands T20 series and how the Caps are shaped for the big West Indies Tour coming up. Speaking of the Windies we discuss how they are travelling after being thumping by India a few times. - Next we talk all things Commonwealth Games, why Australia are to...

Welcome Back Team; (01:55) - Couple of big topics in the NZ Cricket World; 1 - The boys review a very successful and very dominant performance by the Blackcaps against a below par Scotland side. 2 - We talk the Commonwealth games, do we like it? Do we like Cricket being involved? And why this is massive for the Women's game to get some awesome exposure. We also talk up the White Ferns chances afte...

Big Podcast for you guys today! (01:04) - Hot off the press is the Blackcaps squads for the White Ball Tour of the West Indies in August, and its about as full strength as it gets, the boys discuss who was unlucky, who played well in the Ireland T20 series and a projected batting lineup for the T20 World Cup in Australia this year. (16:34) - "OUT or NOT OUT" - Incredible scenes in the County Champ...

Good to be back! Lugsy joins me this week to catch up on all the gherk we missed while I was on holiday (Jacko couldn't make it but he makes a few guest appearances later) (01:58) - I have been out of action for awhile so we had to cover a lot of cricket including the most important 3 match series between NZ and Ireland... Thats right ODI Cricket.. We also talk the England v India white ball serie...