The Paddock and The Pavilion - The Horse Racing and Cricket Podcast

Former England Test player Roland Butcher returns to give his opinions on Red Ball misery for England in the Caribbean. Find out Roland’s views on Joe Root’s captaincy, who he thinks should lead the side, the Anderson/Broad debate, England’s batting woes in Grenada and the lack of penetration in the bowling. Roland is due to visit the UK between early June and mid September for a diversity, inclus...

What was it like to….. win the Grand National? In Episode 1 of a short series where I pose the question ‘What was it like to? I spoke to Lucinda Russell, who trained One for Arthur to win the world famous race at Aintree in 2017 . Lucinda reveals what the day meant to her and the effect the victory had on her life. Please subscribe to us on Amazon Music, Apple podcasts, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify...

Nottinghamshire captain Steve Mullaney joins this week’s podcast to talk about his county cricket career which began with his home county of Lancashire in 2006 before his move to Trent Bridge four years later. A country championship debut century, moving up to open the batting, white ball glory and captaincy all feature. Steve looks forward to a fresh county campaign and a second season with the T...

In our final Cheltenham Festival podcast I caught up with eight racing experts to find out who they thought will win this year’s Queen Mother Champion Chase. Will it be Shishkin, Energumene, Chacun Pour Soi or one of the outsiders? Historian Sean Magee begins the show to discuss the famous winners of the two miler, while you will also hear from former jockeys Richard Pitman, Charlie Swan, who won...

A compelling podcast with former professional cricketer Patrick Foster, who talks candidly about his new book Might Bite, the secret life of a gambling addict. Patrick reveals the full story of his gambling addiction, one which led him after a rollercoaster 12 ½ year period to the verge of taking his own life in March 2018. He is now on the road to recovery after treatment at a Harley Street clini...

Sean Magee a leading Racing historian and author of Arkle, The Story of the World’s Greatest Steeplechaser analyses the 1964 Cheltenham Gold Cup clash between Arkle and Mill House. Arkle, the then pretender taking on the reigning champion Mill House. In probably the most famous of all Gold Cups at Prestbury Park, Sean sets the scene of the Anglo Irish battle before discussing the race and the meri...

This special podcast is about a campaign to win recognition for one of horse racing’s unique and forgotten pioneers. Ellen Chaloner fought against high odds to become the first woman in Britain to be given a permit by the Jockey Club to train horses in 1886. She did so from her Newmarket stables, from where after only a year training she won a race at Royal Ascot. On her retirement she remained a...

Wayne Larkins, one of the leading English opening batsman of the 1970s, 80s and 90s reflects on his cricket career which saw him score over 27,000 first class runs and 13,000 List A runs yet only play 13 Test matches and 25 one day internationals for his country. The entertaining opening batsman talks frankly about the vagaries of Test selection in the 1980s, his three year spell playing cricket i...

Former leading jockey and BBC Horse Racing presenter Richard Pitman and young 'Rein it in Racing' writer Sam Martin return to give a few pointers about this year's Cheltenham Festival. Please subscribe to us on Amazon Music, Apple podcasts, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify or Stitcher Connect with us on Twitter & Facebook @ThePaddandPav Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

In the first of our Cheltenham Festival podcasts we spoke to former leading jockey & BBC Horse Racing presenter Richard Pitman and 17 year old Sam Martin, a writer for 'Rein it in Racing', about their memories of Prestbury Park. Cheltenham legend Charlie Swan also makes a guest appearance. The trio give their first and favourite memories of the Festival which for Richard go back to the 1950’s! Enj...

Sporting journalist and Women’s Cricket Chat podcaster Georgie Heath leads the cast on this week’s show to discuss the Women’s Ashes and the forthcoming World Cup. Georgie is joined by her three dogs, Tuffers, Morkel and Jana to give a show stopping performance on the action down under. Roberta Moretti Avery, the Brazilian cricket captain who watched the WAshes with Jimmy Anderson, and former Engl...

With England due to visit the Caribbean next month for a three Test series, to get you in the mood I spoke to author Colin Babb about his book, 1973 and me. The book covered the West Indies successful 1973 tour of England, but is so much more than cricket, which is just the spine. Colin reflects on the politics of the time, Britain joined he Common Market in that year, his favourite football team...

Six years ago Gavin Ashton was working as a chef in a North West pub. Watching the racing one afternoon at the Elephant and Castle in Bamford a friend suggested Gavin was the right size to be a jockey, a comment which triggered a new career for the 19 year old who had been on an academy course with Manchester City and dreamed of being a professional footballer. This week’s podcast covers Gavin’s i...

In this podcast we return to Sri Lanka to chat to the Jaffna Kings Team Manager Harry Vaheesan, who talks about the Kings, formerly the Stallions, triumph in last year’s Lanka Premier League in late December. Harry, whose role has now widened to Director of Cricket at the Jaffna franchise gives his thoughts on the tournament which is raising the bar for cricket in Sri Lanka. Previous to his job wi...

In the final part of his Ashes review Roland Butcher gives his thoughts on how to improve the quality of the county championship. He also talks in detail about how coaching could produce players for the Test match game. In an interesting and wide ranging conversation about coaching, including answering listeners questions, Roland recommends the need for cricket coaching structures to evolve along...

In Part 2 of his Ashes review Roland Butcher gives his forthright views on the future of the England team and set up ahead of the white and red ball tours of the Caribbean. Find out what he thinks of the current selection process and if he believes skipper Joe Root and coach Chris Silverwood should continue in their roles. Please subscribe to us on Amazon Music, Apple podcasts, Google, Soundcloud,...

Former England International Roland Butcher reviews England’s Ashes drubbing down under in one of his regular Test Match episodes. Split into three parts, in the opening part Roland gives his frank opinions on the reasons for England’s dismal performance. Preparation, batting woes, Australia’s powerful bowling attack and poor decision making all come under Roland’s microscope. #podcast #cricket #a...

Jockeys, trainers, racing presenters, past and present, chief executives, a manager of a well-known racing stables in London, a film director and an actor have all featured on the podcast’s race to 100. Enjoy a compilation of clips from ‘The Paddock and The Pavilion’ horse racing back catalogue. Please subscribe to us on Amazon Music, Apple podcasts, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify or Stitcher. Connec...

Players, coaches, commentators, a photographer, chaplain and an umpire have all joined the podcast on its way to a century. Enjoy a compilation of clips from ‘The Paddock and The Pavilion’ cricket back catalogue. Please subscribe to us on Amazon Music, Apple podcasts, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify or Stitcher. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @ThePaddandPav Learn more about your ad c...

A cricket captain as a nine year old Emily Windsor has thrived on the pressure ever since, especially in 2021 working for the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and steering the Southern Vipers home to victory in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint trophy final. Now 24, Emily talks about how she mixes working as a physiotherapy apprentice with children in a Covid environment, playing high level women’s cr...

In Part 2 of 'The Racing year of 2021' John Berry and Richard Pitman give us their favourite moments of the year alongside a horse to follow for 2022. Please subscribe to us on Amazon Music, Apple podcasts, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify or Stitcher Connect with us on Twitter & Facebook @ThePaddandPav #podcast #horseracing #newmarket #johnberry #richardpitman #cheltenham #aintree #thederby #thegrandn...

Two experienced experts review the racing year of 2021. Newmarket trainer John Berry and former jockey and BBC presenter Richard Pitman give their frank views of the past year on the flat and over the jumps. John gives his thoughts on the champion trainer Charlie Appleby, the battle for the jockeys championship, the Melbourne Cup and the success of the mighty Frankel as a stallion. Richard reflect...

Young Will Gaffney was inspired following a cricket tour to Sri Lanka to help out getting second hand kit to cricket lovers around the world. 17 year old Will is now the CEO of Bat for a Chance, a thriving cricket charity based in Sussex which is helping to bring smiles to those less fortunate through the provision of cricket kit. Will explains how the organisation started, the partnerships they n...

On Wednesday 14 December 1966 Arkle won his last race, the SGB Chase at Ascot. In this week’s podcast former jockey and BBC pundit and presenter Richard Pitman, who finished 2nd in that race, reviews Arkle’s last win and his fabulous career. Richard is joined on the podcast by Sean Magee an eminent horse racing historian, who wrote Arkle, 'The worlds’ greatest steeplechaser'. Richard also takes a...

This week’s podcast features Sue Redfern, the first female to play and officiate in a Woman’s World Cup. Sue’s international cricket career began when she made her England debut as a 17 year old in July 1995 before she represented her country at the 1997 World Cup. After retiring from playing Sue took up umpiring and has umpired at the 2017 World Cup in England and two T20 World Cup events. Sue ta...