Episodios

  • Reverse Swept Radio 176: a day in the Lord's pavilion, Derek Underwood's finest moment, and a T20 hitman
    Jun 28 2024

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy and Toby spend a day in the Lord's pavilion

    "We can't let this go without talking about the picnic provision."

    FROM THE ARCHIVES (08'30): Underwood triumphs in the nick of time - 5th Ashes Test at The Oval, 1968

    "There were apparently knitting needles being used to dig holes for drainage."

    THE REVIEW (19'20): Hitman for Hire: A Year in the Life of a Franchise Cricketer (2024)

    "He wins the Pakistani T20 competition, and has ten minutes to celebrate the victory before he heads to the airport, so that he can see his family for four days before going to the IPL."

    Recorded 28 June 2024

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  • Reverse Swept Radio 175: the Lord's long room, Felix White's cricketing memoir, and the precursor to DLS
    May 20 2024

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy makes his debut in the Long Room, and Toby reflects on Jimmy Anderson's retirement

    "Harry Brook came past joking about handwarmers. This was an April day much more winter than spring."

    FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'28): The Precursor to DLS: the Average Run Rate Method

    "Under the Average Run Rate Method, the target was 61. If DLS had been used, it would have been 131: more than double the number of runs required."

    THE REVIEW (21'51): It's Always Sunny Somewhere by Felix White (2021)

    "A particular gem was Ashley Giles reminiscing about his days in a Shell garage, and a rude customer making him think 'I'd better get the cricket going again'."

    Recorded 20 May 2024

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  • Reverse Swept Radio 174: French cricket's ghost leagues, Liam Dawson stops trying, Sonny Ramadhin is stopped
    Apr 9 2024

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: French cricket levels up, and Liam Dawsons resigns from trying to play test cricket

    "The Ghost Cricket Leagues of France - a superb title for anything, really."

    FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'50): The Unstoppable Sonny Ramadhin is stopped

    "His 588 deliveries over 98 overs remain the most balls bowled in a first-class innings."

    THE REVIEW (21'20): Cricket's Greatest Game (2022)

    "We need more people who find Trevor Bayliss sexy."

    Recorded 1 April 2024

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  • Reverse Swept Radio 173: an English leggie in Zimbabwe, the first tied test, and an insider account of Aus vs India
    Mar 5 2024

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy reports back from the Logan Cup, and Toby enjoys the small (and futile) parts of Sunday cricket

    "Clearly the Reverse Swept Radio coffers will be extensive enough to fly me back to Australia every three weeks to record the podcast?"

    FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'00): the Tied Test between Australia and India, 1960

    "Richie Benaud walked onto the outfield as Australia begins their chase, and sees clover flowers all over the outfield."

    THE REVIEW (24'30): The Miracle Makers: Indian Cricket's Greatest Epic, by Bharat Sundaresan with Gaurav Joshi (2023)

    "It was on trend to hear that Justin Langer screams "Warrior! Warrior!" to Steve Smith in the nets."

    Recorded 3 March 2024

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  • Reverse Swept Radio 172: cricket under the bedclothes, trying to save a painting for the nation, and Warne at Hampshire
    Feb 5 2024

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Reflecting on the West Indian victory against Australia

    "So I woke up last Sunday morning in a Gothic temple, as you do."

    FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'50): Benjamin West's The Cricketers, and the battle to take the painting to the US

    "One bat is being leant on like a walking stick, the other has been discarded on the floor."

    THE REVIEW (21'55): Shane Warne: A Hampshire Love Story (BBC Radio Solent, hosted by Robbie James) (2023)

    "If you're doing a radio show about Warne, generally you talk to the people who like him of course."

    Recorded 4 February 2024

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  • Reverse Swept Radio 171: Aus v Pak at the SCG; the story of the fourth stump; and cricket in South America
    Jan 8 2024

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy ponders the lot of the groundstaff of waterlogged British pitches; Toby reports back from day 1 of the SCG test

    "You presumably need a super super blotter, when it comes to a flood."

    FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'50): When Cricket Added a Fourth Stump: the innovations of Cricket Max

    "This is a niche question: where do you take guard when you've got four stumps?"

    THE REVIEW (22'40): Evita Burned Down our Pavilion: A Cricketing Odyssey through Latin America by James Coyne and Timothy Abraham (2021)

    "Pablo Escobar's son was sent to an English school, where as a wicket keeper he would put a match under the bails, attached to a piece of thread, which he would pull to claim a bowled."

    Recorded 9 January 2024

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  • Reverse Swept Radio 170: a walk-out after one ball, Mark Butcher on the history of Black English cricketers, and the most miserable innings
    Dec 11 2023

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy becomes a Middlesex member, and Toby finds himself hopelessly out of his depth

    "We have a running joke that our shirts are our best player. This has come back to bite us in the arse: bonus points for wearing the same shirt got us promoted up a division."

    FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'10): The One Ball Walkout: Transvaal vs the Rest of South Africa, 3 April 1971

    "We create so many assorted reasons for play to stop, that you do become slightly immune as a spectator..."

    THE REVIEW (20'35): You Guys are History: The Story of England's Black Cricketers (2021)

    "Phil DeFreitas talks about getting ready to bowl and thinking about the sniper threatened by The National Front."

    Recorded 10 December 2023

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  • Reverse Swept Radio 169: a summer without cricket, the finest Australian you’ve never heard of, and a new Harry Pearson book
    Nov 7 2023

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy reflects on a rare summer without cricket, and Toby enjoys Mark Ramprakash's insights into England's woeful World Cup

    "To lose me and Sir Alastair in just a few weeks would be a lot for the nation to take."

    FROM THE ARCHIVES (13'48): The Greatest Australian Cricketer you've never heard of: Greg Mail

    "Perhaps the secret to his success is not being quite good enough."

    THE REVIEW (26'18): First of the Summer Wine by Harry Pearson (2022)

    "A breeder of canaries and pigeons, and a champion clog dancer, as a keeper he often purred 'Well bowled, Honey' from behind the stumps."

    Recorded 5 November 2023

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