Reverse Swept Radio 185: the greatest English keeper, re-discovering memorabilia, and Stump Cricket
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy puzzles over a forgotten childhood poster, and Toby applauds Wisden taking the gloves off.
"Mind you he wasn't massive, so you could probably print him on A3."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (09'20): Stump Cricket, or Podex
"At its core this is an issue with the length of time you spent pulling out tree roots."
THE REVIEW (19'00): Godfrey Evans: A Biography by Christopher Sandford (1990)
"After getting hit by a car, Evans gets up, shrugs it off and walks off. And I thought 'this is a book I need to read.'"
Recorded 28 April 2025
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Reverse Swept Radio 184: farewell to the Gabba, a new documentary on Afghan's women, and a wallchart arrives
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: An announcement about the next chapter in the history of the Gabba (play Olympic cricket there, then knock it down); Andy's summer begins when his county wallchart arrives.
"My oldest daughter made a move for it, and while I am usually tolerant of her playing with my dearest property, in this case I had to say 'No, this is sacred stuff.'."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (08'45): The India vs Pakistan bowl out - Kingsmead Oval, September 2007, inaugural T20 World Cup
"It's a world cup match between two great rivals, but this whole bowl out has the air of a beer match."
THE REVIEW (18'45): Cricket's Forgotten Team (2025)
"When the Taliban took power, they had to find and destroy their scorebooks. No longer were these books a proud way of memorialising achievements of the past; they were incriminating documents that would lead to punishment."
Recorded 25 March 2025
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Reverse Swept Radio 183: a cricketing kidnap, a delicious memoir, and a new father gets back into the game
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy's brother revives a promising career, and Toby wonders whether cricket and politics can ever be entirely separated.
"It may astonish you, but he's actually better than me."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (08'04): The Curious Tale of Billy Midwinter - The Kidnapped Cricketer
"WG Grace dragged him bodily out of the Lord's pavilion and over town to the Oval."
THE REVIEW (19'52): Cricket Calling by Roland Ryder (1995)
"Has the modern crowd got the skill to Sardine a Jardine?"
Recorded 16 Feb 2025
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Reverse Swept Radio 182: Frank Worrell, bespoke girls' kit, and the last day of the 2010 County Championship
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Maiden's new female cricket kit, and encounters with the game in Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy
“I will absolutely be selling my daughters on the idea that cricket is the finest way to waste a large chunk of one's life, but it's far better when that message is being communicated by their peers ."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'10): The final day of the 2010 County Championship
“Notts were presented with an imitation trophy - which apparently was lost later that night in a nightclub"
THE REVIEW (19'30): The Documentary: Sir Frank Worrell (BBC World Service)
“Initially I thought we needed a bit more on Worrell - but eventually I realised that this lands him as a historical figure."
Recorded 19 Jan 2025
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Reverse Swept Radio 181: innovative methods to dry cricket pitches, and Darren Lehmann's move to county cricket
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Darren Lehmann embarks on a County Cricket chapter, and Toby attempts to pass on the flame to a new generation
“We’re recording 60 years to the day since possibly the most one-sided match in first class cricket history: a victory by an innings and 851 runs."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'15): The strange beginnings of the super sopper
“Does it just make a huge mess? That’s actually a really good question."
THE REVIEW (20'10): Bowler’s Turn by Ian Peebles (1960)
“‘What matter if it doesn’t land quite in the right place? So long as it bursts like a bomb in a beehive. This is art for art’s sake.’"
Recorded 4 Dec 2024
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