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Reverse Swept Radio: An podcast on cricket's past, present and its literature
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Tuesday Aug 14, 2012
Tuesday Aug 14, 2012
5 Minute Fortnight: West Indies win a test series, Arundel is beautiful, the SPL is silly and the England v SA series has gone crazy. (Who needs the Olympics any way?) From the Archives: The astonishing tale of Lashings CC (Would you enjoy watching Lou Vincent score 243 against your club side?) The Book Review: The Fast Men - David Frith ("Small boys were forgiven for thinking that Spofforth had horns coming out of his head.") The Debate: "England have only themselves to blame for the Kevin Pietersen situation" (Toby - "Genuine emotion, that's what you tune in for!") Recorded on 13/8/2012
Monday Jul 16, 2012
Monday Jul 16, 2012
5 MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Including Chris Gayle's return to Windies' colours and England v Australia
(Since when did beating Australia begin to feel routine?)
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Cricketers away from Cricket
(Can you get any cooler than being an international cricketer who collects cheetahs?)
THE BOOK REVIEW: (a film) Out of the Ashes
("As you know there are a lot of problems in the world today - the solution to all of them is cricket" - Taj Malik, former Afghanistan coach)
THE DEBATE: Should Lords get a roof?
("It would probably take a day and a half to get the roof on and off")
THE INTERVIEW: Umair Qazi of the Well Pitched Blog
(On Pakistan's recent success, Mohammad Amir, Hammad Azam and why Pakistan produces great swing bowlers)
Recorded on 16/7/2012
Saturday Jun 30, 2012
Saturday Jun 30, 2012
5 MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Reflections on Zimbawe's improbable tri-series win and England v Australia (Hamilton Masakadza is back. . . ) FROM THE ARCHIVES: A journey through the different breeds of number 11 (Devon Malcolm really could hit a cricket ball) THE BOOK REVIEW: Rain Men - Marcus Berkmann (Has village cricket ever sounded so painful?) THE DEBATE: Should the ICC force India to adopt DRS? Recorded on 29/6/2012
Saturday Jun 02, 2012
Saturday Jun 02, 2012
Review of Derek Birley's A Social History of Cricket (how a national addiction to gambling gave us the game we all love) Interview with Rohan Mascarenhas of Ducking Beamers (how twitter changed the world of blogging and much much more) Debate - "A cricketer should never lose his temper on the field of play" (Toby - "Why don't you go and watch Eastenders?) The extraordinary renaissance of Marlon Samuels The West Indies' first ever test victory (barely a year after their first test . . .) APOLOGIES - Some of this section was lost due to an entirely inexplicable glitch Recorded on 1/6/2012
Saturday May 12, 2012
Saturday May 12, 2012
The joy of early season greentops (why Mark Ramprakash should smile and get on with it)
Interview with Oliver Brett (on the state of cricket journalism and more)
Review of Mihir Bose's Cricket Voices
The history of short leg (the wondrous tale of Eknath Solkar)
Debate - "Batting is about style over substance" (Andy - "Ultimately cricket is all about watching Chanderpaul bat for 4 days)
Recorded on 12/5/2012
Sunday Apr 15, 2012
Sunday Apr 15, 2012
The history of the box (or what Bradman called his "confidence protector")
Review of Cricinfo (how ball-by-ball commentary changed the world)
Debate - "Should counties consider England when they sign overseas players?" (Toby - "I think you've fundamentally misthought this")
Recorded on 14/4/2012
Thursday Mar 22, 2012
Thursday Mar 22, 2012
Saying goodbye to Rahul
Remembering the debacle of Sabina Park 1998
Review of Jack Fingleton's Cricket Crisis (Bodyline and all that)
Debate over an American T20 League
Recorded on 17/3/2012
Monday Feb 27, 2012
Monday Feb 27, 2012
The joy of Kenya v Ireland and Ponting's ODI exit
The pain of New Zealand and the Commonwealth Bank Series
Remembering Richie Benaud's breakthrough game (South Africa v Australia @ Cape Town, 1957-8)
Review of Richie Benaud's "Over but Not Out"
Do you need to have played Test cricket in order to write well about it? (A lot of head shaking from Toby)
Recorded on 25/2/2012
Sunday Feb 12, 2012
Sunday Feb 12, 2012
Is it lack of skill or mental insecurity that makes the subcontinent England's final frontier?
Review of Geoff Boycott's autobiography
Afghanistan against Pakistan
And the IPL Auction
Recorded on 12/2/2012
Saturday Jan 28, 2012
Saturday Jan 28, 2012
Why we like Saed Ajmal's smile and his spin bowling and why it's good that batting collapses are back
Review of Duncan Hamilton's "A Last English Summer"
A little slice of Pakistan - the peculiar tale of cricket in the UAE
Is cricket without a crowd a game without a purpose?
Recorded on 27/1/2012