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Reverse Swept Radio: An podcast on cricket's past, present and its literature
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Saturday Jan 14, 2012
Saturday Jan 14, 2012
When Kenya were kings - remembering Kenya's heroics in the 2003 World Cup
Review of Peter Roebuck's "Tangled Up in White" (including the pursuit for the perfect batting "formula")
Is there any point in trying to bowl at 100 mph? (including an agreement that Toby will bat against an angry Fidel Edwards)
Reflecting on how Australia really didn't stay bad for very long
(Apologies for sound quality issues - this is what happens when you have to share one working microphone between two) Recorded on 7/1/2012
Sunday Dec 11, 2011
Sunday Dec 11, 2011
Cricket in the Trobriand Islands (where everyone gets a game)
Review of Mike Marqusee's "Anyone but England"
Are comebacks ever a good idea? (as we lick our lips at the prospect of Shane Warne and the Big Bash League)
Why the final day of the Windies v India series was magical . . . and why an over-advertised DVD has upset Toby.
Recorded on 11/12/2011
Thursday Nov 17, 2011
Thursday Nov 17, 2011
Reflections on Bouncers (including an unconscious Shiv Chanderpaul)
Review of CLR James' Beyond a Boundary ("To say the best cricket book ever written is pifflingly inadequate praise" - The Guardian)
The proposed Test Championship ("you are being utterly ridiculous in every possible way")
And the wonders of Kraigg Brathwaite.
Recorded on 17/11/2011.
Tuesday Nov 01, 2011
Tuesday Nov 01, 2011
Reflections on famous wins for Pakistan and Zimbabwe, how a catering company brought commercial cricket to Australia, Simon Hughes' A Lot of Hard Yakka and is there any point in a 2 test series? Recorded on 1/11/2011
Saturday Oct 22, 2011
Saturday Oct 22, 2011
Reflections on England's rapid ODI series defeat in India, remembering the moment when Shane Warne lost it, the brilliant autobiography of the brilliant Learie Constantine and is the spot fixing trial a fresh start for cricket or just depressing? Recorded on 22/10/2011
Sunday Oct 02, 2011
Sunday Oct 02, 2011
Reflections on the surprisingly entertaining T20s between England and the Windies, Angelo Matthews, remembering the cricket rather than the controversy of the Packer era, a review of Sandy Balfour's "Why I Love Cricket" and the future of Yorkshire CCC.
Recorded on 31/9/2011.
Wednesday Sep 14, 2011
Wednesday Sep 14, 2011
How England's ODI side started to catch up with the test side (where did all the bits and pieces players go?), remembering when Sri Lanka beat Australia for the very first time, a review of Alan Ross' Australia 55 and Shakib Al Hassan.
Recorded on 14/9/2011
Sunday Aug 14, 2011
Sunday Aug 14, 2011
England v India, Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, a look back to Zimbabwe's first ever test match, the village cricketers who took on the world in Harry Thompson's "Penguins Stopped Play" and the worst test matches of all time.
Recorded on 14/8/2011.
Friday Jul 29, 2011
Friday Jul 29, 2011
Reflecting on England's win at Lords, remembering Freddie's heroics in Mumbai, reviewing a book from 1832 (including batting tips) and why there is nothing wrong with "excessive turn" at the Rose Bowl. Recorded on 29/7/2011
Saturday Jul 16, 2011
Saturday Jul 16, 2011
Look ahead to the India v England Test Series (including a preview from Gaurav of Bored Cricket Crazy Indians), New Zealand's first test win, why Shane Warne is wrong about the best 100 cricketers and why players need to keep being nice to umpires. Recorded on 16/7/2011.