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Reverse Swept Radio: An podcast on cricket's past, present and its literature
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Saturday Oct 06, 2018
Saturday Oct 06, 2018
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Travels in Sri Lanka and reassessing Jonathan Trott
"They were leaping around moving cars to take spectacular catches."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'47): Memorable exits from the game
"He said it was his intention to hit every ball for 4 or 6."
THE INTERVIEW (23'33): Ashwin Garg from the Edges & Sledges Podcast
"I'd love to see a more sophisticated transfer window in the IPL, where teams trade players."
THE REVIEW (39'41): The Plan - Steve James
"Ravi Bopara bought an iPad to "help him sort his life out." At that moment, the iPad was uncharged and in the back of the car."
Recorded on 30/9/18
Tuesday Aug 28, 2018
Tuesday Aug 28, 2018
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: That 5th day at Trent Bridge
"We cricket fans have to revel in these absurdities."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'15): Bryan "Bomber" Wells
"He explained his decision by saying “beautiful surroundings and lovely big lunches".”
THE REVIEW (19'21): Another Bloody Tour - Frances Edmonds
"I kept chortling out loud."
Recorded on 27/8/18
Sunday Jun 17, 2018
Sunday Jun 17, 2018
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Remembering Don Oslear and why the football world cup got Toby thinking.
"He went to the pharmacist looking for something for his sore shins."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (7'15): A history of ball tampering
"He had this very curious thing on his head."
THE REVIEW (16'16): Connie: The Marvellous Life of Learie Constantine - Harry Pearson
"They spent most of their time trying to keep warm."
Recorded on 17/6/18
Sunday May 13, 2018
Sunday May 13, 2018
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Guerilla Cricket and Ireland make test history together and Toby discovers the chilly pleasures of winter cricket.
"He stands at square leg and chews tobacco."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (9'53): When Shiv Chanderpaul batted for 25 hours and 13 minutes
"It's the length of almost seventeen football matches."
THE REVIEW (18'38): The Meaning of Cricket - Jon Hotten
"He's able to be several different cricket writers simultaneously."
Recorded on 13/5/18
Sunday Apr 15, 2018
Sunday Apr 15, 2018
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Pakistan move on from Wahab Riaz, while Australian cricket moves on from Channel 9.
"Once you get over a billion, it all merges into one."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (12'21): Cricket Whites
"Your straw hat must be good and shapely and not fit your head like a beefsteak pudding."
THE INTERVIEW (19'57): Dean Du Plessis
"If I was put in charge, I would have to approach the ICC with my cap firmly in my hand."
THE REVIEW (38'15): On Pietersen - Simon Wilde
"Can't talk now buddy, too pumped."
Recorded on 15/4/18
Monday Mar 26, 2018
Monday Mar 26, 2018
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Cricket's biggest celebrity is heading for the County Championship (at least for a little bit) and (inevitably) we give our tuppence worth on the events in Cape Town.
"Both terrifying and incredibly flattering."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'18): Timed Out
"Presumably Yadav was just having a very good natter."
THE REVIEW (24'07): The Kings of Summer - Duncan Hamilton
"The first cup of tea, the second, a slice of afternoon coffee cake."
THE INTERVIEW (33'51): Gideon Haigh
"You should be independent. You should be prepared to go where other people aren't going."
Recorded on 27/3/18
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Toby's new bat (including the knocking in saga) and the Chanderpauls.
"My relationship suffered over the two weeks that I was knocking this bat in."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (9'29): Hollioake bowled Warne 0 (no shot offered)
"This is a proper and very definitive leave. The ball hits middle and off halfway up."
THE REVIEW (20'32): Feeling is the thing happens in a 1000th of a second - Christian Ryan
"For luck to matter, you had to dream up the possibility of the photo in the first place."
Recorded on 25/2/18
Wednesday Feb 07, 2018
Wednesday Feb 07, 2018
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Contemplating a summer without playing and the rare joy of a bowler-friendly test wicket.
"I'm curious and a little bit excited to find out what I'll do with ten to fourteen extra summer Sundays."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'56): Toby's Summer of Oz cricket
"All of the wheelie bins have cloth covers."
THE REVIEW (28'00): Wodehouse at the Wicket
"Mike was oppressed by that leaden sense of moral inferiority which weighs on a man who has turned up to dinner in ordinary clothes when everybody else had dressed."
Recorded on 7/2/18
Wednesday Nov 15, 2017
Wednesday Nov 15, 2017
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Zimbabwe take part in an entertaining series against the West Indies but the future for test cricket in the country is uncertain. The Women's Ashes takes over Down Under.
"We quickly realised hosting tests is something that costs us a lot of money and that's a commodity we don't have at the moment."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (12'20): Graeme Smith comes in at eleven
"Doing so with an injured left hand and an injured right elbow is beyond insanity."
THE INTERVIEW (22'44): Julian Bishop
“We decided we were going to visit as many county grounds this summer as possible."
THE REVIEW (33'28): Race and Pace
"A very common tactic was that if you knew you were facing Charlie Griffith that week, you took your holiday that week."
Recorded on 15/11/17
Sunday Oct 01, 2017
Sunday Oct 01, 2017
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Zimbabwe gets a couple of star players back while Ashes anticipation builds.
"I remember going to down to the bar and they'd hung out a whole lot of white underwear on washing lines."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (12'14): The Dukes v The Kookaburra
"We got back to my flat and decided that a game of indoor cricket was in order."
THE REVIEW (25'39): Save Your Legs!
“In this world, there are the Stavs and the Stav-nots."
Recorded on 1/10/17