Women's Cricket Weekly: Tier 1 thrillers, heartbreak for Scotland & World Cup Qualifier drama
Yas Rana and Ben Gardner discuss a dramatic finish to the Women's World Cup Qualifier and Lauren Winfield-Hill reflects on a historic opening round of Tier 1 county fixtures.
There's also Steve Snell, Head of Performance at Cricket Scotland, with a fascinating insight into the impact of Scotland's near miss at the World Cup Qualifier.
0:00 Intro / 1:31 Steve Snell on Scotland / 22:31 Lauren Winfield-Hill on Tier 1 / 41:22 World Cup Qualifier / 47:12 Outro
The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket.
👀 PATREON
Sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket
👉 SUBSCRIBE:
https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1
✍️ LATEST NEWS:
https://www.wisden.com
📱 SOCIALS:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket
📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:
Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint
Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital
#Cricket #EnglandCricket #CricketWorldCup
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
--------
55:50
The 2025 Wisden award winners are revealed and why 2024 was a turning point in cricket's history
Lawrence Booth joins Ben Gardner and Yas Rana to talk about the release of this year's prestigious Wisden Almanack, including the award winners for 2025.
Elsewhere in the show there's chat about round three of the County Championship, the latest from the IPL, Mark Butcher on finger spin and much more.
0:00 Remitly / 0:50 Intro / 2:04 Wisden 2025 award winners / 13:09 Lawrence's Editor's notes / 26:55 Questions / 32:32 Gullivers Sports Travel / 33:29 Mark Butcher / 44:09 Wisden Photograph of the Year / 45:15 County Championship / 1:01:14 IPL / 1:06:21 PSL / 1:07:54 BANvZIM / 1:08:49 Jon Hotten / 1:32:13 Outro
💸 REMITLY
Download the Remitly app today and enjoy a special offer on your first transfer: https://bit.ly/WisdenRemitly2025
📒 WISDEN ALMANACK
Purchase the 2025 Wisden Almanack! Available to buy here from Thursday 24/04: https://www.wisden.com/shop/product-category/books/wisden-almanack
✈️ GULLIVERS SPORTS TRAVEL
Experience England's tour of Ireland later this year: https://bit.ly/WisdenGulliversIREvENG
📙 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS
Check out the shortlists for the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards 2025: https://sportsbookawards.com/shortlist-2025/
📸 FLASHBACK CAMERAS
Find out more about Flashback: https://joinflashback.co/products/flashback-one35-camera
👀 PATREON
For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our brand new Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket
👉 SUBSCRIBE:
https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1
✍️ LATEST NEWS:
https://www.wisden.com
📱 SOCIALS:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket
📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:
Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint
Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital
#Cricket #CountyChampionship #EnglandCricket
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
--------
1:44:18
Women's Cricket Weekly: A new era begins! 2025 women's county season preview
Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana preview the 2025 women's county season and discuss the latest from the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan.
0:00 Intro / 1:09 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 17:54 County season preview / 29:56 World Cup Qualifier / 47:27 Outro
The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket.
👀 PATREON
Sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket
👉 SUBSCRIBE:
https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1
✍️ LATEST NEWS:
https://www.wisden.com
📱 SOCIALS:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket
❓ DAILY QUIZ:
Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz
📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:
Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint
Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital
#Cricket #EnglandCricket
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
--------
56:07
Cricket's bad light problem and is change imminent in the England Test team?
Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner reflect on another round of County Championship action, including a statement knock from Durham's Ben McKinney. There's chat around Zak Crawley's England place, gripes with the points system and bad light, Phil's charter for 2026 and more.
Mark Butcher also joins the show to chat with Yas about the pros and cons for tall batters and why genuine quicks struggle in the County Championship.
0:00 Remitly / 0:50 Intro / 2:21 Ben McKinney / 11:56 Zak Crawley / 17:45 Points system / 19:25 Cricket's bad light problem / 32:30 Phil's charter for 2026 / 35:15 Other County Championship results / 43:19 Mark Butcher / 59:29 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:00:56 IPL / 1:06:53 Other cricket / 1:11:18 Outro
💸 REMITLY
Download the Remitly app today and enjoy a special offer on your first transfer: https://bit.ly/WisdenRemitly2025
📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY OFFERS
PRINT: Use the code WCMFREE25 to subscribe to the magazine on a monthly, auto-renew basis and get your first magazine for free! After that it's just £3.67 per month! https://forwardpress.imbmsubscriptions.com/wcmfree25/
DIGITAL: Visit https://pocketmags.com/offer/trinorth-ltd/wcmenglishsummer to subscribe to our brilliant digital magazine for 6 months at just £7.99. Offer expires on May 7.
👀 PATREON
For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket
👉 SUBSCRIBE:
https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1
✍️ LATEST NEWS:
https://www.wisden.com
📱 SOCIALS:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket
❓ DAILY QUIZ:
Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz
📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:
Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint
Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital
#Cricket #CountyChampionship #EnglandCricket
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
--------
1:23:27
Women's Cricket Weekly: What makes Australia the best side in the world & dramatic World Cup Qualifiers
A bit of a different episode today as Katya Witney conducts a deep dive into what makes Australia the best side in the world.
She speaks to Shawn Flegler, Head of Performance for Women's Cricket in Australia, about investment in the WNCL and WBBL, pathways for young players, leadership programmes and much more.
As someone who's experienced both the Australian and English domestic systems, Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Katya to look at how the two setups compare.
Elsewhere in the show, Georgia Elwiss chats to us about playing under Charlotte Edwards' leadership, both as captain and coach, and there's an update from the Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.
0:00 Intro / 1:36 Pathways, selection and WBBL investment / 12:00 Developing young players / 24:30 Leadership and succession planning / 31:50 Georgia Elwiss on Charlotte Edwards / 46:49 World Cup Qualifiers / 1:02:58 Outro
The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket.
👀 PATREON
Sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket
👉 SUBSCRIBE:
https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1
✍️ LATEST NEWS:
https://www.wisden.com
📱 SOCIALS:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket
❓ DAILY QUIZ:
Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz
📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:
Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint
Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital
#Cricket #EnglandCricket
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Join Mark Butcher, Yas Rana and the rest of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast team for a weekly digest of the biggest stories from both English cricket and the wider world game.