Indian Gymkhana had an excellent 2024. All of their sides were competitive and the 1st XI managed to win Division Two by 11 clear points. Sal and Dan ask Kabir to talk us through his return to Indian Gym in 2023 and his job as the club's head coach. Sal and Kabir also compare notes when it comes to their Division Two team of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ealing kept their powder dry until it really mattered in the 2024 title race, coming through on the final day to claim the league crown. Kristian Martin, Ealing's skipper, joins Sal and Dan to talk through the season. Sal and Kristian also name their respective teams of the season. No easy task there...... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
There was drama everywhere on the final day of the 2024 season. Shepherd's Bush impressively beat Crouch End, but Ealing swept past North Midd to claim the title. In Div 1 Harrow Town and Southgate conjured up a thrilling finish that ultimately saw the former promoted and the latter relegated. Osterley secured second place in Div 2 , Brentham (somehow) overhauled Chiswick to snatch the second promotion slot in Div 3. Elsewhere United Sports will be going up from Division 6.....but that didn't stop the Stallions going well and truly run-crazy against them in Week 18. For the full lowdown on all of the above, do listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
One of Crouch End, Ealing or Shepherd's Bush will win the 2024 MCCL Premier Division. Sal and Dan work through the various connotations, and that includes a three way tie at the top. Could be a real knickergripping end to the season. Elsewhere, Harrow Town now in the box seat to join Hampstead in the Prem in 2025, Barnes still fighting for their lives at the bottom. Plus, all the ins and outs from elsewhere whilst Dan also comes off his long run about ticket prices at Lord's..... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Rain ruined Week 16 so Sal and Dan look ahead to what a - hopefully much drier - Week 17 might have in store. There's also news of a league legend retiring whilst Dan has to negotiate a Bank Holiday street party..... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It’s becoming ever easier to see who is going up and down, and in three cases - Hampstead (Div 1), London Tigers (Div 3) and Harlington Meadows (Div 7) - we know who will be champions. Elsewhere, there remains lots to play for. Richmond’s Chris Goldie steps in for Sal to talk through the options with Dan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Little separates Shepherd's Bush, Crouch End and North Middlesex at the top of the Prem, poor old Finchley and Bron look ever more doomed. London Tigers have already sealed the promotion deal in Div 3, Hampstead almost there in Div 1. Plus, some entertaining relegation six-pointers for Sal and Dan to report back on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Rarely has the MCCL been as topsy-turvy as it is in 2024. North Midd stay top despite being trounced by Richmond, Crouch End chase 319 at Ealing. Elsewhere, London Tigers lose in Div 3 but still remain 26 points clear, whilst the top three (!) in Div 6 are all - already - north of 100 points. Plus, keep an eye on the bottom of Div 3; four teams look like they are in a fight to the death there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Hornsey bowlers bat the Tivoli Roaders to victory against Crouch End, Stanmore win big against Bron. Indian Gym get the better of Osterley in the big game in Div 2, London Tigers looking ever stronger in Div 3. Plus, the Bush go for glory in the national T20 and Richmond search for a national title in the U13s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The top five in the Prem played the bottom five. And none of the top five won! Cricket, forever the great unpredictable. Harrow St Mary's move into second in a topsy-turvy Div 1, Osterley, Indian Gym and Highgate split by a hair's breadth in Div 2. Plus, United Sports are bowled out for 51.....and yet win at an absolute canter. Cricket, strange old game! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A low-scoring week across the MCCL saw plenty of peculiar results. The top three in Div 4, for example, all lost....and barely managed to score 250 runs between them. In the Prem, North Midd return to the top after beating Crouch End, but Teddington suffer a shocker against Hornsey. Elsewhere, keep an ear out for the biggest cricket tournament this century, incoming on Sunday..... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We have new leaders in the Prem as North Middlesex take over the reins. Elsewhere there were a plethora of low-scoring, high-drama affairs; Southgate bounce up to second in Div 1, Harrow suffer their first defeat of the season in Div 2. London Tigers continue their fine form in Div 3, Bessborough and NL Muslims surge away in Divs 4 and 5. It's as tight as ever in Div 6, though. Do tune in to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Cricket just wasn't meant to be played on rainy weekends. A fair few games in the MCCL in Week 6 never got started, some that did were ruined by showery weather. But, a surprising number of matches did see winners emerge. Crouch End were the big winners in the Prem, but it's North London Muslims (Div 5) who are now the only side with a perfect six from six winning record. Plus, the odd story of planes above stopping play at Barnes..... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stand up Enfield (Div 2), London Tigers (Div 3) and North London Muslims (Div 5). Five weeks in and they are the only three 1st XI sides with 100 per cent records. Elsewhere, Harrow Town and Kenton (Div 1) are involved in the mother of all shoot outs, and Osterley win a thriller against Highgate in Div 2. Sal and Dan, as ever, provide the full lowdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It was a weekend of thrills and spills in the MCCL. Low-scoring knickergrippers, dramatic high octane run chases; there really was something for everyone in Week 4 of the MCCL. Enfield, and he who shall not be named, continue to impress in Div 2 whilst London Tigers cruise 18 points clear in Div 3. The London Desperadoes are also flying in Div 6. Do have a listen for the full lowdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If you're a test cricketer, you're going to be a decent player. Devon Smith illustrated that nicely this week as Harrow eased up the Div 2 table. Highgate also looked to their go-to men to keep moving forward. Elsewhere, Shay Boo and Crouch End still unbeaten in the Prem, Hampstead lose their 100 per cent record in Div 1. Willow Leather win an extraordinary contest lower down, whilst Twickenham find themselves flying the flag for the MCCL in the first European Cricket Network event to be held in the UK. Do have a listen to discover more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We're only two weeks in but already league tables are taking shape. In the Prem Ealing and Shay Boo will be happy, as will Hampstead in Div 1. Elsewhere, a test player scores a tonne in a close one in Div 2, plus a Meadower of Harlington comes within touching distance of a double-hundred in Div 7. Sal and Dan give you all you need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Normally it pours down on the first day of the cricket season. Not this year. Teddington, Finchley, Stanmore, Shay Boo and Ealing start with wins in the Prem, Hampstead and Twickenham go big in DIv 1. Ealing Trailfinders start impressively in Div 2, London Tigers win a thriller in Div 3. MTSSC squeeze home in Div 4, Perivale Pheonicians send out a statement in Div 5. Div 6, meanwhile, became the land of close encounters. Sal and Dan do their best to cover the lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Middlesex CCC's head coach, Richard Johnson, joins Sal and Dan to talk shop. The guys talk about Richard's own playing career with Middlesex, Somerset and England as well as the challenges of coaching a side in a world of what at times feels like 24/7 cricket. Middlesex's focus on youth and how and when to unpick a bowling action get plenty of coverage, plus Richard's put through a re-vamped ten questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Alan Coleman, Middlesex's Director of Cricket, is Sal and Dan's guest on the latest episode of the Middlesex's County Cricket League (MCCL) podcast. Coleman is now very much focused on life in the first-class game, but he's got a long history of playing in and working with the MCCL. The guys subsequently manage to cover plenty of ground, ranging from dealing with agents to DoC WhatsApp groups. Do have a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices