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Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

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Reverse Swept Radio: An podcast on cricket's past, present and its literatureCopyright © 2011 Andy Ryan. All rights reserved. Cricket
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  • Reverse Swept Radio 187: Ajit Agarkar's unlikely century, Andy's new mug, and Benaud's shoes
    Jun 23 2025

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy has a new mug - with a deep cricket backstory, and Toby plays an unconventional game of T20

    "If at any point you see me, I'll likely be drinking or making tea."

    FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'20): Ajit Agarkar's debut century - England vs India, Lord's, 2002

    "Agarkar had recently returned from an Australian tour where he had been taunted as Bombay Duck after recording seven consecutive wicketless innings."

    THE REVIEW (23'40): Richie Benaud's Blue Suede Shoes: The Story of an Ashes Classic by David Kynaston and Harry Ricketts (2024)

    "A drunk Walter Robins, former all rounder and England selector, came into the dressing room and commanded England to play a certain way - and Peter May, to get rid of him, agreed."

    Recorded 22 June 2025

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    37 mins
  • Reverse Swept Radio 186: the annual RSR away day at Lord's, Alex Tudor's nightwatchman heroics, and reviewing Cape Summer
    Jun 8 2025

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy and Toby head to Lord's for the annual Reverse Swept Radio day in the Pavilion

    "You gave me false advice with just the right amount of confidence to truly screw me."

    FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'33): Alex Tudor's Nightwatchman Heroics - July 1999

    "Thorpe comes back to the dressing room, fresh from being abused by the crowd, to the abuse of his team-mates."

    THE REVIEW (20'40): Cape Summer (2009)

    "What part of the touring life would resonate? Well, there's a trip to the gold and uranium mine."

    Recorded 1 June 2025

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    33 mins
  • Reverse Swept Radio 185: the greatest English keeper, re-discovering memorabilia, and Stump Cricket
    Apr 29 2025

    THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy puzzles over a forgotten childhood poster, and Toby applauds Wisden taking the gloves off.

    "Mind you he wasn't massive, so you could probably print him on A3."

    FROM THE ARCHIVES (09'20): Stump Cricket, or Podex

    "At its core this is an issue with the length of time you spent pulling out tree roots."

    THE REVIEW (19'00): Godfrey Evans: A Biography by Christopher Sandford (1990)

    "After getting hit by a car, Evans gets up, shrugs it off and walks off. And I thought 'this is a book I need to read.'"

    Recorded 28 April 2025

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    34 mins

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