• Story Time 226 - Sandpaper Day, as it happened

  • May 3 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
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Story Time 226 - Sandpaper Day, as it happened

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  • It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, it's Daniel Norcross guest hosting, so he begins with a proverb to live by for running between the wickets. What exactly happened on Sandpaper Day? Adam tells the story from his vantage point in the radio box. Later, they move on to Steve Waugh's farewell, with Bharat slotting in to explain why it was someone else's final outing in Australia too - his cousin. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 4.12 - Brendan Crabb 1.50 - Andrew Pelechaty 6.85 - Tom Bustin 1.80 - Indi Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at ⁠⁠patreon.com/thefinalword⁠⁠ Tickets for our Wormsley match, August 18: ⁠⁠uk.emma-live.com/WormsleyFinal2025⁠⁠ Subscribe to the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and never pay RRP for it again: ⁠⁠www.wisdenalmanack.com/subscribe Get your big NordVPN discount: ⁠⁠nordvpn.com/tfw⁠⁠ Sort out expat finances with Odin Mortgage & Tax: ⁠⁠odinmortgage.com/partner/the-final-word⁠⁠ Maurice Blackburn Lawyers - fighting for the rights of workers since 1919: ⁠⁠mauriceblackburn.com.au⁠⁠ Get 10% off Glenn Maxwell's sunnies: ⁠⁠t20vision.com/FINALWORD⁠⁠ Save more, earn more—up to 4.48% AER (variable). Interest rates are tiered, with the top rate for balances over £1M. Each tiered rate applies to the portion within that range. New Tide members get these rates free for 6 months; after that, your Tide plan’s rates apply. For full offer T&Cs visit ⁠https://tide.co/savings⁠ Claim your £100 cash back (for a £5k deposit) at: ⁠https://tide.co/offers/tfw⁠ Find previous episodes at ⁠⁠finalwordcricket.com⁠⁠ Title track by ⁠⁠Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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