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The Analyst Inside Cricket

The Analyst Inside Cricket

By: Simon Hughes
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 Analysis, opinion and great stories from the world of cricket. Presented by Simon Hughes, aka The Analyst and the BBC's Simon Mann. This is the place where you really find out what happened on the field, and off it, with the two Simons worldwide experiences and their famous guests. Find us on the Sport Social website: https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/the-analyst-inside-cricket/The Analyst Cricket
Episodes
  • SOMERSET'S TRIUMPH & QUESTION TIME

    SOMERSET'S TRIUMPH & QUESTION TIME
    Apr 20 2026
    Thanks to Tom Abell's nerveless 100, Somerset get home against Hampshire to extend their lead at the top of the County Championship. The match featured impressive performances by England hopefuls James Rew and Sonny Baker. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review the weekend;'s action and answer listeners questions including could Rew open for England, will England consider Sam Cook again and can you pick England players from division 2? This podcast is available to view (with match action) on YouTube. Click the link here - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • SOMERSET FEEL HAMPSHIRE HEAT

    SOMERSET FEEL HAMPSHIRE HEAT
    Apr 18 2026
    Hampshire’s Nick Gubbins, 70 not out overnight, joins the podcast to explain how Hampshire took control of the championship match against leaders Somerset. It was a day when Hampshire's impressive seam attack pressurized Somerset into mistakes. Also in this episode, Sonny Bakers promise assessed, James Rew’s prodigious talent admires, the luncay of the new substitute rule and the most eccentric quick bowler in county cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • THE FUTURE OF MIDDLESEX

    THE FUTURE OF MIDDLESEX
    Apr 16 2026
    Middlesex, one of England's strongest and oldest counties, has been brought virtually to its knees financially and performance-wise over the last five years. It is the only county that doesn't own its ground. Simon Hughes listens at the club AGM to rescue plans and the proposal to develop a new venue that it can call 'home.' Also in the episode Ben Stokes recent comments on the Ashes reactions back home, and we discuss the fiasco of the new substitutes rule in county cricket. #cricket #middlesex #england #lords Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 mins
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