98 Not Out - The Cricket Podcast
‘98 Not Out’ is a podcast that brings the latest news and discussion about the national and international cricket scene all year round, featuring guest interviews with the likes of Mark Butcher, Nasser Hussain, Henry Blofeld, David Gower and David “Bumble” Lloyd. ‘98 Not Out’ will give you the cricket fix you need.
‘98 Not Out’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 273
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
"It's the most Miserable Tiiiime of the year...."
Monday was officially tagged "Blue Monday" , the most depressing day of the year; the joy of Christmas long gone, the days fail to get light and the weather is just awful. Worse still if you are doin…
A chat with THE GRUMBLER on the future of red ball cricket
In the last few days, we have witnessed the shortest-ever Test match take place in Newlands between South Africa and India, the West Indies announce a weakend squad to tour Australia and the increasi…
Craig Johnston remembers Franz Beckenbauer
Barely into the New Year and we have received the sad news about the passing of German legend Franz Beckenbauer, one of a very select few men to have lifted the World Cup both as a player and as a ma…
Broad, Warner and Ravi Shastri's "dump"...
In today's show, we take a look at the extraordinary events at Newlands where South Africa were beaten by visitors India in the shortest Test match in the history of the game. Commentator Ravi Shast…
Essex Cricket superfan DAN HAGGAR
If you are a regular visitor to the Cloud County Ground at Chelmsford, or indeed many of the away fixtures, you might well recognise Dan Haggar, or "Kit Man Dan" as he is sometimes known. A passionat…
ROLAND BUTCHER joins us from Barbados.
Roland Butcher was the first black player to play cricket for England back in 1980 and he speaks to us from Barbados, where he now lives, to review the progressof West Indies cricket in 2023.
Despi…
Christmas messages from some of our friends...
Here are a few seasonal messages from just some of the people we have had on the show:
Charles Dagnall, Debbie Knight, Asif Tanvir, George Dobell, David Paynter, Ryan ten Doeschate, David Gower, Jeff…
DEBBIE KNIGHT from "365 Sporting Days"
Here is the abridged edit of the radio show broadcast on Phoenix 98FM on Thursday, 21st. December For the full version, head to:
https://www.phoenixfm.com/2023/12/21/98-not-out-with-special-guest-deb…
West Indies legend IAN BISHOP
Special guest on this episode is West Indies legend Ian Bishop, who speaks to us from Barbados, where he is commentating on the England tour and recalls some great moments playing for the West Indies…
EDDIE PILLAR talks night clubs and cricket clubs...
Eddie Pillar was an aspiring young spin bowler, hitting the heady heights of Essex u14s!?!?! His love of cricket has never waned and in this very entertaining chat, he talks about following England a…
HUW TURBERVILL - editor of "The Cricketer".
Rumours of plans for an extended version of "The Hundred" have been swirling around the cricketing world, so Huw Turbervill joins us to assess the impact any such proposals might have on the English …
RAHUL PATIL reviews the World Cup Final
Rahul Patil from SportsFreak has been out in India covering the ICC World Cup. Here he looks at the Final, where Australia went against the script and beat hosts and tournament favourites India. We d…
CHRIS STOCKS - hot off the plane back from India
Chris Stocks has been out in India, covering the World Cup for "The Independent" newspaper. Here, we chat about the substandard planning, organisation and running of the tournament, with over-zealous…
DON TOPLEY'S World Cup Diary
Don Topley is just back from India, where he has been following the World Cup. In this chat he talks about the sights and sounds of that country along with the food and what's it's like getting aroun…
JEFFREY ARCHER talks books and cricket!
Lord Archer is at his irascible best as he returns to talk about his latest best-selling book "Traitor's Gate", the latest in the William Warwick series and just in time for Christmas! We also celebr…
Reaction to England's performance at the Cricket World Cup.
I spoke to eminent voices from the cricketing world to get their reaction to England's disastrous performances out in India at the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Paul Newman, Charles Dagnall, Mark Pougatch …
Fans react to Sir Alastair Cook's retirement
Essex fans give their thoughts on the announcement that Sir Alastair Cook has retired from all forms of cricket. It's quite emotional....
DAVID GRIFFIN - Derbyshire CCC supporter of over 50 years...
Cricket fans on Twitter/X will be well aware of David Griffin. His excellent @dgriffinpix account is a brilliant mix of reportage, nostalgia and the occasional dose of good old common sense. I caught…
JAMIE PORTER Essex CCC "Bowler of the Year".
A catchup with Essex strike bowler Jamie Porter, who had a marvellous 2023 season, taking 57 first class wickets and was a key member of a side that went very close in both the County Championship an…
ANNIE CHAVE from "County Cricket Matters"
In this episode we focus on county cricket with Annie Chave, editor of "County Cricket Matters". In a season where the big guns didn't necessarily have it all their own way, thanks to the success of …