Cricket Badger Podcast
The Cricket Badger chats cricket with top players, coaches, media people and some of the biggest names in the game. With daily podcasts through some of the world's biggest tournaments & series. Contact the show on [email protected], follow us on Twitter @cricket_badger. Thanks for listening.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 596
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
610: The #ENGvIND series ends 2-2 after Oval thriller. Test cricket is the winner!
James Buttler is joined by Azeem Rafiq and Aussie fan badger Lucas to look back at India's 6-run win at The Oval and a superb five-match series that ends 2-2. The Cricket Badger Podcast is sponsored…
01:20:17 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
609: Root records, shaking hands, Gambhir's comments, oh - and a fifth Test preview
James Buttler is joined by Aussie Fan Badger Lucas to look back at the fourth Test and its aftermath, Joe Root going to second in the all-time Test runs list, the Gambhir comments against the Surrey …
01:01:02 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
608. KEVIN O'BRIEN - coaching T20 World Cup bound Italy & reflecting on an iconic Ireland career
Ireland's legendary cricketer Kevin O'Brien joins James Buttler to look back at a glittering career and his move to being assistant coach with the Italy side that has recently qualified for the T20 W…
00:58:41 |
Tue 29 Jul 2025
607: DEAN WILSON author of ‘IN SYD’S VOICE – The Extraordinary Life of DAVE LAWRENCE’
Dean Wilson had the bitter sweet job of chronicling the life of Dave 'Syd' Lawrence before his voice disappeared. Sadly Syd passed away a few weeks ago, but thanks to the book and the good memories o…
01:00:50 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
606: All things England vs India Test Series in collaboration with the Edges & Sledges Pod
James Buttler joins DJ of the Edges & Sledges Podcast to chat about the current series between England and India with two Tests to play and England leading 2-1.
The Cricket Badger Podcast is sponsor…
01:06:02 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
605: England win a thrilling Lord's Test and Australia triumph in the Caribbean
James is joined by Lucas to go back over five thrilling days of Test cricket at Lord's as England won the third Test match by 22 runs to take a 2-1 series lead.
James is joined by Lucas to go back o…
00:57:50 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
604 England triumph at Headingley in stunning final day chase against India
England went 1-0 up in the five-match series with a stunning final innings chase at Headingley. James Buttler is joined by Aussie Badger Lucas to pick the bones out of a fantastic match of Test crick…
00:43:48 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
603 Jarrod Kimber - The Art of Batting: The Craft of Cricket's Greatest Run Scorers
Jarrod Kimber comes back to the Cricket Badger Podcast to talk to James Buttler about his new book 'The Art of Batting: The Craft of Cricket’s Greatest Run Scorers'.
The Cricket Badger Podcast is sp…
01:00:49 |
Mon 09 Jun 2025
602 The Cricket Badger Meets - DAVID WIESE - South Africa, Namibia and T20 franchise air miles!
Namibia and South Africa international and a veteran of the T20 franchise world, David Wiese joins James Buttler to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions about his career in cricket.
The Cricket B…
00:53:39 |
Mon 26 May 2025
601 TOBY RADFORD - GETTING TO GRIPS - A Unique Breakdown of Batting in Cricket for Coaches & Players
Batting coach for the stars, Toby Radford returns to the Cricket Badger Podcast to chat to James Buttler about his new book, a second expanded edition. Toby has drawn from his 25 years of coaching pl…
01:03:41 |
Thu 22 May 2025
600: Daniel Norcross meets... James Buttler, the Cricket Badger in a milestone edition
It's the 600th Episode of the Cricket Badger Podcast and BBC Test Match Special's Dan Norcross takes the hosting / interview role and takes James Buttler down a cricket memory and podcasting lane.
…
01:11:39 |
Thu 15 May 2025
599: The next 12 months will decide whether BazBall works, wont it?
James Buttler is joined by Fan Badgers Mark Hilton (briefly), Neil Virani and Anand Bhika to look ahead to England's Test summer. It starts with a one-off Test against Zimbabwe and then a five-match …
00:55:00 |
Wed 07 May 2025
598: The Cricket Badger Meets... ANNIE CHAVE 'CRICKET CHANGED MY LIFE - Eleven Personal Journeys'
Annie Chave returns to the Cricket Badger Podcast to chat about her new book.
'Cricket Changed My Life: Eleven Personal Journeys' by Annie Chave is out now and available to buy in hardback and eboo…
00:41:14 |
Mon 05 May 2025
597:The Cricket Badger meets... TIM WIGMORE - 'TEST CRICKET - A HISTORY'
James Buttler chats to author & journalist Tim Wigmore who has taken on and conquered the mammoth task of writing a history of Test cricket. We chat about the book, Test cricket past, present & futur…
01:00:03 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
596: Cricket Badger Meets... JAMIE PORTER - Recruitment consultant to 500+ Essex wickets
Essex seamer Jamie Porter chats to James Buttler on the Cricket Badger Podcast. About to embark on another summer of county cricket, Jamie will be reunited with Chris Silverwood at Essex.
He takes …
00:34:33 |
Thu 27 Mar 2025
595: THE STATE OF ENGLISH CRICKET. Is the future bright or bleak?
James Buttler is joined by Australian regular Lucas to chat all things England, with the women and men losing heavily and the domestic game being sold to the highest bidders, is the future bright or …
01:18:48 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
594: Australia take Sydney Test to take the Border Gavaskar Trophy from India
James Buttler is joined by Australian regular Lucas to chat all things Border Gavaskar Trophy after Australia's win in Sydney to take the series 3-1 over India.
The current Cricket Badger Podcasts a…
01:10:46 |
Sun 05 Jan 2025
593: OUR 2024 REVIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET YEAR AND AWARDS CEREMONY
James Buttler is joined by a wide assortment of fan badgers from around the world as we look back at the year just gone AND hold the Cricket Badger New Year's Award Ceremony. The badgers have secretl…
01:06:59 |
Sun 29 Dec 2024
592: England name ODI / T20I squad for India and Champions Trophy
James Buttler is joined by Australian regular Lucas to discuss England's squad for the Champions Trophy and also the Boxing Day Test in the battle for the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
The current Cricket…
00:41:47 |
Sun 22 Dec 2024
591: Cricket Badger meets STEPHEN CHALKE - 'One Hell of a Life: Brian Close: Daring, Defiant and Daft''
James Buttler is joined by cricketer writer Stephen Chalke to chat about his new book about one of the greatest players and characters the game has seen. Brian Close's incredible career and exploits …
00:59:28 |
Wed 18 Dec 2024
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