ANNOUNCEMENT: The Final Innings Cricket Podcast
Oi. What do you think you're playing at changing names willy nilly out here.
Perhaps this hastily recorded clip will enlighten you, or then again, perhaps (definitely) it won't.
Cheers!
Welcome to The Final Innings Podcast
If you had once last chance to watch cricket, who would you choose to see?
Join me, Oliver Lawrie, as diverse voices reveal their dream final innings of cricket.
And, along the way, discover more abo…
E9 | Deep Dasgupta | A Shocking India Test Cricket Debut, Playing with Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid & VVS Laxman & the Joy of (IPL) Cricket Broadcasting |
Deep Dasgupta never thought he would play cricket for India. Why?
What was it like to play with Sachin Tendulkar?
Which memory will he cherish above them all?
Join us as we hear the final innings of…
E8 | Lachlan Smith | LGBTQ+ Inclusive Cricket, Birmingham Unicorns & Batting for Cricket Australia
The founder of the Birmingham Unicorns - the second LGBTQ+ inclusive cricket club in the world - reveals what it really takes to make cricket a game for all.
He also dreamed of opening the batting f…
E7 | Prakash Wakankar | Playing Cricket for India and Sachin Tendulkar's Last Test
Indian international cricket commentator Prakash Wakankar chose not to play for India. Does he regret that decision?
He's also seen the most remarkable things within cricket, including Sachin Tendu…
E6 | Dr Sarah Fane OBE | Afghanistan Cricket & Transforming Lives with MCC Foundation
When Dr Fane visited Afghanistan, cricket was nowhere to be seen. 20 years later the situation has changed drastically.
She is now also Director of the MCC Foundation, an organisation changing lives …
E5 | Leshia Hawkins | Cricket Wales & Leading Women into Cricket
What does the future hold for Cricket Wales?
What needs to be done to promote women's cricket, on the cricket pitch and in cricket business?
Join us as we chronicle the life of Cricket Wales CEO Le…
E4 | Richard Hill MBE | Disability Cricket from England to India
Disability cricket in England, India, Pakistan and elsewhere is thriving thanks to Richard Hill MBE.
He's also a huge Luton Football Club fan.
Join us as we chronicle the life of Richard Hill MBE.
E3 | Monty Panesar | Sikhism, Spin Bowling & Shane Warne
Monty Panesar embraced 'Monty mania' when playing for England, but at what cost?
A trailblazer for Sikh representation in cricket, having rubbed shoulders with the likes of Shane Warne, Andrew Flinto…
E2 | Annie Chave | Somerset's County Cricket Celebrity
Annie Chave knows what it takes to support County Cricket when others won't.
Her domestic cricket loyalties may lie with Somerset County Cricket Club (and England Cricket internationally), but in tru…
E1 | Roberta Moretti Avery | Women's Cricket in Brazil, Mental Health in Cricket & (a dog named) Jimmy Anderson
Roberta Moretti Avery has changed cricket in Brazil forever. Just ask her dog, Jimmy Anderson.
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