The Top Order Cricket Podcast
A Pom, an Aussie and two Kiwis walk into a bar ... it’s not a joke, it’s The Top Order, a cricketing podcast where good friends mix their own banter and opinion with extended interviews with some of cricket's most interesting characters from the past and present day.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 444
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Dean Foxcroft, Otago Cricket - A return to New Zealand and the push for higher honours
In the first episode of our 2022 journey around the New Zealand domestic provinces, we speak to Dean Foxcroft, who returns to Otago after Covid left him stranded overseas for 28 months.
Dean talks ab…
00:26:26 |
Fri 14 Oct 2022
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Preview
Explainers, questions, answers and predictions - it's World Cup time!
In this episode of the show we look ahead to the upcoming Men's T20 World Cup, which starts on 16 October.
We set the scene, the…
01:19:04 |
Wed 12 Oct 2022
This Week in Cricket #107 - Cameron Green's rising stock, World Cup watch and the Ben Sawyer experience
Recorded 28 September 2022 (before the Jasprit Bumrah injury news), in this episode of the show we stop at a number of destinations around the world as we look back at a week jam-packed with white-ba…
00:39:38 |
Mon 03 Oct 2022
This Week in Cricket #106 - England's Test revival, Mumbai Indians take over the world and the Black Caps still can't beat Australia
In this episode of the show we start by discussing an English summer highlighted by the revival of the men's Test side under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes. We talk tactics, bowling attacks, prepara…
00:58:00 |
Tue 20 Sep 2022
Kit Badger Heaven, with Josh (JP) Gavan
In this episode of the show, we speak to bat maker and repairer Josh (JP) Gavan about all things bats.
Josh's passion for cricket and bat-making shines during the chat as we discuss his introduction …
00:27:42 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
The Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 15 to 11: The aliens are coming and the martians would have loved it
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 15 to 11 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you can't wait to find out who they are).
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00:41:34 |
Sat 03 Sep 2022
This Week in Cricket #105 - Can we have a Ben Stokes conversation?
On this episode of the show, we discuss the second England v South Africa Test, the confusing events of the BBL draft and the upcoming tours to India and Australia for NZ A and the Black Caps.
Englan…
00:39:44 |
Tue 30 Aug 2022
This Week in Cricket #104 - Black Caps make history in the Caribbean and Dean Elgar is not interested in BazBall
On this episode of the show, we discuss the first Test between England and South Africa and the two Black Caps v West Indies white-ball series.
Topics include:
Are England bad again?
Are South Afri…
00:54:09 |
Wed 24 Aug 2022
The Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 20 to 15: A dominant duo, boring batters and the most underrated seamer of all time
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 20 to 16 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you can't wait to find out who they are).
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00:38:20 |
Tue 16 Aug 2022
This Week in Cricket #103 - White Ferns win bronze, Black Caps sweep Europe and international cricket under threat
In this episode of the Top Order Podcast, the panel discuss the medal matches at the Commonwealth Games,. Lippy soaks up the bronze glow of the White Ferns' efforts, before Baldy navigates the choppy…
00:32:16 |
Tue 09 Aug 2022
This Week in Cricket #102 - Bairstow, Bates, enthusiasm and Mark Chapman's late surge
On this episode of the Top Order Podcast, the UK takes centre stage as we review the week that was.
Baldy makes up for Binksy's absence with extra levels of enthusiasm, including an unscheduled chat …
00:29:28 |
Tue 02 Aug 2022
This Week in Cricket #101 - Once upon a windy night in Auckland
The Top Order crew are together in the same room again to look back at the week that was.
We start by discussing the Black Caps v Ireland T20 series, which featured strong performances by a middle or…
00:35:32 |
Tue 26 Jul 2022
Sophie Devine, White Ferns captain
In this episode, White Ferns captain Sophie Devine joins the show a few days out from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Sophie talks about the excitement in the squad for the Games experienc…
00:23:43 |
Sun 24 Jul 2022
Black Caps v Ireland, with Marc Ellison
This week on the show, Stu is joined by former NZ U19 captain Marc Ellison to discuss the Black Caps v Ireland ODI series and the general Irish cricket landscape.
We look back at brilliant performanc…
00:40:01 |
Tue 19 Jul 2022
England v India and the Baz Ball Revolution, with Dr. Jamie Barker
This week on the show we're joined by Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Loughborough University, Jamie Barker, to discuss England's remarkable fourth-innings chase against India and…
00:37:58 |
Mon 11 Jul 2022
The Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 25 to 21: The most intimidating fast bowler that ever lived?
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 25 to 21 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you can't wait to find out who they are).
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00:42:37 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
The Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 30 to 26: The ten thousand run club
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 30 to 26 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you can't wait to find out who they are).
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00:41:06 |
Tue 05 Jul 2022
Black Caps v England series review - Baz Ball, selection debates, listener questions and Baldy's exploding head
The Black Caps v England series is over and who could have predicted the past month of action? In this episode, Binksy, Baldy and Stu look back at the key moments and players. We discuss:
Brendon Mc…
01:01:11 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
This Week in Cricket #100 - Records tumble as England win again
Just the two of us this week after a couple of late scratchings, but Michael and Stu talk through the events of another fascinating Test match at Trent Bridge. Records tumbled, catches went down, the…
00:51:40 |
Thu 16 Jun 2022
This Week in Cricket #99 - England win at Lord's, but is Test cricket on the way out?
It's an unexpected bumper episode this week, with plenty of talking points from an action-packed Test match at Lord's between England and the Black Caps.
We talkEd through the back-and-forth nature …
01:06:20 |
Thu 09 Jun 2022
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