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
This Week in Cricket #98 - Black Caps v England Test preview, White Ferns' contracts and the Gujarat Titans win IPL 2022
The Top Order Podcast crew is a man down this week, with Raj out of action, but the remaining trio look back at a somewhat puzzling week for New Zealand cricket, plus an IPL final triumph for the Guj…
00:50:29 |
Tue 31 May 2022
This Week in Cricket #97 - Black Caps build up to Lord's, England's Test side, spin chat and the IPL playoff picture
This week on the show we focus mainly on New Zealand and England, as the excitement builds for the first Test at Lord's starting on 2 June.
We talk about what we might have learned from the warm-up …
00:39:35 |
Tue 24 May 2022
This Week in Cricket #96 - Brendon McCullum's rock bottom rescue job
A busy week for the Top Order crew has meant this episode is a little delayed (recorded evening of Monday 16 May), but on the show we discuss:
The sad news about Andrew Symonds
Brendon McCullum's a…
00:41:30 |
Fri 20 May 2022
The Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 35 to 31: What was the deal with the aluminium bat, Baldy?
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 35 to 31 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you can't wait to find out who they are).
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00:40:14 |
Fri 13 May 2022
This Week in Cricket #95 - Black Caps Test squad, Ben Stokes' clear direction and Devon Conway has clocked the IPL
This week on the show we discuss the Black Caps' Test squad for the upcoming UK tour, which landed with very little fanfare and a lot of familiar names. At first glance, the expected lineup for the f…
00:29:10 |
Wed 11 May 2022
The Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 40 to 36: A Lord enters the Hall
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 40 to 36 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you can't wait to find out who they are).
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00:38:15 |
Thu 05 May 2022
This Week in Cricket #94 - IPL form reversals, England's reboot and Baldy's broken phone
This week on the show we look back at form reversals at the IPL, with the Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and RCB on the slide, and CSK and Mumbai picking up wins. We discuss MS Dhoni picking t…
00:47:03 |
Tue 03 May 2022
The Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 45 to 41: In which we break all our rules and a Black Cap enters the Hall
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 45 to 41 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you can't wait to find out who they are).
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00:51:47 |
Sat 30 Apr 2022
IPL 2022: Surprise packets, underachievers and leadership at the halfway mark
This week on the show we take stock of IPL 2022 as the games tick past the halfway mark of the competition. We talk about the biggest surprises so far, try to figure out what's gone wrong for Mumbai …
00:38:05 |
Thu 28 Apr 2022
The Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 50 to 46: 'Let's put nine minutes on the clock - six for this chap's career and three minutes for controversy'
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 50 to 46 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you can't wait to find out who they are).
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00:35:15 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
The Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 55 to 51: 'If he's in the fifties, the rest of the batters on this list must be pretty good'
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 55 to 51 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you can't wait to find out who they are).
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00:37:59 |
Tue 19 Apr 2022
This Week in Cricket #93 - Retired out at the IPL, NZ's home summer and South Africa's new opening attack
The international cricket calendar is thinning out, but there's still plenty to talk about this week.
The IPL leaderboard is starting to take shape - with powerhouse franchises CSK and Mumbai Indians…
00:38:33 |
Tue 12 Apr 2022
This Week In Cricket #92 - Australia's World Cup masterclass, Royals on top and Ross Taylor's farewell
We start the show this week raving about Australia's World Cup win - one of the most dominant all-tournament displays that we've ever seen. Both Alyssa Healy and Rachel Haynes broke the record for mo…
00:50:36 |
Mon 04 Apr 2022
Test Match Special - Pakistan v Australia and West Indies v England
After a pair of back-to-back draws, both the Pakistan v Australia and West Indies v England series burst into life in the deciders. We look back at the two series as a whole to discuss the key perfor…
00:41:32 |
Sat 02 Apr 2022
This Week In Cricket #91 - Michael Rippon makes a case, finals time at the World Cup and the first week of the IPL
The IPL is about to dominate the world cricket calendar in April and May, but before it does we take a look at the many series and tournaments going on across the globe.
We start in New Zealand with …
00:42:45 |
Wed 30 Mar 2022
This Week in Cricket #90 - Does Test cricket have a pitch problem?
Three episodes in three days! This time recording remotely, so if you listen carefully you'll hear the added bonus of a cricket in Stu's garage.
So much cricket going on right now and in this episode…
00:49:03 |
Thu 24 Mar 2022
IPL 2022 Preview - Part 2 (Mumbai, Punjab, Rajasthan, RCB, Sunrisers and predictions)
*Note this is Part 2 of our IPL 2022 Preview - we recommend you listen to Part 1 first, but up to you if you're only keen to hear info about your team!
It's that time of the year once again - this ti…
00:37:44 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
IPL 2022 Preview - Part 1 (Intro, CSK, Delhi, Gujarat, KKR and Lucknow)
It's that time of the year once again - this time with 10 teams and 2 months of IPL action set to dominate our screens.
After a tournament explainer from Baldy, we put the timer on the clock for eac…
00:38:23 |
Tue 22 Mar 2022
This Week in Cricket #89 - Black Caps squad, World Cup congestion and the follow-on conundrum
Have the Black Caps and the IPL disrespected Ross Taylor and the Netherlands?
Did England disrespect the West Indies?
And did Baldy disrespect Nathan Lyon?
We cover all this and much more as we look …
00:39:59 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
This Week in Cricket #88 - Entertainment galore at the Women's World Cup, will anyone ever beat India again and the most boring Test match of all time
It's been a very sad week in the cricket world, with the passing of both Rod Marsh and Shane Warne, but on the field it's been very busy.
We start the show by discussing the last-over drama and excit…
00:38:40 |
Thu 10 Mar 2022
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