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
The Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 65 to 61: The face, the voice and a whole lot of wickets
In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 65 to 61 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you like spoilers).
It's another fun group…
00:35:32 |
Sun 12 Dec 2021
This Week in Cricket #77 - Ajaz Patel's perfect 10 and bold Ashes predictions
It's an excitement overload this week as we're together to record in the same room for the first time since August!
We start the show by celebrating Ajaz Patel's incredible achievement - becoming the…
00:48:27 |
Wed 08 Dec 2021
2021/22 Ashes Preview with Melinda Farrell, all-round cricket personality
A little series called The Ashes is on the horizon, there's drama everywhere and Melinda Farrell joins the show to chat through the storylines before the action gets underway.
How will Tim Paine's r…
00:44:19 |
Sun 05 Dec 2021
Ish Sodhi - Black Caps' T20 World Cup campaign, the art of leg-spin, Test ambitions and the magic of the IPL
On this episode, we're joined by Black Caps' leg-spinner Ish Sodhi.
As well as re-living the final few moments of the first Test between NZ and India, we talk about matchups, head knocks, glue hands …
00:29:47 |
Fri 03 Dec 2021
This Week in Cricket #76 - When a draw feels like a win: Black Caps v India first Test
This week's show is dominated by our reaction to the Black Caps' gritty draw against India in the first Test at Kanpur.
The Kiwis among us are celebrating a job well done, but do the neutrals think t…
00:37:40 |
Wed 01 Dec 2021
This Week in Cricket #75 - The Tim Paine saga and the India v NZ T20 series
What a rollercoaster few months it has been for the Australian men's team! Justin Langer reportedly lost the dressing room, their World Cup build up was awful, David Warner couldn't get a game at the…
00:32:39 |
Wed 24 Nov 2021
India v New Zealand Test Series Preview - the World Test Championship defence begins
Test cricket is back (almost)!
After a heavy diet of T20 cricket over the past couple of months, the Black Caps are in India to begin their defence of the World Test Championship mace.
In unfamiliar…
00:35:14 |
Mon 22 Nov 2021
The Evolution of T20 Cricket - Part 2: What does the future hold?
Is T20 the most important format in the game today?
Recorded just prior to the semi-finals of the 2021 T20 World Cup, this two-part episode charts the evolution of T20 cricket from novelty or experim…
00:33:58 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
The Evolution of T20 Cricket - Part 1: Is T20 the most important format in the game today?
Is T20 the most important format in the game today?
Recorded just prior to the semi-finals of the 2021 T20 World Cup, this two-part episode charts the evolution of T20 cricket from novelty or experim…
00:38:08 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
This Week in Cricket #74: Australia win the T20 World Cup
The T20 World Cup ended with Australia being crowned the champions of the world as New Zealand were heartbroken again in another white-ball tournament. We re-live the emotions of the final and some i…
00:42:13 |
Wed 17 Nov 2021
T20 World Cup - New Zealand v Australia: The final showdown
Keen listeners of the show might be looking for our discussion about the evolution of T20 cricket, but two brilliant semi-finals had us buzzing with excitement so we decided to jump on the mics again…
00:42:32 |
Fri 12 Nov 2021
This Week in Cricket #73 - Finals time at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup
The T20 World Cup is the focus again this week with the semi-finalists now confirmed after New Zealand's win against Afghanistan booked them a date against England to compete for a place in the big d…
00:36:12 |
Tue 09 Nov 2021
The Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 70 to 66: Finally a Kiwi on the list!
Baldy has birds on the mind during this edition of the Test Cricket Hall of Fame, as we count down from 70 to 66. There's pigeons, peacocks, ducks and geese, but best of all, there's a Kiwi.
We discu…
00:40:14 |
Fri 05 Nov 2021
This Week in Cricket #72 - T20 World Cup: Black Caps beat India, Pakistan and England are on fire and Ben Stokes is back
It's another case of World Cup fever this week and there's plenty to talk about, despite Pakistan and England having a jump on the field so far.
We start the show by reflecting on an outstanding perf…
00:44:11 |
Tue 02 Nov 2021
The Test Cricket Hall of Fame - 75 to 71: A slow one, a fast one, a nice one, a fancy one and England's greatest ever batter?
There's some outrageous claims on this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame as we explore the careers of five fantastic batters ranked from 75 to 71.
Is it better to occupy the crease or s…
00:39:39 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
This Week in Cricket #71 - The T20 World Cup is fizzing like a sherbet dip dab
The T20 World Cup has reached the Super 12 stage and there's been some cracking games already.
We start with a shout out to Namibia and Scotland for their superb efforts during the group stage, befor…
00:37:05 |
Tue 26 Oct 2021
The Ashes: a check-in
The Ashes are still six weeks away, but the boys, particularly Baldy and Binksy, couldn't resist taking a brief detour away from the T20 World Cup to discuss the lay of the land leading into a series…
00:26:07 |
Sun 24 Oct 2021
Katey Martin - White Ferns tour to England and the 2022 World Cup
Katey Martin has represented the White Ferns nearly 200 times across an almost 18-year international career, including a rare Test match in 2003. We’ve heard her dulcet tones as part of the Spark Spo…
00:32:02 |
Thu 21 Oct 2021
This Week in Cricket #70 - CSK win the IPL and Day 1 of the T20 World Cup
Eighteen months ago it was hard to imagine we'd have the final of the IPL and the opening games of a T20 World Cup within the same week, but in this new-normal world that's exactly what happened.
We …
00:39:40 |
Tue 19 Oct 2021
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 Preview
It's World Cup time, which also means it's preview time!
The show starts with an epic Baldwin explainer, before we each select a team to discuss in more detail (no prizes for guessing who we choose).…
00:44:47 |
Sun 17 Oct 2021
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