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.

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Update frequency: every 5 days
Average duration: 47 minutes
Episodes: 444
Years Active: 2019 - 2025

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Laws and the Top Order - Downstairs Rainforest Situation

In the second of our bonus episodes this week, we discuss reports of the MCC proposing potential rule changes to the ICC. Should 'Umpire's Call' be removed from the cricketing lexicon? What's the b…

00:27:06 | Sat 06 Mar 2021

Laws and the Top Order: Bouncers and Saliva

In the first of two short bonus episodes this week, we discuss reports of the MCC proposing potential rule changes to the ICC. Should the bouncer be banned? Will we ever use spit to shine the ball …

00:20:22 | Thu 04 Mar 2021

This Week in Cricket #48 - Black Caps, White Ferns, Australia, England, India: It's all there for you

It's been another busy week in the world of cricket and we start the show in Aotearoa to discuss the series of Conway and two impressive performances from the Black Caps. We praise Martin Guptill and…

00:58:31 | Tue 02 Mar 2021

The Top Order Raise the Bat (Part B) - India v England and the IPL auction

In Part B of our bumper 100th episode, the discussions get heated as we look back at the second Test between India and England. Binksy questions the value of the ICC pitch guidelines, while Raj quest…

00:56:32 | Mon 22 Feb 2021

This Week in Cricket #47 - The Top Order Raise the Bat (Part A)

It's our 100th episode and it's so packed full of content we've split it into two parts for your listening pleasure. Plus there's a new sponsor (see discount code below)! In the first part of the sho…

00:41:45 | Mon 22 Feb 2021

Test Match Special - India v England, Pakistan v South Africa and West Indies v Bangladesh

It's a Test cricket bonanza! Test cricket is on fire at the moment and this episode was especially fun to record as we looked back at three quality games in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, as well as…

01:03:12 | Sat 13 Feb 2021

This Week in Cricket #46 - Finn Allen on fire, Australia v South Africa postponed, Sixers win the BBL and Joe Root is very good

No Raj this week but Binksy and Baldy are together in the studio as Lippy dials in from the boot of his car (it's a long story, but the resulting audio quality is great!) to review another eventful w…

00:44:26 | Mon 08 Feb 2021

Winners and losers of the Australia v India Test series

On this episode of the show, we take a look back at the epic Australia v India Test series. India won 2-1 on the scoreboard, but which individuals saw their stock rise throughout the series? We star…

00:53:08 | Mon 01 Feb 2021

This Week in Cricket #45 - T20 leagues, England v India predictions and Embuldeniya's magic balls

After a few special guests lately, the crew are back to the debating table but not quite as a minor Covid scare in NZ had us recording remotely to review the cricketing week that was. There's plenty …

00:46:51 | Mon 01 Feb 2021

Firdose Moonda, ESPN Cricinfo - A deep dive into South African cricket, on and off the field

There’s been a lot going on in South African cricket circles lately, both on and off the field, and who better to help us make sense of it all than ESPN Cricinfo’s Southern Africa correspondent Firdo…

00:54:01 | Sun 24 Jan 2021

Jacob Oram - The Blackcaps' home summer, Test hundreds, White Ferns and the Black Clash

Former Blackcaps' all-rounder and current White Ferns bowling coach Jacob Oram joins the show to chat about New Zealand's home summer, his playing days, the move to coaching and the Black Clash. In t…

00:43:21 | Sun 17 Jan 2021

This Week In Cricket #44 - India's great escape, Kane Williamson's class and the road to Lord's

Binksy joins via Zoom but the Top Order are back again to review a fascinating week of cricket and look ahead to the final Australia v India Test in Brisbane. We start the show (0.40) with South Afri…

01:04:18 | Wed 13 Jan 2021

Chris Brown - International Umpire

In this episode of the show, we welcome current international umpire and former Auckland, Cook Islands and East Coast Bays seamer, Chris Brown.Recorded before the start of the New Zealand's home summ…

00:44:00 | Thu 07 Jan 2021

This Week in Cricket #43 - Boxing Day Test Bonanza, ICC Teams of the Decade and a bit of jousting

It’s a new year but same Top Order Podcast, as we recap the final week of 2020. Baldy starts the show (0:45) with a deep dive into the BBL table and a few players who’ve caught the eye so far in that…

01:17:02 | Fri 01 Jan 2021

Bharat Sundaresan - Making sense of the Adelaide Test, Spin Scientists, MS Dhoni and the search for Patrick Patterson

This episode of the show finds us still struggling to get our heads around the Australia v India Test in Adelaide, so we call in one of the best cricket writers in the business to help us make sense …

00:46:27 | Tue 22 Dec 2020

This Week in Cricket #42 - Wrapping up the West Indies series, previewing Pakistan's tour of New Zealand, and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

In this jam-packed episode of the Top Order Podcast, we take a look at the past week, updating the goings on in the Ford Trophy, BBL10, the England squad to Sri Lanka and the burgeoning international…

01:13:49 | Wed 16 Dec 2020

This Week in Cricket #41 - England/SA drama, Aus/India and Kane Williamson is playing a different game than the rest of us

There's a lot going on in the world of cricket right now, and the Top Order Podcast have a bumper episode to celebrate getting past the tricky 87. In our 88th episode of the show, the team cover: The…

00:58:32 | Tue 08 Dec 2020

This Week in Cricket #40 – New Zealand/West Indies, Australia/India and is Sam Curran the next Jacques Kallis?

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