Wisden Cricket Weekly
Join Mark Butcher, Yas Rana and the rest of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast team for a weekly digest of the biggest stories from both English cricket and the wider world game.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 686
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
England retain Bashir and Crawley, and what Test cricket's history can tell us about its future
Tim Wigmore and Cameron Ponsonby join Yas Rana to talk about Vaibhav Suryavanshi's record-breaking innings, the latest from the County Championship, Tim's new book on the history of Test cricket, pot…
01:39:07 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Women's Cricket Weekly: What to expect from Nat Sciver-Brunt, England captain
Loads of stuff to cover on this week's show.
Nat Sciver-Brunt has been appointed as England's new captain, Tier 1 action has continued with some standout performances, there's a look at what life is…
00:49:27 |
Thu 01 May 2025
Women's Cricket Weekly: Tier 1 thrillers, heartbreak for Scotland & World Cup Qualifier drama
Yas Rana and Ben Gardner discuss a dramatic finish to the Women's World Cup Qualifier and Lauren Winfield-Hill reflects on a historic opening round of Tier 1 county fixtures.
There's also Steve Snell…
00:51:50 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
The 2025 Wisden award winners are revealed and why 2024 was a turning point in cricket's history
Lawrence Booth joins Ben Gardner and Yas Rana to talk about the release of this year's prestigious Wisden Almanack, including the award winners for 2025.
Elsewhere in the show there's chat about rou…
01:38:18 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Women's Cricket Weekly: A new era begins! 2025 women's county season preview
Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana preview the 2025 women's county season and discuss the latest from the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan.
0:00 Intro / 1:09…
00:52:07 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Cricket's bad light problem and is change imminent in the England Test team?
Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner reflect on another round of County Championship action, including a statement knock from Durham's Ben McKinney. There's chat around Zak Crawley's England place, …
01:17:27 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Women's Cricket Weekly: What makes Australia the best side in the world & dramatic World Cup Qualifiers
A bit of a different episode today as Katya Witney conducts a deep dive into what makes Australia the best side in the world.
She speaks to Shawn Flegler, Head of Performance for Women's Cricket in A…
01:07:28 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Brook appointed England captain, Banton's stunning 371 & County Championship thrillers
Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Nathan Johns and Katya Witney discuss Harry Brook's
appointment as England's new white-ball captain and the opening round of County Championship fixtures.
Later in the sho…
01:29:16 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
Women's Cricket Weekly: Why Charlotte Edwards' appointment is great news for English cricket
England legend Charlotte Edwards is the new national team head coach. On this week's show, our panel discuss what she'll bring to the role and why it's great news for English cricket.
The Metro Ban…
00:36:18 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
2025 County Championship preview & an interview with Jack Leach
The season is here! Can anyone stop Surrey? Yas Rana, Mark Butcher and Phil Walker preview the 2025 County Championship season, while Jack Leach talks to Katya Witney about his last 12 months and amb…
01:34:33 |
Wed 02 Apr 2025
Women's Cricket Weekly: Heather Knight sacked as England captain – who should take over?
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill react to Heather Knight's sacking as England captain, reflect on her legacy and discuss the candidates for taking over.
0:00 Intro / 1:07…
00:50:27 |
Thu 27 Mar 2025
Bashir's loan move, the case for Sam Cook and the IPL as a spectacle
Yas Rana is joined by Cam Ponsonby to discuss Shoaib Bashir's loan move, why England need to give Sam Cook a chance, the IPL as a spectacle and more.
Elsewhere in the show there's Mark butcher on the…
01:47:42 |
Tue 25 Mar 2025
Women's Cricket Weekly: Jon Lewis sacked as England head coach & Nat Sciver-Brunt's incredible WPL
Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill are in the studio this week to react to Jon Lewis' sacking following England's disappointing winter.
There's reflection on his tenure and chat about po…
00:39:10 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
What England need in Australia, an IPL 2025 preview & introducing Sonny Baker
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and CricViz's Ben Jones preview the 2025 IPL, discuss the tools England need to win in Australia, reflect on The Hundred draft and more.
Elsewhere in the show there's Mark Butch…
01:53:31 |
Tue 18 Mar 2025
Women's Cricket Weekly: The Hundred draft & a chat with West Indies superstar Chinelle Henry
We've got loads in store for you on this week's episode.
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss The Hundred draft, England's squads for their 'A' tour of Australia and t…
01:21:34 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
An episode from Patreon: 100 hundreds that changed the game
Originally posted on our Patreon channel two weeks ago, Yas, Phil and Jo discuss a particularly special feature in the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly – 100 hundreds that changed the game (and…
00:37:25 |
Thu 13 Mar 2025
India win the Champions Trophy & Harry Brook pulls out of the IPL
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher react to India's victory against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final, Harry Brook's withdrawal from the IPL and all the latest news from the world of cric…
01:09:20 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Women's Cricket Weekly: Gujarat's surprise WPL title challenge & a chat with Lydia Greenway about England's 2005 Ashes heroes
Ahead of International Women's Day (March 8th), Katya Witney speaks to Lydia Greenway about her experiences in the game, England's 2005 Ashes heroes and those who came before professionalism.
Yas Ran…
00:41:46 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
Jos Buttler resigns and England crash out of another major tournament – what next?
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher discuss Jos Buttler's resignation as white-ball captain and England's disastrous Champions Trophy campaign.
There's chat about potential successors to Buttler …
01:09:10 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
Women's Cricket Weekly: How The Hundred retentions really work, and a chat with an Australian superstar
Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the retention process for the 2025 Women's Hundred and Katya Witney speaks to Australia superstar Annabel Sutherland, currently out in India at the WPL.
0:0…
00:41:32 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
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