The Emerging Cricket Podcast

Bes sits down with Alan Curr and Todd Luckhurst in the Sano International Cricket Ground Tea Room to team up and chat the upcoming summer of cricket in Japan, the new ground in Nagoya, developments and goals in the country.

Nick and Bes discuss the Women's Challenge Trophy, Namibia and Nepal tri-series, the upcoming JPL, plus answer questions from listeners!

League 2 returns in Namibia who move forward in ODI cricket with JJ Smit at the helm, taking over Gerhard Erasmus in tri-series against Oman and Scotland. We wrap T20 World Cup sub-regionals (and take heed on unknown pathway details!) plus look at Fanny Utagushimaninde's tongue-wagging century for Rwanda and Bahrain's never-ending tour after struggles to return home. Hosts: Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner

From on the ground at the T20 World Cup, Daniel Beswick joins Nick Skinner to share the views of the Associate sides at the tournament, and his brush with a fan club of the EC Pod!

Nick is joined by EC's USA correspondent Nate Hays to discuss the fortunes of Associate teams at the group stage of the T20 World Cup. Despite no team making it through, there were some positive moments and encouraging signs amidst the disappointment.

Nick sits down to look over Nepal's T20WC squad, identifying some key performers ahead of their Group C appearances in Mumbai.

The T20 World Cup team previews continue, with Nick and Bes discussing Namibia's exciting squad in Group A, as well as looking into some of the new (and old) faces of Oman's campaign in Group B.

Nick is joined by Tom Grunshaw to look at Scotland's entry into the T20WC in extraordinary circumstances, then Shounak Sarkar calls in to discuss the prospects of first-timers Italy as well as the UAE.   We experienced some minor technical issues, so please bear with a little inconsistency in the sound quality.

Nick is joined by EC's Netherlands correspondent Rod Lyall to dissect two outings for the Netherlands - on the men's side, their squad for the upcoming T20WC has been released, while the women's team has just qualified for women's version of the T20WC to be held later in the year.

Nick Skinner is joined by Big Innings hosts and Emerging Cricket regulars Aaman Patel and Nate Hays to dissect the chances of the two North American Associates, USA and Canada, at the upcoming T20 World Cup. 

Bes as promised has finally tracked down Andrew Leonard to discuss a big couple of months in the game, bringing the Nepal Premier League to life, and in Windhoek for the U19 Cricket World Cup. The pair also take a look at the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka!    Hosts: Daniel Beswick and Andrew Leonard

News is public, sending tongues wagging. We look at both sides of the Joe Burns/Italy impasse and the extra details that have come in, including a final addition to the Azzurri ahead of the T20 World Cup. Hosts: Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner

As Associates learn of their T20WC draw, has Italy’s campaign already taken a blow? Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner discuss all the action plus Emerging Women’s Trophy, Mark Watt’s hundred and the NPL + Asia Cup Rising Stars

The final line-up for T20 World Cup is set with Nepal, Oman and UAE claiming the last three spots, though Nepal and UAE went on to struggle in League 2 action. There's a new ICC Women's event (Emerging Nations Trophy) on the horizon and the boys wrap up the world of news as well. Hosts: Nick Skinner and Daniel Beswick.

A hectic period in the Emerging game and history made! Nepal claim T20I series win as we catch up with Andrew Leonard, Namibia and Zimbabwe qualify for Men's T20 World Cup 2026 plus USA shenanigans with Aaman Patel after USAC's suspension and pathway events on the women's side. Hosts: Nick Skinner and Daniel Beswick.

Special guests Martin Barrett and Sam Dukes join Nate Hays to discuss their Emerging Cricket article on the potential future of college cricket in the USA. Is the NCAA a possible path, or can cricket help pave the way for new avenues for college sport? 

Forza Italy, and four in the EC Pod house this week! Nick Skinner and Tom Grunshaw meet up in the UK, with Daniel Beswick and Tim Cutler in the southern hemisphere wrapping Europe T20 World Cup Qualifying, the ICC Conference and Development Awards (of which Tim was part of both), plus more action on the field around the world!

Aaman and Nate are joined by Peter Della Penna, Zee Zaidi and Brian Walters to discuss USA's potential 2026 T20 World Cup squads. Each panel member picks a 15 man squad with two traveling reserves. 

Treated to more incredible cricket! Tim, Nick and Bes discuss news and events from all five ICC regions, from a triple Super Over tussle and League 2 magnificence, to pay disputes, Canadian T20WC qualification and Tim's run for a spot on the ICC Chief Executives Committee!  

Aaman Patel is joined by San Francisco Unicorns domestic star Sanjay Krishnamurthi. The hometown hero talks about the debut of a Bay Area venue, playing in front of friends for the first time, and his recent performances for USA. 

Bes back, cricket everywhere, and good cricket too! Karan KC proves again he is the Chuck Norris of cricket, Ahmed Raza turns heads though Nepal and Thailand prevail in Asia Women's T20WC Qualifying, an in-depth look at League 2 at the halfway mark and much, MUCH(!) more in this 90 minute special!

In this episode of Big Innings, we break down Pubudu Dassanayake's return as head coach of the USA Men's team ahead of the crucial CWCL2 matches in Florida. We also review the USA Women's showing vs Zimbabwe. Plus, a sneak peek at what's coming in Major League Cricket

Nick is joined by Shounak to discuss the Women's World Cup Qualifier, where Pakistan and Bangladesh qualified ahead of a spirited Scotland and Ireland. Bes sends a review of the men's EAP U19s qualifier, plus there's a roundup of several recent series around the globe.

Emerging Cricket's own Rod Lyall has published a book! It's called The Club: Empire, Power and the Governance of World Cricket. So this week, Rod joins Nick to discuss the ICC's history of administration and take a look at some of the issues facing the future of the game. It's a fascinating chat, and patrons get a bonus half-hour extra over on Patreon!

In a bumper episode, Nick is joined by not one but three guests to discuss cricket all over the world! In the first segment he chats with Aaman Patel about the women's T20WC qualifier in Argentina, where the USA progressed comfortably ahead of the hosts, Canada and Brazil. Then Shounak Sarker joins to chat about Namibia hosting Canada and Netherlands for their rain-affected League 2 series. Finally, Vanuatu coach Chris Laffen shares his thoughts about the women's trip to New Caledonia, where they took on the hosts (playing as France), Fiji and Samoa.

Aaman and Nate preview the USA squad in the Americas World Cup Qualifiers, assess the performances of the Mens team after 16 games in the CWCL2, and discuss news across North America. We encourage donations to the USA umpires trip to CWI gofundme at www.gofundme.com/f/back-umpires-selffunded-journey-on-exchange-to-west-indies

EC's Indonesia contributor Adit Sutresna joins from Jakarta to discuss the League 2 tri-series in Oman, Challenge League B leg hosted in Hong Kong, and the Bali Bash men's series where Indonesia pinched a victory against Bahrain, ranked 42 places above them! There's also a review of the Nepal-hosted women's tri-series won by Thailand and featuring Netherlands.  Note: due to technical issues the audio quality is lower than usual during most of the conversation, we apologise for any inconvenience to listeners!

Aaman and Nate are joined by Z from 1709 Cricket and CricExec to break down the 2025 MLC Domestic Draft. We discuss highlights, surprises, and players who missed out!

Aaman and Nate break down the 2025 MLC retentions and conduct a mock draft ahead of Thursday's MLC domestic draft. Willow CEO Todd Myers joins Nate to discuss how Willow Sports is hoping to create new cricket fans in North America. 

After a longer-than-planned break over the holiday season, the team is back with an update from Tim on Vanuatu's challenging summer and upcoming year of women's events. Then, Nick and Bes dissect the Associate performances at the recently-concluded women's U19s World Cup.

A real global feel to this week's show with action in the Americas, to Africa, the Gulf and the raging success of the Nepal Premier League. Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner with you as we send our best to Tim and everyone in Vanuatu!

Aaman and Nate are joined by former England captain and all time great Charlotte Edwards to discuss the newly launched Charlotte Edwards Foundation, the future of women's cricket in North America and more. You can visit charlotteedwardsfoundation.org for more information on this new project. 

What did Greg Barclay have to say after walking out the ICC door? We break that down plus action all around the world as Tim Cutler joins Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner

Remember #StatsGate? We got it again. After a brief cleanup of Challenge League results a focus back on the shorter format, with Asia and Africa Sub-Regionals for T20WC 2026 done and Americas on the horizon.

Where's this Oman been! Men in red throw League 2 race wide open, while Nepal's U19 Women celebrate World Cup qualification. Uganda make the early Challenge League B running as Hong Kong win Belt and Road honours albeit with a scare. Daniel Beswick back on deck with Nick Skinner.

Nick Skinner is joined by Tom Grunshaw to discuss the League 2 series in the USA and the UAE, as well as the Challenge League series in Uganda. Also, the Hong Kong Sixes are back, and Rwanda's women beat Kenya at the Gahanga.

With USA head coach Stuart Law being sacked over the weekend, as the American team turns in a dismal performance against Scotland at League 2 in Texas, Nick Skinner is joined by Emerging Cricket's USA correspondent Nate Hays to discuss the latest off-field turmoil. They also look to some more encouraging news from the women's side, who are currently touring Zimbabwe.

Back this week to wrap Scotland's debut Women's T20 World Cup campaign, Jersey and Papua New Guinea doing the early Challenge League running, plus women's series around the world including Japan recovering from 8/6 to win against Japan! Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner this week's hosts.

Cricket everywhere we looked this week! Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner on multiple T20I tri-series, Sub-Regionals, Scotland at T20WC, Nigeria at another U19 World Cup, Challenge League Returning, new Nepal Premier League and more! Don't know how we squashed all this in!

Ahead of Scotland's historic T20 World Cup debut, Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner preview their campaign in UAE. This is part of the full EC Pod episode out later this week!

Tim Cutler, Nick Skinner and Daniel Beswick back to deliver all the news and opinion from this week in the emerging game. Is it time to hit the panic button for Nepal in League 2 and have USA and Canada found their groove plus Zimbabwe U19 Women knocked over again and much more!

Tim Cutler returns to chat to Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner after to shed light on recent opponents taking part in Asia Sub-Regionals, where Malaysia and Kuwait prevailed to keep 2026 dreams alive. The boys look at Scotland's underwhelming home series + action in Namibia, including some multi-day cricket!

Nick Skinner and Daniel Beswick wrap the last fortnight of action in the emerging game, with Bes returning from Sub-Regionals in Samoa and Nick perched at home in Europe!

A huge thanks to all of you for your questions! Daniel Beswick, Nick Skinner and Tim Cutler go through the submissions, starting with how Tim's body holds up after playing international cricket, fittingly in the build up to Pacific Sub-Regionals!

Nick Skinner (home from Iceland), Tim Cutler (commuting to Vanuatu via Sydney from Sri Lanka) and Daniel Beswick (just chilling) all manage to be at the same place at the same time, so why not record bulk Emerging Cricket content! Part 1 of our mailbag/catch-up episode made possible by all of you!

Nick Skinner joins (in person!) Daniel Beswick to wrap the week of cricket! Get your mailbag questions in for our next episode with Tim!

Aaman and Nate discuss the takeaways from the 2024 MLC regular season. USA Cricket have been put on notice by the ICC. Three USAC directors allege corruption and conflicts of interest within board. USA U15 women conclude their national championship, and US U19 are 1-1 vs West Indies with three games to go. 

Daniel Beswick returns in the host chair to join Nick Skinner to discuss the (very) late changes in European subregional scheduling in Germany plus the region's format, League 2's resumption where Scotland meet Oman and Namibia in ODI cricket just weeks after being in the same T20 World Cup group, plus a look to the extensive action in Africa!

Aaman and Nate discuss the first several days of the 2024 Cognizant Major League Cricket season. Topics include Steve Smith's perfect batting for the USA, domestic standouts so far in 2024, MLC''s production approach to cater to new fans, and an update about the state of Minor League Cricket. Has the league put a cap on what domestic players can make in MiLC? 

Nick is joined by Netherlands correspondent Rod Lyall and US correspondent Nate Hays to review the recently-concluded T20 World Cup, looking at both the onfield action and some of the broader questions around the future of the tournament and the game.