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The Emerging Cricket Podcast — 260 episodes

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Big Innings: MLC 2026 Champion Jahmar Hamilton

2

The Reaction Pod following ICC's World Cup format decisions

3

Big Innings: 2026 MLC Regular Season Review, Playoff Preview

4

Deep Point: Great cricket, but where are the fans? Nate Hays with Zee Zaidi and Peter Della Penna

5

Scotland at the Women's T20 World Cup (with Tom Grunshaw)

6

Netherlands at the Women's T20 World Cup (with Rod Lyall and Tom Grunshaw)

7

Women's T20 World Cup special with Georgie Heath

8

EAP Qualifier Super Sixes heats up in Sano (Japan Cricket Pod collab)

9

EC x Japan Cricket Podcast team up ahead of a jam-packed summer in Sano

10

Women's Challenge Trophy, League 2 tri-series, Japan Premier League + mailbag!

11

League 2 returns, JJ Smit takes over, T20 World Cup pathways, Fanny Utagushimaninde's day out and Bahrain's never-ending tour!

12

T20 World Cup assessments from teams on the ground with Bes, and Chennai loves Emerging Cricket (!?)

13

T20WC Associates review (with Nate Hays)

14

T20WC squad preview: Nepal

15

T20WC team previews: Namibia and Oman

16

T20WC team previews: Scotland, Italy, UAE

17

Dutch update (men's T20WC preview + women's T20WC qualifier)

18

T20WC preview: USA & Canada (with Aaman Patel and Nate Hays)

19

Nepal Premier League, U19 World Cup and T20 World Cup with Andrew Leonard

20

Breaking Burns News: Extra details and reaction after Joe Burns' exit, and a new addition?

21

T20 World Cup 2026 groups and Italy’s missing man (?), Emerging Nations Trophy, Mark Watt and NPL overseas effectiveness + Asia Cup Rising Stars

22

Nepal, Oman, UAE claim T20 World Cup spot, proposed ICC changes, Women's Emerging Nations Trophy, League 2 and more!

23

Nepal beat West Indies with Andrew Leonard, Namibia and Zimbabwe move to T20 World Cup 2026, USA Cricket shenanigans (again) with Aaman Patel

24

Big Innings - The Future of College Cricket with Martin Barrett and Sam Dukes

25

Italy's T20 World Cup moment, ICC Conference fallout, Asia-Pacific Champions Trophy, Pearl of Africa and more

26

Big Innings - USA Mens 2026 World Cup Selection Discussion

27

Best ODI tri-series ever? TRIPLE Super Over T20I? Europe Qualifier intrigue, Canada through, pay disputes, Tim's CEC run and more!

28

Big Innings: MLC 2025 at the Coliseum! Sanjay Krishnamurthi talks home town debut

29

BUMPER SHOW! League 2 bonanza, Karan KC heroics (again), Retired Out Tactics, T20WC Qualifying and more!

30

Big Innings - Big Innings: Pubudu returns, CWCL2 in Florida, USA Women vs Zim, and MLC hype builds

31

Women's World Cup Qualifier, Men's U19 EAP, and a global roundup

32

The Club - new book from Rod Lyall

33

Women's qualifier in Argentina, League 2 tri-series in Namibia, and France vs. the Pacific

34

Big Innings - 2025 ICC Americas Women's Qualifiers preview, USA Mens CWCL2 standouts, USA Umpires trip

35

League 2, Challenge League and Indonesia news - with Adit Sutresna

36

Big Innings - 2025 Major League Cricket domestic draft review with Z

37

Big Innings - MLC 2025 Draft preview, Todd Myers talks Willow Sports

38

Vanuatu update and women's U19s World Cup

39

Nepal Premier League success, Americas Sub-Regionals, Gulf and Africa T20 Action

40

Big Innings - Charlotte Edwards talks Charlotte Edwards Foundation and women's cricket in North America

41

Outgoing ICC Chair's words, EAP news, Africa, Asia, Americas action and more!

42

Statsgate (again) at Africa SRs, Hybrid Asia/EAP T20WC Qualifier teams locked in and more!

43

O-man! Sultanate shock in League 2, Nepal make U19 Women's T20WC, Challenge League assessments + More!

44

League 2, Challenge League, Hong Kong Sixes and more!

45

Law and disorder in America; US women take on Zimbabwe

46

Scotland's T20 World Cup, Challenge League, Japan back from 8 for 6 to win(!) and more

47

T20I tri-series, Sub-Regionals, another U19WC for Nigeria, Scotland T20WC, Nepal on and off-field + more

48

Scotland Special | WT20WC 2024 | EC Snippet

49

Double League 2 fun, Nepali panic button(?), Africa boilovers, EAP Sub-Regional B and more!

50

Asia Sub-Regional drama, Scotland v Australia, Multi-day cricket(!) and more!

51

Samoa's Cinderella story, Guernsey prevail, first Dutch home League 2 stand + more

52

EC Mailbag Part 2: Your Questions Answered!

53

Mailbag Part 1: All miraculously together!

54

Asia Cup, League 2, Europe Sub-regionals, Pubudu punted

55

Big Innings - MLC regular season wrap, USAC on notice, 3 directors allege corruption within board, USAW U15 Nationals and more

56

Europe Subregional issues, League 2 resumption, Kenya Quadrangular and T20WC love-in

57

Big Innings - Inside MLC July 9, 2024

58

T20WC review - with Rod Lyall and Nate Hays

59

Big Innings: Saurabh Netravalkar talks World Cup, Washington Freedom, MLC in Morrisville and Texas

60

Big Innings: Liam Plunkett talks SF Unicorns, MLC 2024, and the T20 World Cup

61

Big Innings - USA vs England review, Tournament perspective for USA

62

Big Innings World Cup - USA vs Windies review with Joe Hickey

63

Big Innings - USA fall just short in exciting South Africa chase

64

Associates continue to shine in Men's T20 World Cup with Bertus de Jong

65

Big Innings - USA vs India review

66

Big Innings - USA upset Pakistan in a thriller! Our thoughts and feelings

67

Big Innings - Aatif Nawaz and USA vs Pakistan preview

68

Big Innings: 2024 T20 World Cup Game One. Aaron Jones smashes USA over Canada

69

T20 World Cup 2024: The Ultimate Preview

70

Big Innings - Ep 32: Dane Piedt speaks on his journey back to the South Africa Test team

71

Sandeep Lamichhane statement, where to for Nepal after West Indies A series + T20 World Cup squad first takes

72

Big Innings - Ep 31: Ross Taylor talks Seattle Orcas of MLC, World Cup in the USA, and American sports leagues

73

Scotland triumph at the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier ft Peter Della Penna

74

Big Innings - Ep 30: Is Nisarg Patel pulling USAC strings? 2024 MLC Schedule, USA Women, farewell Burt Cockley and more

75

Big Innings - Ep 29: Jomboy talks Ball in Play League, World Cup broadcast inclusion, and MLC

76

European Cricket League, Network, Series, Championship and more with Corey Rutgers

77

Big Innings - Ep 28: Canada controversy and selection shakeup, USA mens selection rumors

78

Vanuatu shock Zimbabwe and the world with Tim Cutler

79

The Ultimate Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier Preview + Vanuatu's GoFundMe goes nuts ft. Tim

80

Big Innings - Ep 27: USA vs Canada review with Smit Patel of CricBuzz

81

Farewelling Kaia as PNG win, Nepal host Ireland Wolves, Namibia's ranking conundrum, early USA v Canada chat and more

82

Big Innings - Ep 26: Uzma Iftikhar talks USA Women ODI; USA Men vs Canada T20i

83

Big Innings - Ep 25: FICA's Tom Moffat talks USCA union formation

84

Big Innings - Ep 24: USA in trouble with ICC/USOPC? Shocker resignations, USA vs Canada T20, USA Women prep for ODI

85

#StatusGate at African Games, Challenge League groups, Misquotes in Nepal and Ireland's woes

86

Big Innings - Ep 23: USA Cricket Men's selection for Canada T20 series with Peter Della Penna

87

Big Innings - Ep 22: MLC draft pick Karima Gore, USA Cricket news

88

African Games and status? Canada are good again? Papua New Guinea travel Asia and more!

89

Big Innings - Episode 21: USA T20 World Cup Training Squad, MLC Draft Preview

90

CWC Challenge League Play-off Review and what's next for the eight teams

91

Big Innings - Episode 20: USA overseas selection snubs, Men's Nationals, Peter Della Penna

92

The Batmaker of Copenhagen with Tim Brooks

93

Nepal League 2 and T20I tri-series with Bertus de Jong

94

Big Innings - Episode 19: USA Men's T20 Nationals teams with Peter Della Penna

95

Big Innings - Episode 18: Machel Hewitt of Caribbean Cricket Podcast

96

Controversy and Calamity: Challenge League Play-off Drama breathes fire into Kuala Lumpur Competition plus League 2 and Asia U19CWC Qualifying

97

Challenge League Play-off quick preview + Tim Cutler's pride of representing Vanuatu

98

Big Innings - Ep17: MLC announce overseas retained players, Dane Piedt in NZ, World Cup ticket chaos

99

League 2 starts, Canada ODIs, ALL of the cricket in Asia!

100

Big Innings - Episode 16: Prannav Chettipalayam, USA Cricket news updates

101

Big Innings - Episode 15: USA U19 World Cup summary, Jomboy Ball In Play Captains League, MLC good and bad news

102

U19 World Cup, Challenger Cup, new ACC members and we have an international cricketer host now

103

Big Innings - Episode 14: USA U19, Windies and ICC funding, USAC Constitution Amendments review

104

ICC Awards, U19 Cricket World Cup, Pacific Cup + ACC Challenger Cup

105

Big Innings - Episode 13: Andries Gous Interview for MLC Network

106

Big Innings - Episode 12: Andries Gous goes big in ILT20, USA U19 Struggles vs Ireland, USA World Cup selection rumors

107

U19 World Cup, Women's European Cricket Championship, ICC Awards chat, Afghanistan NOC Backflip and more

108

Big Innings - Ep 11: 2023 Award Show and Year in Review

109

Big Innings - Ep 10: World Cup Schedule, more on APL debacle, MLC Freedom in NSW

110

T20 World Cup 2024 Groups and Schedule reaction!

111

Big Innings - Episode 9: APL disaster in Houston with Bryan Caine

112

U19 ACC with Paul Radley + Africa action

113

Big Innings - Episode 8: Andrew Leonard Part Two

114

Vanuatu update with Tim Cutler, U19s Asia Cup, and qualifiers in Africa

115

Big Innings - Episode 7: Andrew Leonard Part 1

116

Men’s and women’s Qualifiers in Africa, and the U19s Asia Cup

117

Big Innings - Episode 6: USA World Cup selection rumours, Unicorns in Victoria, Leverock frustrations

118

Big Innings - Episode 5: USA Umpires boycott US Open with umpire Bryan Caine; USPL raises the standard; ICC’s trans ruling; Champions Trophy Pakistan snub

119

Hong Kong quadrangular and 2024 T20WC places on the line in Africa

120

Big Innings - Episode 4: Peter Della Penna Part 2, USA Cricket AGM review

121

Big Innings - Episode3: Peter Della Penna part 1, USA Cricket AGM review, Women’s U19 Nationals

122

Another CWC win for the Dutch, Oman and Nepal qualify to T20WC 2024, and other news around the world

123

Big Innings - Episode 2: Sindhu Sriharsha, Robelinda2 Saga, USA U19 Women’s Nationals

124

Big Innings - America’s Cricket Show, Episode 1

125

Netherlands, Namibia, Nepal, Nixon

126

Cricket in the Olympics, Netherlands at the World Cup, and news from around the world

127

Canada qualifies to the T20WC: Americas regional final with Peter Della Penna

128

Netherlands World Cup preview, with Rod Lyall

129

Americas women’s qualifier, and men’s T20WC venues with Nate Hays

130

US sites confirmed for T20WC, Women’s Qualifiers, Gulf T20 and rankings number-crunching and more!

131

Vanuatu stun the world + women’s action on the road to T20WC 2024

132

Qualifiers in every region with Tom Grunshaw

133

USA claim final U19 men’s WC spot, UAE beat NZ, Germany’s T20 ranking cops blow in Guernsey series

134

MLC tournament review with Nate Hays

135

East Asia-Pacific, Europe T20WCQ wraps, Asian Games + news around the world

136

East Asia-Pacific, Europe T20WCQ plus action around the world!

137

Cricket everywhere! EAP, Europe T20WCQ + action in Asia, Africa and franchise leagues in NA

138

Netherlands book India 2023 Tickets (!!!) + ICC Meetings, Namibia host Uganda, Thailand make more history!

139

CWC Qualifier Talking Points (up to July 4) + PDP’s Cricinfo Departure

140

Dutch Blitz! CWCQ madness

141

Cricket World Cup Qualifier + Brazil v Argentina, ACC Emerging Women, EAP U19s, Europe and Africa Action

142

CWC Qualifier Preview + Africa dominate ICC Development Awards

143

CWCQ News, Kwibuka Tournament, France heroics, UAE v WI and more!

144

Thrilling final day of Europe Div 2, Zimbabwe prep, Nepal v Malaysia, Southern Africa Cup, East Asia Cup

145

CWC Qualifier format chat (and DRS!) + Nordic T20 and ACA Africa Cup

146

Cambodia controversy at SEA Games, CWCQ lead-up, Sri Lanka in Japan, Vanuatu host Indigenous Squads and more!

147

ICC Revenue Distribution and the future of the game: a breakdown

148

ACC Premier Cup and Nepal’s Asia Cup Dream + Capricorn Series, SEA Games, Thailand v Zimbabwe

149

ACC Premier Cup, Women’s cricket in Africa and Thailand host Zimbabwe!

150

FairBreak, MLC sanctioning, ACC Premier Cup, Africa Action + News from us!

151

Deep Point: Sanctioning delay for Major League Cricket

152

CWC Qualifier Playoff review, with Bertus de Jong

153

BONUS: CWCQ Playoff special - halfway review with Bertus de Jong and Paul Radley

154

MLC Draft and USA Cricket, Scottish great Coetzer calls time, Pacific Island Cricket Challenge (and Tim’s 5fa) + News

155

The Ultimate Qualifier Play-Off Preview

156

The amazing finish to CWCL2 for Nepal, HK series, Pacific action, ECL and Euro Slam news

157

CWCL2 final dash, Ahmed Raza calls time, Anshy Rath back, Americas, Dutch tour of Africa and more!

158

CWCL2, Americas subregional, news from qualifiers + Corey Rutgers on Spanish cricket’s record-breaking win

159

Nepal bounce back in CWCL2 home series, Afghanistan vs UAE & Asian U19s action

160

CWCL2 returns for Nepal, Namibia and Scotland + Selina Solman interview

161

Afghanistan, Nepal, Olympics, U19 World Cup Associate wins

162

Rwanda make history, Associates hold strong at U19 T20WC + USA shenanigans with Nate Hays

163

America in a state, Nepal should take lessons from Taylor Swift, U19WC shocks (in warm-ups)

164

Another Nepal coach gone, Done done in USA, Challenge League cut-off dates, action in Africa and more!

165

News wrap from the Emerging world!

166

League 2 run home, Challenge League, Africa Sub-Regionals, Dutch in Thailand

167

Thailand shine, USA’s CWCL2 run, Africa sub-regionals, Challenge League and more

168

Major League Cricket Update with Nate Hays

169

ICC Event news, League 2, Pacific Cup and more!

170

CWCL2 Namibia/USA/PNG tri-series preview

171

The Netherlands shine at T20WC 2022 with Ryan Campbell

172

Nick and Nate Hays look at USA

173

First Round Report - T20 World Cup with Daniel Hay

174

Crickonomics with Tim Wigmore

175

T20 World Cup First Round Preview + Women’s Asia Cup and Men’s U19s!

176

T20WC Prep, Women’s Asia Cup, Men’s U19Qs, South American championships, EAP Sub-Regional B and more!

177

Women’s T20WC Qualifier, Women’s Asia Cup, Pacific Cup, Africa Men’s T20, UAEvBAN, European Cricket Championships + Update on Sandeep

178

T20WC squad shocks, League 2 moves, potential in the Pacific + more!

179

Women’s U19s Africa qualifiers, Women’s T20WC qualifiers, CWC League 2 in PNG + Vanuatu host EAP T20 qualifiers

180

Qualifiers in Vanuatu and Africa, USA update, Nepal news

181

Hong Kong Asia Cup dreams, Tim David, PNG coach ’departs’, Nepal v Kenya, Dutch women make ODI return and more!

182

Raza’s captaincy, NEDvPAK, Asia Cup Qs, T20 Leagues for Associates

183

T20WC captain sacked, Challenge League, KOB retirement, Indonesia and Scotland on U19 T20WC

184

Challenge League from Canada on the Vanuatu bus!

185

Challenge League special #2 + Nicolaj Damgaard

186

Challenge League LIVE from Canada + World Records and news around the world!

187

News Wrap + Nick and Nate together in North Carolina!

188

T20WC Qualifier B, League 2, 2024 Qualification and Malaysia’s home quad series

189

T20WCQ B Preview, European 2024 Qualifying begins, Nambia’s women travel to Europe and more!

190

Challenge League, Asia Cup Qualifiers, Europe 2024 T20WC Qualifiers and much more!

191

Seelaar retires, Dutch lose with one hand behind their back, Kwibuka wrap, Challenge League, Women’s ACC T20

192

Special extended show! CWCL2, U19 WT20WC, Challenge League, Mailbag and more!

193

Coetzer steps down, Dutch moments, U19 Women’s T20WCQ, Kwibuka, Dev Awards

194

League 2 in Texas, Netherlands host WI, Women’s ODI status and qualification pathways!

195

Namibia overcome Zimbabwe, CAN v Nepal franchise leagues, CWCL2 with Ahmed Raza and Victoria Pearls victorious

196

FairBreak wrap ft. Georgie Heath + Namibia v Zimbabwe, Nepal v Uganda and CAN T20 news!

197

Nepal roll over Zimbabwe A, Fantastic FairBreak performances, Namibia v Zimbabwe, Valletta Cup + more!

198

Why no Women’s IPL!? Nepal v Zim A, UAE v HK, KKR in USA + news around the world!

199

Fairbreak tournament, Capricorn Tri-series, another Nepal T20 league, Patrick goes whack and more!

200

The CWC League 2 state of play, Uganda and Namibia tour, Capricorn Tri-series previews and Ryan Campbell’s condition

201

Deep Point: a ray of hope for the KNCB? (with Rod Lyall)

202

ICC Meetings: New World Cup Pathways and Conditional ODI Status PLUS News Around the World

203

Nepal-PNG-Malaysia tri-series, Netherlands in NZ, Nigeria Women’s T20I invitational, Namibia’s home season continues

204

Nepal-PNG-Malaysia tri-series, Vanuatu news, Women’s cricket in Nigeria and the GCC, Namibia update, New Zealand host Netherlands

205

UAE tri-series, GCC Women’s Gulf Cup, Namibia update

206

CWCL2 series abound in the UAE

207

UAE-Oman-Namibia tri-series, ECL update, MCC Law changes

208

CWCL2 tri-series, Ireland board meeting, Ukraine and sport’s response to crises + USA update with Nate Hays

209

Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A wrap: the good, the bad and the ugly

210

ICC Men’s T20WCQ A Preview + Dieter Klein and Venkat Ganesan of Germany!

211

CWCL2 matches and a thrilling tie (for most of us!) + T20WC A Qualifier and more!

212

Comm Games Qualifier wrap, U19WC, Associates in the IPL, Nepal news and more!

213

Holiday Special: Ahmed Raza

214

Peter Della Penna‘s cricketing journey

215

Deep Point: Dutch governance crisis (with Rod Lyall)

216

Series curtailed in Southern Africa, UAE‘s women triumph, and qualification news for Commonwealth Games and Men‘s T20WC

217

Fallout from Women‘s Cricket World Cup Qualifier

218

Associate WC hosts, ”qualification” pathways, RIP Super League? Africa T20WCQ review, NED v SA and more!

219

Americas Men‘s T20WC Qualifier with Peter Della Penna, Nate and Nick

220

Gerhard Erasmus on captaining Namibia at a T20WC, facing Virat Kohli, competition cricket and team culture

221

T20 World Cup chat + news and reviews for future qualifying events!

222

Qualifiers, qualifiers and more qualifiers across the globe!

223

T20 World Cup First Round Review

224

T20 World Cup First Round prep, Amy Hunter‘s record, plus qualifying events the world over!

225

Ireland - T20 World Cup Preview

226

Papua New Guinea - T20 World Cup Team Preview

227

Scotland - T20 World Cup Preview

228

Sri Lanka throw T20WC shade, CWCL2, Africa U19WC Qualifying, TV tenders and more!

229

Oman - T20 World Cup Preview

230

The Netherlands - T20 World Cup Preview

231

Namibia - T20 World Cup Preview

232

CWCL2, U19 Europe Qualifier, European Cricket Championship and T10 cricket + Belgium v Austria Women‘s Series

233

Namibia 2003: The Eagles’ First Flight - Episode 4 - Legacy, and the Next Generation

234

Namibia 2003: The Eagles’ First Flight - Episode 3 - Tendulkar Ton, Aussie Might, Dutch Disaster?

235

Namibia 2003: The Eagles’ First Flight - Episode 2 - Facing Zimbabwe, Pakistan and England

236

Namibia 2003: The Eagles’ First Flight - Episode 1 - Qualifying

237

CWCL2, European Cricket Championship, U19WC Qualifying in Europe + Mankads and Action in Africa!

238

Japan‘s success and heartbreak with Alan Curr + news around the world!

239

Deep Point: climate change and player health with Dr. Liz Hanna

240

CWCL2 preview, Women‘s T20WC, Rankings and Qualification, SIX SIXES and Paul Sinclair on Climate Change

241

Afghanistan and its cricket with Shafiq Stanikzai

242

Women‘s T20WC Europe Qualifier Wrap, Thailand tour of Zimbabwe + News

243

Liam Plunkett interview on his signing for USA‘s Major League Cricket

244

Women's T20WC Qualifying, U19WC News, Thailand Tour, Emerging Player Franchise Signings and More!

245

Deep Point: On and off the field in the Netherlands with Rod Lyall

246

T20WC First Round, Namibia's Charge, News + ICC Politics with Tristan Lavalette

247

Cricket's Olympics bid, Thailand's WC plans, News plus Anuradha Doddaballapur Part 2!

248

Paras Khadka retires, NED v IRE, MLC + Anuradha Doddaballapur Part 1!

249

Legal trouble, more Sandeep visa issues, Belgium's shuffles and victory plus Julia Price part 2!

250

New Members, New T20WC Groups + Julia Price Part 1!

251

Ireland sink South Africa, Germany on a World Record trail, Penalty Run controversy, ICC meetings and Major League Cricket news

252

Can an Associate host an ICC global event? Plus pitch innovation, income streams and Associate governance with Mark Stafford

253

T20 World Cup Moves to UAE/Oman, Pavel Florin's Romania win Sofia T20 and Vanuatu's Mark Stafford

254

Global Event Shuffles, CWCL2 postponement + Kenyan cricket and politics with Kwibuka star Sarah Wetoto

255

Sandeep's Visa, Nepal Match Fees, Kwibuka, All-conquering Kathryn Bryce, T20 WC News and Covid Arrests!?

256

Dutch ODI Super League start with Ryan Campbell

257

World Cup Format News, Ireland v Scotland Women's Series, Kwibuka Tournament + Chad Soper (P2)!

258

Dutch Super League Issues + PNG Barramundi Chad Soper (Part 1)!

259

Asian and Omani Cricket with Pankaj Khimji

260

Deep Point: ICC tournament formats with Bertus de Jong