Noughtie Child Podcast

The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2024 is well underway and we're already eight games deep. There have been two centuries and a 5-fer but crucially, no rain (so far!) This week we've been joined by Western Storm's Katie Jones who was ever so patient when we forgot to record half the chat. We will be back next week with another guest but in the meantime our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and out Twitter/X is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

Polly appeared on the Storylines Podcast this week to do a deep dive into project Darwin and looking at some of the key questions. We will be back this Friday with another guest but in the meantime our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and out Twitter/X is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

Wow - what a week! Project Darwin and the season pending, where do we even start? We try to process everything that's happened this week - warning some head loss starts quite early on, it's been a long week. We're also joined by Lancashire Thunder's Daisy Mullan to preview the season. Enjoy the first week of fixtures and we will be back next week with another guest but in the meantime our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and out Twitter/X is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

After our break, we're back! With the season coming up, there's lots to discuss from Thunder's new documentary to England's tour to New Zealand which has now wrapped up. As mentioned, we have a Women's Regional Cricket Album coming out, previewing the season and acting as a piece of memorabilia as the regional structure comes to an end. Ireland have flown off to the World Cup qualifiers so we are joined by Irish bowler, Ava Canning! We will be back next week with another guest but in the meantime our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and out Twitter/X is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

We have tons to discuss this week with Zimbabwe winning the African Games in a super over, counties applying for Project Darwin and the England squad for the U19 Tri-Series being announced. We're also joined by former Ireland international, Shauna Kavanagh to chat about her career and the development of Irish cricket. We are back next week but in the meantime our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and out Twitter/X is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

The Hundred draft is on its way and we already know who is staying where. While Ellyse Perry was smashing car windows, an all female grounds team made history in football with many of the team coming from cricket clubs. This week we are joined by Scotland U19 & Sunrisers player, Molly Barbour Smith to speak all about her route into cricket, highs with Scotland and battles with injury. We are back next week but in the meantime our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and out Twitter/X is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

The WPL is well underway and there's tons to chat about. We take a trip down memory lane this week, digging into the archive for some old chats with Kathryn Bryce who's playing in the WPL and Catherine Dalton who's coaching in the PSL. We are back next week but in the meantime our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and out Twitter/X is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

From Marizanne Kapp's heroics to Middlesex's financial woes, there's plenty to discuss. We're joined by Thunder's Alice Clark to chat about left handed batting, Shane Warne and gender parity at Lancashire. We are back next week but in the meantime our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and out Twitter/X is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

There's lots to discuss this week with Project Darwin launching, England players having to pick WPL or England duty and Ireland dominating in Zimbabwe. We're joined by Sports Journalist Evie Ashton who does an incredible job of uncovering the unknown stories in cricket and brining them to light. We are back next week but in the meantime our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and out Twitter/X is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

It's our final episode of 2023! We will do a proper wrap up of the year at the start of January but thankyou to anyone that's listened to us in 2023. We speak about the European T10 competition taking place in Spain and touch on some contract news. The Blaze's Regional Talent Manager, Cain Hamilton-Boyle joins us to give us an insight into the other side of professional sport and what happens within high performance environments. We will be back in the new year but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

From the Test match to the WPL draft we've got plenty to catch up on this week. We're also joined by Hong Kong & Middlesex player, Mariko Hill to chat about her career so far. We will be back next week but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

We are back with another episode and an incredibly special guest. This week we are joined by huge cricket fan and 2023 Great British Bake Off contestant, Saku Chandrasekara. You may remember to a few weeks ago when we spoke about Saku mentioning her love for cricket on the Bake Off and how excited we were by this. Well, in true Noughtie Child Podcast style, we've managed to get Saku on the pod to chat all things baking, Sri Lanka & cricket! We will be back next week with another guest but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

From Meg Lanning's international retirement to the ICC being inconsistent with Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, we have tons to speak about this week. This week we are joined by Scotland's Maryam Faisal to speak all about her cricket, the U19 World Cup and her family links to the sport. We will be back next week with another international cricketer but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

To listen to Alison Mitchell's full conversation with Geoff Allardice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pBcFsT1RAI

To listen to Katya Witney's conversation with Feroza Afghan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIMRccj3zRM

From dog bites to facing India in India, there's more cricket news to discuss this week. Our focus turns to DRS in the WBBL which is bizarrely inconsistent and the various crazy dismissals we've seen in the past week. This week we’re joined by Scottish cricketer, Hannah Rainey who occasionally gets called out to do a caesarean on a cow in the middle of the night! Keep listening to find out more about that. We will be back next week with another international cricketer but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

From Grace Harris' broken bat and crazy strike rate to Manchester Met being thrashed in the North West BUCS league, we've got plenty to speak about! This week we're joined by Jen Barden who is the Cricket Development Manager at the Lancashire Cricket Foundation and has previous captained Lancashire Women and worked with Thunder. We will be back next week with another international cricketer but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

The WBBL 09 is underway and there are tons of English players ready to feature. At the time of recording, Nat Sciver-Brunt hadn't been confirmed as a Scorchers player so that's why we don't mention her. We also chat about the addition for the Multans Sultans of Alex Hartley and Catherine Dalton (friends of the pod) as new bowling coaches in the PSL. This week we're thrilled to be joined by Italy all-rounder Regina Suddahazai, also a friend of the pod! Regina is fantastic and you'll quickly notice how passionate she is about the game. We will be back next week with another international cricketer but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

From the Great British Bake Off to cricket at the Olympics, we have a random assortment of things in cricket news this week! We're also joined by Scotland international, Ailsa Lister, who is probably our most northern guest yet. We will be back next week with another international cricketer but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

The cricket world has been busy with the final round of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the eliminator. With the final just a few days away, we look ahead to if Rachael will be back in Southampton or in Nottingham for the first time. Bethan Ellis of Central Sparks also joins us to chat about her cricket journey and unfortunately some injuries. Our next episode will be reviewing the season so send us any questions you have. We will be back next week but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

It's our final episode in person before Polly leaves home! The most frequently asked question we've had over the last few months is if the podcast is continuing. And...yes we will be, just bear with us as we get used to chatting over zoom instead. This week though we still have lots to talk about including the very exciting final round of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Kalea Moore joins us in today's episode to chat about winning the Hundred and plenty more. We will be back next week but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

I don't think we've ever had so much to cover in one episode! Firstly, there's England v Sri Lanka and the latter making history. Then there's the CPL, the WBBL draft, European World Cup Qualifiers, The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and that's all before the breaking news about unequal umpire pay! We also are joined by Hundred winner Ellie Anderson who unfortunately will miss the end of the season with a broken and dislocated thumb. We will be back next week but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

This week we're joined by young star, Davina Perrin. We speak all about her rise to professional cricket while only being 16 plus the impact of the ACE Programme. We will be back next week but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

Fresh from the first day of the Women's Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, we sit down to chat all about how England and Australia are faring in the game so far. There's plenty to discuss from Ellyse Perry's 99 and Sophie Ecclestone's incredible bowling (as always). Lauren Filer made her England debut and impressed from her first ball. For Test Match updates, were are regularly tweeting and at the end of play, posting a match report. This week we're joined by Scotland and Thunder bowler, Olivia Bell to chat about the U19 Women's World Cup back in January, playing for Thunder and plenty more. We will be back next week but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

It's Ashes time and we've got a huge preview. Before we do that, we need to chat about the bizarre event which was Charlotte Edwards Cup finals day! Listen to find out our Ashes predictions, a chat about the warm up game & plenty more. This week we're joined by someone who knows exactly what it's like to play in an Ashes series. Former England and current Western Storm player, Fran Wilson joins us this week to speak about her career, give us the inside scoop on Dani Gibson and Lauren Filer who have been called up for England and tons more. We will be back next week but in the meantime, you can find us over on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube which is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

There's been a bit of a pause for county finals but the Charlotte Edwards Cup is underway! There aren't clear 'rounds' but there are plenty of double headers and games at the big grounds. We don't have tons to talk about but we're lucky we have a guest! We're joined by Jodi Grewcock who plays at Sunrisers and became a professional cricketer this winter. We will be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram, TikTok & YouTube is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

Rain poured down this week, but there was still plenty of cricket on. It started with the retirement of Katherine Sciver-Brunt, a real servant of the women's game. Mid-week, Richard wrote a piece about the Hundred & how it could have a future so we discuss that in this episode. Speaking of the Hundred, there have been some more contracts come out this week as it is now an open market. Some more contract news is that Scotland women have announced their first pro contracts including podcast guest, Katherine Fraser. This week we spoke to Jess Woolston of Northern Diamonds who took their first 5-fer this week. We will be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram, TikTok & YouTube is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

It's been the first week of the women's cricket season and it has not disappointed. There were wins last weekend for defending champions, Northern Diamonds, The Blaze registered their first win as a new team, the South East Stars thrashed Thunder and Sunrisers FINALLY register their first RHFT win...the Andy Tennant Era is well and truly underway! There were 5fers for Abtaha Maqsood & Lucy Higham while South East Stars debutant, Paige Scholfield scored 111* at Old Trafford. There's been mixed availability of England players which is certainly a talking point. Irish all-rounder, Orla Prendergast, has signed for the Western Storm which is very exciting for cricket over here. In other news, the WBBL has announced a new draft system with tier system for overseas signings, following the model in the BBL...plenty to discuss. We are joined by Southern Vipers bowler, Charlotte Taylor to talk all about her career and preview the season. We will be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram, TikTok & YouTube is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

In 24 hours, the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy will be kicking off! We'll be heading to Trent Bridge to see the Blaze play their first ever game, taking on Central Sparks. At the Ageas Bowl, Southern Vipers are playing Sunrisers...Thunder take on the South East Stars at Old Trafford and in Headingley, the title holders, Northern Diamonds will host Western Storm. Some teams have new players, new captains & new shirts so it's all very exciting. This week we catch up with Northern Diamonds' Phoebe Turner. We chat all things Thirsk, chipshops and of course a little bit of cricket! We will be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram, TikTok & YouTube is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!

There isn't tons of cricket to speak about this week so we asked you to send in your questions. We rambled on but we spoke about the upcoming Ashes, made our predictions, comparing the domestic structure in England and Australia & speak about England's most beautiful cricket grounds. We are joined by Sunrisers' new signing, Saskia Horley to speak about her career and joining Sunrisers. We will be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram, TikTok & YouTube is “Noughtie Child Podcast” and our Twitter is “00ChildPodcast” so feel free to give those a follow to stay up to date!