✍️Lancashire lift the One Day Cup to cap the “year of the chase” We finished are season in Southampton yesterday. This is what Richard had to say on Lancashire’s success, Freya Davies’ retirement, observations from the season & more noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

It’s been a mad one

We’ve crunched the numbers & here are our 2025 cricket season stats 📊🏏 We started the summer in Durham & finished in Southampton 🚗 6️⃣1️⃣ games covered 3️⃣1️⃣ games together 1️⃣8️⃣ international 4️⃣3️⃣ county 2️⃣6️⃣ teams 8️⃣competitions/tours 3️⃣county tiers

Gaby Lewis finished 141* & Lancashire are One Day Cup champions Two trophies for Lancashire this season after a barren spell as Thunder

Gaby Lewis reaches a century in the ODC Final It’s difficult for Irish players to get a gig as an overseas but she’s taken advantage of the opportunity and been important for Lancs on a few occasions now

We’ve had a rendition of Abide with Me and the National Anthem ahead of the One Day Cup Final in Southampton…is this one of the changes within Project Darwin 🤣

Proper end of season feelings this week - Richard gives us the lowdown on the Tier 2 ODC Final & we discuss two incredible semi finals in Tier 1 🏆 open.spotify.com/episode/0R5e...

✍️Heroic team effort sees Lancashire overcome The Blaze in gripping semi-final Richard’s words from a thriller at Trent Bridge noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Covers on & drizzle falling at the Utilita Bowl ahead of what is meant to be the Hampshire v Surrey SF. But don’t despair! You can read this piece on BBC Sport about Mary & Millie Taylor. I had a LOT of fun doing this interview - they are brilliant! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

✍️Yorkshire lift the trophy in the 20 over One Day Cup final An odd set of circumstances in Worcester but Yorkshire end their season with a trophy noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

21 games on commentary (I think!) this summer 🎙️🏏 It’s been an absolute pleasure to cover the first professional county season doing both Tier 1 & 2 Thankyou to all those who have trusted me on the mic & those I’ve worked with…on to 2026

Durham coming back out v Surrey. They need 211 off another 25.5 overs. Durham need to get ahead of DLS asap in case game is further shortened. After 4 overs Durham are 16/1 - DLS is 34.

Revised target for Durham of 225 from 29 overs - 211 from 25.5 overs (6 over powerplay) More rain due later. Durham need a bonus point win to qualify (major maths), Surrey need a win or the game to be called off

Lots of on and off rain here in Chester-Le-Street Lots of maths going on too!

Ok... this isn't quite right. If they play 20 overs, but the game is tied and two super-overs can't be played, *then* the higher placed team wins. But if they can't play 20 overs then the trophy is shared.

It's the Tier 2 One Day Cup Final this weekend - Yorkshire v Glamorgan at Worcester; and the forecast is not looking great. So… what are the rain regs? * There is no reserve day for T2 * If a 20-over game cannot be completed, the higher placed team will win - ie. Glamorgan

OK this latest press release from the ICC has seriously pissed me off. The VERY FIRST World Cup in 1973 was entirely umpired by women. Maybe pause a minute from puffing yourselves up to read a history book? (I can recommend a good one... 😂) www.icc-cricket.com/media-releas...

New episode out now with Glamorgan’s Eve Jackson to preview the Tier 2 One Day Cup Final this Sunday 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 We hear from Eve about getting into cricket, what it means to play for Glamorgan & playing against Lancashire at her school earlier in the season 🏏 open.spotify.com/episode/6prT...

One Day Cup - Qualification Analysis 🏏 * Surrey, Durham and Somerset all in with a chance * It's all going down to the final day!

Worth also mentioning that in addition to the 9 players who have scored Metro Bank half centuries for Warwickshire, 3 other players (Issy Wong, Meg Austin and Laura Harris) scored T20 Blast half centuries. So 12 players in total have scored 50s for them this season.

✍️How can the Bears be so good yet Warwickshire be so bad? Richard from a damp Portland Road as Essex beat Warwickshire noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

EXCLUSIVE: Middlesex To Go Pro By 2029

TIER 2 SEMI-FINAL: Middlesex v Yorkshire: New York Cheesecake... Cooked The Sterre Kalis Way!

Taking three wickets in her first ever T20/List A game bowling is perhaps the most Larris thing ever 🤣

✍️Bethan Ellis shows Division One class in Division Two semi Richard’s thoughts from Sophia Gardens as Glamorgan eased past Northants to reach the One Day Cup Division 2 Final noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Richard’s at Sophia Gardens as Glamorgan host Northants in the first ODC Tier 2 Semi Final 🏏

New episode out now with Italy & Oxfordshire’s Emilia Bartram🇮🇹 We spoke all things Italy, European Qualifiers, cricket in Verona & representing Oxfordshire in Tier 3 Plus we chat plenty about the Hundred, ODC & the African Qualifiers open.spotify.com/episode/3wub...

Davina Perrin 👏 This is her moment!

The final podcast of our trip recorded at the cricket ground in Rotterdam & then on the ferry to Dover! Our key takeaways from the competition, an amazing final day & what happens next 🇳🇵 open.spotify.com/episode/03c8...

Our first ICC tournament ✅ An absolute pleasure to have spent the last week out in the Netherlands covering the World Cup European Qualifiers. Congratulations to Ireland & the Netherlands for making it to the Global Qualifier. Some huge progress & performances from Italy & Germany too

✍️Italians test unbeaten Ireland in final game Lots of impressive cricket on display today with Italy’s top order putting Ireland under pressure noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

✍️ Stubborn Germany show huge progress despite defeat to the Netherlands Words from Richard as Germany put the Netherlands under some pressure noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Wilhelmina Garcia scores her maiden IT20 half century for Germany 🇩🇪 The highest individual score of the tournament for a German player

Phebe Molkenboer top scores for the Netherlands with 91* (66), her highest IT20 total Netherlands finish 175/4 against Germany

Another brilliant day in Rotterdam with Italy beating Germany & Ireland registering another win against the Netherlands 🇮🇹🇩🇪🇮🇪🇳🇱 Plus could more Dutch cricketers play English county cricket? 👀 open.spotify.com/episode/6QCn...

The story of how Harold Larwood's great great niece helped Italy defeat Germany today. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

✍️Dutch yet to qualify as Ireland find seven wicket win The Netherlands haven’t quite booked their place on the plane to Nepal after some strong Irish individual performances noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Arlene Kelly finishes with figures of 5/14 her second five wicket haul in IT20s (her first 5-fer was also against the Netherlands)

What an over - Laura Delany bowled 7 wides, went off injured. Leah Paul came on to complete the over and got Babette de Leede LBW Fair to say de Leede wasn’t thrilled with that one!

✍️Italy win with Southern European style alongside Southern Hemisphere steel Words from Richard as Italy beat Germany in the penultimate day of the qualifiers noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Now understand why Germany’s nickname is the Golden Eagles - they actually squark when they get a wicket 🤣🦅

Witnessed another century with Amy Hunter scoring her highest in IT20s, explored Rotterdam & watched Ireland reach the global qualifiers with two games to spare. Here’s the run down of our second day in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 open.spotify.com/episode/47V4...

✍️The Netherlands close in on Global Qualifier with seven wicket win over Italy Polly’s thoughts as the Netherlands beat Italy & Ireland progress noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

✍️The Netherlands close in on Global Qualifier with seven wicket win over Italy I usually associate lions with Dutch sports teams…now I think of sharks 🦈🇳🇱 noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

The Netherlands beat Italy comfortably by seven wickets 🇳🇱 This means Ireland will progress to the global qualifiers with two games to go, mathematically think Italy & Germany could still qualify as four points are still available for each team

‘Sharky’ (as the Dutch players are calling here) aka Iris Zwilling is really sinking her teeth into Italy’s batters - has taken 3/14 from her four overs 🦈

Ireland v Germany match report. Amy Hunter: teenage record breaker. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

✍️Ireland ease to victory as Belfast teenager Hunter re-writes the record books Richard’s reflections as Ireland take another step towards the global qualifiers noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

61 ball hundred for Amy Hunter, who becomes the youngest woman (19y 317d) to make two centuries in their T20I career. Ireland 199/1 (18.2) against Germany. #IREvGER www.icc-cricket.com/matches/2653...

Hunter finishes 114*, her highest score in an IT20 Ireland set 224 for Germany to chase