THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy puzzles over a forgotten childhood poster, and Toby applauds Wisden taking the gloves off.

"Mind you he wasn't massive, so you could probably print him on A3."

FROM THE ARCHIVES (09'20): Stump Cricket, or Podex

"At its core this is an issue with the length of time you spent pulling out tree roots."

THE REVIEW (19'00): Godfrey Evans: A Biography by Christopher Sandford (1990)

"After getting hit by a car, Evans gets up, shrugs it off and walks off. And I thought 'this is a book I need to read.'"

Recorded 28 April 2025

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: An announcement about the next chapter in the history of the Gabba (play Olympic cricket there, then knock it down); Andy's summer begins when his county wallchart arrives.

"My oldest daughter made a move for it, and while I am usually tolerant of her playing with my dearest property, in this case I had to say 'No, this is sacred stuff.'."

FROM THE ARCHIVES (08'45): The India vs Pakistan bowl out - Kingsmead Oval, September 2007, inaugural T20 World Cup

"It's a world cup match between two great rivals, but this whole bowl out has the air of a beer match."

THE REVIEW (18'45): Cricket's Forgotten Team (2025)

"When the Taliban took power, they had to find and destroy their scorebooks. No longer were these books a proud way of memorialising achievements of the past; they were incriminating documents that would lead to punishment."

Recorded 25 March 2025

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy's brother revives a promising career, and Toby wonders whether cricket and politics can ever be entirely separated.

"It may astonish you, but he's actually better than me."

FROM THE ARCHIVES (08'04): The Curious Tale of Billy Midwinter - The Kidnapped Cricketer

"WG Grace dragged him bodily out of the Lord's pavilion and over town to the Oval."

THE REVIEW (19'52): Cricket Calling by Roland Ryder (1995)

"Has the modern crowd got the skill to Sardine a Jardine?"

Recorded 16 Feb 2025