Double Century with Jarrod Kimber
95 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -This is a podcast series on the history of cricket through the people and moments that made the game. Series 5 is a look at the national teams that could have been. Double Century is a team effort. Jarrod Kimber wrote, produced and narrated this series. Nick McCorriston is our producer (https://twitter.com/soundboy_audio).
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Episodes
1999 (Part 2): Lance and That Run Out
December 09, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBLooking at Australia and South Africa's World Cup in 1999. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https://www.twitter.com/...
1999 (Part 1): The Associate World Cup
December 02, 2023 07:10 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBBangladesh and Scotland's sliding doors, plus Zimbabwe's greatest moments. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https://...
1996 (Part 2): The Sri Lankan Fairytale
November 11, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes - 20.6 MBHow Sri Lanka won more games in one tournament than in their entire World Cup history. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.com ...
1996 (Part 1): Kenya's upset, the Sultan's Headache and the End of the West Indies
November 04, 2023 05:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBThe 1996 World Cup really started before with a horrendous act of terrorism, Kenya shook up the world, the UAE had a tough time, and the West Indies passed over the baton to Australia. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com...
1992 (Part 2): Cornered Tigers Are The Most Dangerous
October 21, 2023 04:00 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MBHow New Zealand helped change the game, and Pakistan finally climbed to top of the mountain. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickam...
1992 (Part 1): The Soggy Nightmare of the Comeback Kids
October 14, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes - 15.4 MBThe World Cup in coloured clothing with a new old team coming back and a chicken farmer. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.co...
1987- The Reverse Sweep That Changed Cricket
October 07, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 26.4 MBThe last World Cup played in whites was actually the start of ODI cricket as we know it. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.co...
1983: India's Dream
September 30, 2023 04:00 - 17 minutes - 17 MBThe World Cup that changed cricket forever. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https://www.twitter.com/soundboy_audio.
1979: The West Indian Kings
September 23, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBSri Lanka almost gets banned from cricket, Denmark miss out due the fact their semi final opponent was changed due to Israel, Geoffrey Boycott bowls swing to win a match and the West Indies win their second straight tournament. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find...
The First Men's World Cup
September 16, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBAngry pitch invaders, a dirty protest, a Haemorrhoid operation, the greatest all-round performance in a World Cup and Clive Lloyd. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edited, mixed and produced by Nick M...
The Original World Cup
September 09, 2023 04:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBThe first men's World Cup was in 1975, but that is not the first in cricket. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https:...
When The Umpires Declared
September 02, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBIn 1963, Middlesex got caught in traffic, and that set up one of the stupidest matches in cricket history. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at http...
The White Tiger In Gravy
August 26, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MBCricket has been stopped by many things outside of rain and light, we bring you this episode to add two of the stupidest reasons cricket matches have been delayed. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edi...
The Actors vs The Authors
August 19, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 7.93 MBIn the history of our game we have had famous actors and authors who also played first-class, and even Test cricket. Plus Frankenstein's monster was a keeper. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edited, ...
When They Tried to Kill Boundaries
August 12, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.49 MBThis is a new season of Double Century, and we wanted to explore some of the weirder things about our game. So this week, we look at when batters took over the game, and the MCC tried to stop the big hitting in the worst way possible. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you c...
The Steam Punk Bowling Machine
August 05, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.95 MBThis is a new season of Double Century, and we wanted to explore some of the weirder things about our game. how in 1846, two teams of players went up against a bowling machine. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake4...
The Birth of Cricket Pads
July 22, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBThis is a new season of Double Century, and we wanted to explore some of the weirder things about our game. So this week, a story about how the strongest man in cricket got hurt, and that changed how we protect ourselves. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him o...
The Real Ashes
July 15, 2023 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBThis is a new season of Double Century, and we wanted to explore some of the weirder things about our game. So this week, a story about how the real Ashes was not England vs Australia, it was smokers vs non-smokers. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twit...
The Middle Stump
July 08, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBThis is a new season of Double Century, and we wanted to explore some of the weirder things about our game. So this week we have a whole episode on why we have three stumps in cricket. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/...
Bail Tampering
July 01, 2023 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBThis season we wanted to explore some of the weirder things about our game. So this week we are talking about bubblegum and bails. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. It is edited, mixed and produced by Nick M...
The Original Sweepers
June 24, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 7.41 MBThis is a new season of Double Century, and we wanted to explore some of the weirder things about our game. So this week we are talking about some of the best players ever who played in matches where they used brooms as bats. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find h...
The Forget Me Nots
June 17, 2023 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBThis is a new season of Double Century, and we wanted to explore some of the weirder things about our game. So this week we are talking about an incredible women's cricket team from country Australia. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://...
The Pirate Cricket Game
June 10, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.29 MBThis is a new season of Double Century, and we wanted to explore some of the weirder things about our game. So this week we are talking about the famous one arm, one leg cricket matches. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces and narrates this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It is written by Abhishek Mukherjee, you can find him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.co...
The Shahid Afridi of Kansas: 05 - We Actually Are In Kansas
April 14, 2023 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.45 MBThis is the final episode on a cricketer who never became professional. Mohebullah Archiwal is his name, but he prefers to be called Archi. We don’t know how talented he was, there are stories that he had talent, but instead of representing Afghanistan, he fought for his life, his country, and his freedom. This is the story of the Shahid Afridi of Kansas. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates an...
The Shahid Afridi of Kansas: 04 - Mirwais Ashraf and the Hole That Can’t Be Filled
April 07, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutesThis is a new season on a cricketer who never became professional. Mohebullah Archiwal is his name, but he prefers to be called Archi. We don’t know how talented he was, there are stories that he had talent, but instead of representing Afghanistan, he fought for his life, his country, and his freedom. This is the story of the Shahid Afridi of Kansas. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and writes ...
The Shahid Afridi of Kansas: 04 - Mirwais Ashraf and the Hole That Can't Be Filled
April 07, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.29 MBThis is a new season on a cricketer who never became professional. Mohebullah Archiwal is his name, but he prefers to be called Archi. We don’t know how talented he was, there are stories that he had talent, but instead of representing Afghanistan, he fought for his life, his country, and his freedom. This is the story of the Shahid Afridi of Kansas. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and wri...
The Shahid Afridi of Kansas: 03 - Farman And Becoming A Soldier
March 31, 2023 13:15 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MBThis is a new season on a cricketer who never became professional. Mohebullah Archiwal is his name, but he prefers to be called Archi. We don’t know how talented he was, there are stories that he had talent, but instead of representing Afghanistan, he fought for his life, his country, and his freedom. This is the story of the Shahid Afridi of Kansas. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and wri...
The Shahid Afridi of Kansas: 02 - Seeing Shahid Afridi and the Shadow Army
March 24, 2023 07:29 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBThis is a new season on a cricketer who never became professional. Mohebullah Archiwal is his name, but he prefers to be called Archi. We don’t know how talented he was, there are stories that he had talent, but instead of representing Afghanistan, he fought for his life, his country, and his freedom. This is the story of the Shahid Afridi of Kansas. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and wri...
The Shahid Afridi of Kansas: 01 - Crossing The Line to Find Cricket
March 17, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBThis is a new season on a cricketer who never became professional. Mohebullah Archiwal is his name, but he prefers to be called Archi. We don’t know how talented he was, there are stories that he had talent, but instead of representing Afghanistan, he fought for his life, his country, and his freedom. This is the story of the Shahid Afridi of Kansas. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and wri...
The Phil Hughes Test: We May Never Meet Again
March 10, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBThis mini-season we look at one of the most emotional Tests ever played. Staged just after Phil Hughes' death, this Adelaide Oval Test became a memorial to the Australian, as Virat Kohli just wanted to win the match. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and writes this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It was edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorristo...
The Phil Hughes Test: Mitch's Melancholy and Virat's Tribute
March 03, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.5 MBThis mini-season we look at one of the most emotional Tests ever played. Staged just after Phil Hughes' death, this Adelaide Oval Test became a memorial to the Australian, as Virat Kohli just wanted to win the match. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and writes this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It was edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorristo...
The Phil Hughes Test: The Hard Men Are Crying
February 24, 2023 05:24 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBThis mini-season we look at one of the most emotional Tests ever played. Staged just after Phil Hughes' death, this Adelaide Oval Test became a memorial to the Australian, as Virat Kohli just wanted to win the match. - To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and writes this series, check out his many projects here: https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. It was edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorristo...
The Man Who Built County Cricket
February 17, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.83 MBThis episode is about Charles Lennox, the 2nd Duke of Richmond who was the first great patron in the history of the sport. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and co-writes this series, check out hi...
The Architect Of Modern Cricket
February 10, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBThis episode is about Lalit Modi, the megalomaniac who built the Indian Premier League to change cricket forever and now lives in exile. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and co-writes this series...
The Women's Franchise World Cup
February 03, 2023 10:28 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBThis episode is about Shaun Martyn, who runs a league that breaks tradition to look beyond gender and geography at the same time. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and co-writes this series, check...
How Gold Bought South African Victory and Invented the ICC
January 27, 2023 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBThis episode is about Abe Bailey, a gold tycoon who crossed the equator over a hundred times, and who bought South Africa’s way into the upper echelons of cricket. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrate...
Hawk-Eye's Origin Story
January 20, 2023 09:36 - 9 minutes - 8.63 MBThis week we're just taking a slight break in Double Century's normal programming to give you the history of Cricket and Hawkeye, because I stumbled onto something that I thought you would all enjoy. We'll be back next week to finish our series on the people who bought cricket. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double ...
The ICL/IPL Wars
January 13, 2023 05:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBThis episode is about a media tycoon called Subhash Chandra. Snubbed by the BCCI over a television contract, Chandra bought Indian cricketers to launch his personal league that produced a butterfly effect that was set to change cricket forever. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon p...
The Pink Polka Dots of Franchise Cricket
January 06, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBThis episode is about William Clarke, a legendary one-eyed cricketer and owner of the first national-level franchise in the history of cricket. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and co-writes this...
Cricket’s Greatest Ponzi Scheme
December 30, 2022 05:25 - 17 minutesThis episode is about Allen Stanford, who arrived as a messiah for West Indies cricket and dished out prize money too astonishing even by IPL standards. He turned out to be a crook who is currently serving a 110-year-old prison sentence. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://ww...
Cricket's Greatest Ponzi Scheme
December 30, 2022 05:25 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBThis episode is about Allen Stanford, who arrived as a messiah for West Indies cricket and dished out prize money too astonishing even by IPL standards. He turned out to be a crook who is currently serving a 110-year-old prison sentence. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: ht...
The Night Before Cricmas
December 23, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 9.04 MBWe take a break from our current series to look at how Christmas and Cricket have intersected over the years. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. - Jarrod Kimber produces, narrates and co-writes this series, check out his many projec...
The Man Who Bought Cricketers Because of Apartheid
December 16, 2022 07:11 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThis episode is about Dr Ali Bacher, a Test captain who brought international cricket to South Africa when no one wanted to tour. He did it by luring them with more money than they would have made from playing cricket for their countries. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: h...
The Greatest Backyard Cricket Team
December 09, 2022 05:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBThis episode is about Julien Cahn, a rich philanthropist who batted in oversized pads, had all-time great cricketers on his payroll, saved two county cricket clubs from financial crisis, spent a life trying to be accepted by the British establishment, and has a trophy named after him in Cuba. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To ...
How A Prince Became A Captain
December 02, 2022 05:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBThis episode is about the Indian princes, Maharajkumar of Vizianagaram and Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala. Their money, power, and ambitions determined the course of Indian cricket before Independence, particularly in the 1930s. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https...
Intro: The People Who Bought Cricket
November 25, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBA new season of Double Century where we look at the people who have purchased parts of the game over the years. Princes, administrators, TV owners and many more have bought a part of the game for their own benefit. We tell the story of the people who bought cricket. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century plea...
USA: The Frankenstein's Monster of Cricket
November 18, 2022 06:38 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this episode, it’s the USA, an ancient cricketing power. This is about the oldest international cricket rivalry, one of the greatest cricketers of all time, Hollywood, Bradman, ten-ball overs, and a battle with Baseball. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patr...
Kenya: The Team That Peaked and Vanished
November 11, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBIn this episode, it’s Kenya, a team of many families, of tennis and table tennis players, of dreams that came true and of a rise as steep as the decline that followed. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. - To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double Century please go to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. - Jarrod Kimber produces, nar...
Hong Kong: The Club Team In Excelsius
November 04, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBIn this episode, it’s Hong Kong, one-half of a cricketing rivalry older than the Ashes. This is about recovering from a shipwreck that claimed most of its cricketers, a novel cricket format, a batter whose six-hitting stopped a match, and using social media to recruit cricketers. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/99-94dm/id6443234103. To support Double C...
Namibia: The Small Team with the Big Dreams
October 28, 2022 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBIn this episode, it’s Namibia, a country a little more than three decades old who have already caused ripples in world cricket. This is about a doctor and conservationist who played World Cups in two different sports in the same year, a world record in first-class cricket, South African imports, and an ICC Trophy heartbreak. - Find the 99.94 app here: Android: http://bit.ly/3S29f1R iOS: http://apple.co/3ovg0M5. To find all our podcasts, head over here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/chan...