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Out On The Paddock

33 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago -

A Podcast all about WA Country Cricket, both past, present and future ... and the people who have made WA Country Cricket what it is today and the iconic nature it holds in WA Sporting history.

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Episodes

Episode 28 - A History of YOBS Cricket Club

April 18, 2024 09:12 - 58 minutes - 133 MB

In the first of our "The History Of" series on Out on the Paddock, we get to hear about the amazing and rich history of a WA Country Cricket Club that has recently celebrated 50 years of playing regional Cricket, but in actual fact has roots that go back over 100 years. In this episode we get to hear from various generations that have played for YOBS Cricket Club in an Association in WA Country Cricket, that is also rich in history. We get to understand some of that Association history, also ...

Episode 27 - Senior Womens Country Week 2024 Special Episode

March 26, 2024 03:32 - 33 minutes - 75.9 MB

The March long weekend of 2024 saw the hosting of the annual Senior Womens Country Week Carnival in the Bunbury, Leschenault and Harvey Regions of WA Country. In what turned out to be an outstanding 3 days of Cricket across two grades, the final of the Womens A section in particular resulted in one of the greatest finishes seen in WA Country Cricket history. In this episode of Out on the Paddock, you can hear or relive how it all unfolded and ended up, with live commentary of the dramatic fin...

Episode 26 - Veterans Cricket in Regional WA and beyond

February 22, 2024 09:36 - 1 hour - 174 MB

A new season of Out on the Paddock for 2024, kicks off with a bang as we put the spotlight on what are the options for older guys in WA Regional Cricket to get involved with a movement that continues to grow rapidly each year here in Australia ... Veterans Cricket. In this episode, we hear from Nathan King from Burekup Cricket Club, who has recently represented WA in the Over 40s National Championships and then had an opportunity of dreams come to pass, landing a seat on a plane to head off t...

Episode 25 Tim Edmunds - Playing to Coach

January 06, 2024 05:02 - 1 hour - 138 MB

Absolute Cricket “nuffy” and former Australian Country Cricket Championship winning Coach, Tim Edmunds, is our guest in this episode of Out on the Paddock. Tim's passion for WA Country Cricket is one that few can match and his eye for detail and what is important to keep WA Country Cricket ticking, comes through strongly in this episode. There are plenty of good yarns and laughs also throughout, but most importantly, Tim’s journey into Coaching Cricket and the challenges that he faced and in ...

Episode 24 Andrew Hayes - A passion for Country Cricket

November 17, 2023 08:12 - 1 hour - 140 MB

You may have heard his name ... you may even think you know him a little bit ... but who really is Andrew Hayes and why is he one of the most vital individuals and a crucial cog for WA Country Cricket on a daily basis. In this episode you will get to understand and hear what makes Andrew Hayes tick and why he and his team based at the WACA are so passionate to ensure WA Country Cricket is the best in Australia and continues to innovate and grow each year. You may be very surprised by some of ...

Episode 23 Craig Tonkin - Great Southern Gun

October 17, 2023 06:58 - 55 minutes - 126 MB

Craig Tonkin is an Albany Cricket legend and favourite son of all things Cricket in the Great Southern. His career spanned over 3 decades playing at the highest level in that region and his ability to win games with either bat or ball in hand, are the stuff of folklore in the bush. "Tonks" as he is known to most of those who know him, carved out a career with North County CC and with the Albany Cricket Association at Mens Senior Country Week, that most could only dream of having. But more imp...

Episode 22 Todd Anderson - PlayHQ question time

September 13, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 138 MB

In this special episode of Out on the Paddock, we tap into guest - Todd Anderson. Who is Todd Anderson ... well ... one thing is that he has never played a game of WA Country Cricket, in fact ... apart from smashing a century or two in the backyard and the occasional, "one hand, one bounce" ... he has never really played a whole lot of Cricket full stop. And yet, he may well be one of the most important people in WA Country Cricket right now. Todd is the PlayHQ Lead at WA Cricket (the WACA) a...

Episode 21 Shawn Gillies - WA Country XI Mens Coach

August 04, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB

In July 2023, WA Country Cricket announced the newly appointed Coach of the WA Country XI Mens team, former WA State Player, Shawn Gillies. In this episode, we hear of Shawn's story of arriving as a youngster in WA all the way from Jamaica and how the influence of watching the mighty West Indies teams of the 80's and 90's, gave him direction and a passion to try and play Cricket at the highest possible level, himself. Shawn describes the many challenges of trying to get a regular position in ...

Episode 20 Josh Vernon - Dampier, Junior Country Week and beyond.

June 26, 2023 23:30 - 55 minutes - 89.2 MB

It is likely that there is no hotter name in WA Country Cricket right now, than Dampier's Josh Vernon. Having already pulled on the Baggy yellow and black of WA and then onto the ultimate Baggy of them all - a chance to represent Australia at under age level Cricket against the arch enemy, England ... you could be excused for thinking, that the sky is the limit for Josh Vernon, however this interview will reveal more about the incredible grounding this young man from "Up North" possesses as w...

Episode 19 Wayne Harrington - from canvas matting to the MCG

June 09, 2023 03:48 - 1 hour - 99.9 MB

"Obsessed with Country Cricket for as long as I can remember" ... these are the words of "the boy from Darkan" who now gives his time and passion to all things Great Southern Cricket and WA Regional Cricket - Wayne Harrington. Harro's is a classic story of so many of us, who are simply Cricket tragics, but never quite reached the lofty heights of perhaps some of the "lucky" others, but have played the game and have given back to the game with as much energy (and in some cases perhaps even gre...

Episode 18 - Steve Philippe

April 29, 2023 04:03 - 1 hour - 133 MB

Episode 18 of Out on the Paddock features one of the biggest contributors that has shaped WA Country Cricket in our time - Steve Philippe. Steve recently announced that his time as WA Country Cricket Manager at WA Cricket (the WACA) was at an end after more than two decades ... and what better way to acknowledge his incredible. contribution to our sport in Regional WA, than to hear from the man himself as he shares much of that journey with us along with his growing up years out in the bush a...

Episode 17 - Womens Country Week "Unplugged"

March 23, 2023 00:16 - 45 minutes - 83.2 MB

In March 2023, the third annual Women's Country Week Carnival was hosted in the Bunbury / Busselton region of WA. Teams and players from the Pilbara through to the Midwest, Wheatbelt, Goldfields, Great Southern, South West and Peel, converged together for 3 days of exciting Cricket and wonderful networking. On the evening of day 1 of the Carnival, an event was held pitched simply as "Be Inspired", where players and officials from all the competing teams joined up for a meal and to hear from 3...

Episode 16 - Barry & Graham House

February 16, 2023 00:26 - 49 minutes - 91.2 MB

The name of "House" is literally a "household" name in WA Country Cricket circles, mostly in the Busselton Margaret River region. For some of WA Country Cricket however, this name may not be quite as familiar and yet, so much of what is now taken for granted in regional WA Cricket, including many of the junior programs and other regional programs that happen each Cricket season right around WA Country, were forged by members of this amazing family and their legacy is captured in this episode ...

Episode 15 - Inside the Australian Country Cricket Championships

January 30, 2023 06:06 - 45 minutes - 83.5 MB

In January 2023, the Toyota Australian Country Cricket Championships for both Men and Women were held in Canberra in the ACT. This episode of Out on the Paddock captures the sounds and the action of that Carnival as well as live interviews with several of the players - Calum How from Newman, Holly Pearce of Mt Barker and Tim Hutchison from Bunbury, who were there representing the WA Country XI Mens and Womens teams. Each of these players give incredible insights into why representing the WA C...

Episode 14 - Cooper Clarke-Dehring

December 22, 2022 12:39 - 44 minutes - 82.1 MB

17 year old emerging WA Country Cricket star, Cooper Clarke-Dehring, is our guest on this episode of Out on the Paddock. Our youngest guest yet (by far), Cooper gives us some great insights into why he values WA Country Cricket so much as well as his hopes and aspirations as a Cricketer. Growing up watching his Dad play for the WA Country XI, along with his own emergence as a player, Cooper also talks about the peers that surround him at the moment of a similar age and how the strength of tha...

Episode 13 - Avril Fahey

November 06, 2022 23:30 - 1 hour - 120 MB

An "accidental" Cricketer from Busselton, who found her love for Cricket initially "out in the paddocks" around Corrigin in the Wheatbelt, is our guest on episode 13 of Out on the Paddock. Avril Fahey is the current "interim" Chair of WA Cricket and is a former women's Test player as well as one of the most decorated players to ever pull on the yellow and gold of WA. It is her time growing up and playing Cricket in the Country and in particular in Busselton, that is what remains most special ...

Episode 12 Part B - News and Dates for Season 22/23

October 03, 2022 22:30 - 33 minutes - 53.9 MB

Episode 12 Part B of Out on the Paddock examines the important news announcements and dates for the WA Country Cricket Season ahead in 2022/23. We encourage anybody associated with WA Country Cricket to tune in as Rob & Steve unpack and discuss competitions and programs for the upcoming season including the Belt Up Country Cup, Country Weeks - both Senior Mens and Womens as well as Junior Country Week. The WA Country Masters Carnival, the David Natt Cup, the Australian Country Cricket Champi...

Episode 12 Part A - Shani Waugh

October 01, 2022 22:30 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Our guest in Part A of Episode 12 of Out on the Paddock, is former champion Australian and LPGA Tournament Professional Golfer ... now turned Cricketer ... Shani Waugh. In this episode we walk the fairways of Shani's amazing Golf career, but also learn about her passion for what she calls "the best game in the World" - Cricket. Shani is now firmly committed to making Womens Cricket in Regional WA, as big as it is and has been for a 100 years, for the males. Playing with the boys, the exciteme...

Episode 11 - Tom Buchanan

September 02, 2022 08:54 - 1 hour - 97 MB

On this episode of our award winning Podcast, we hear the Country Cricket journey of Leschenault CC, BDCA and WA Country XI player - Tom Buchanan. Tom is one of WA Country Crickets real gentlemen that both on the field and off, shows incredible style and plays the game as it should be. His graceful batting and lethal fielding have seen him gain huge kudos and acclaim from peers for many years now and in this episode he shares his thoughts on how this has evolved and continues to drive his gam...

Episode 10 - John Wyllie plus Jo Davies with important WA Cricket updates

July 20, 2022 12:18 - 1 hour - 105 MB

The 1990's decade in WA Country Cricket was one of the strongest in recent memory. The Peel Cricket Association was a dominant force during that time and when it came to Peel Cricket, there was no bigger name or family, than the Wyllie family. In this episode, we capture that decade plus much more as we hear the journey of John Wyllie, who embodied the very essence of the Mandurah Cricket Club for over 3 decades along with Peel Cricket, in a way that is both captivating to listen to and a fan...

Episode 9 - Shayne Bidwell plus the latest News

June 29, 2022 09:52 - 1 hour - 105 MB

On our "now" award winning Podcast, Out on the Paddock Episode 9 wraps up the "trilogy" that began back in Episodes 6 & 7. This episode delves into the "other" side of the result from WA Country Crickets own version of the "miracle match at the WACA" ... a Country Cup Final played back in 2005. We hear the memories of Mid West legend Shayne Bidwell as he recounts how Geraldton lost the "unloosable" match on that day as well as the long journey home after it was all over. More importantly thou...

Episode 8 Part B - Sam Whiteman

May 13, 2022 03:51 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MB

Episode 8 Part B of Out on the Paddock delves into the journey through WA Country Cricket and beyond, featuring one of the best players ever to grace the fields of Regional Cricket in WA - Sam Whiteman. In this episode, we hear about Sam's foundation of where he finds himself now, having grown up in Bunbury and the influences playing Cricket in the Bunbury & Districts Cricket Association and also for the WA Country XI, has had on him and the successes it has now led him to achieve. Sam recent...

Episode 8 Part A - Country Cricket News & Results

May 05, 2022 15:28 - 1 hour - 92.9 MB

In this episode of Out on the Paddock - Episode 8 Part A, we continue on from Episode 7 and hear from Regional representatives from various parts of WA Country Cricket. This episode, as it did in our previous episode, captures the Grand Final results of Associations in WA regional Cricket, this time focusing on the South West, Mid West & Peel regions, as the season 2021/22 wraps up. We again capture some great stories of individual performances in finals as well as recognition of those who ar...

Episode 7 Part B - Richard Savage

April 07, 2022 07:44 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

In this episode of Out on the Paddock ... we continue on from Episode 6 part B, the story of a Country Cup Match played in 2005, that is known by many simply as a "miracle match". This episode allows all to hear the story via the main character who ensured that the fixture played on that day, would go down in WA Country folklore ... Richard Savage. This episode also explores the full "Sav" progress through his Country career and how WA Country Cricket played a significant part in his journey ...

Episode 7 Part A - Country Cricket News and Results

April 01, 2022 07:12 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Join us on this episode of Out on the Paddock - Episode 7 Part A, as we hear from Regional representatives from various parts of WA Country Cricket. This episode captures the Grand Final results of Associations in WA regional Cricket as the season 2021/22 wraps up. We also hear some great stories of individual performances as well as the plans for next season in many of these regions. If you simply love hearing about and engaging with different regions of WA Country Cricket ... then this is a...

Episode 6 Part B - Glen Dehring

March 10, 2022 08:47 - 1 hour - 94.7 MB

The name Glen Dehring is one that is synonymous with WA Country Cricket and in this episode, we get to hear from the man himself, his incredible Country Cricket story and journey of the past 4 decades. In a career that arguably stands alone amongst so many of his peers, Dehro's tentative early steps in establishing his Cricket career in Bunbury, through to dominating the local scene, Senior Country Week forays, selection in the WA Country XI and ultimately selection as Captain of the Australi...

Episode 6 Part A - Country Cricket News and Results

March 03, 2022 06:23 - 35 minutes - 80.8 MB

In this (Part A) of Episode 6 of Out on the Paddock, Rob & Steve discuss the recent Senior Country Week Championship results held in Perth in January, the completion of the Belt Up Country Cup in late February as well as the Natt Cup match featuring the WA Country Colts and the WA Country Masters. This episode also looks at results of recent WA Veterans City versus Country matches, the state of Covid affecting WA Country Cricket Associations and some announcements regarding the Statewide T20 ...

Episode 5 The Sounds of Junior Country Week

January 19, 2022 09:07 - 36 minutes - 84.4 MB

This episode of Out on the Paddock, is absolute Gold. In this episode, we capture the sounds of Junior Country Week Cricket, held in the second week of January 2022. You will hear the sounds, interviews and reflections from players, Coaches and parents as well as a former player from yesteryear, as it happened during the week. If you have ever attended Junior Country Week Cricket in Perth previously, this episode will surely conjure up memories of these amazing weeks in your past and will und...

Episode 4 Country Cricket News with guest story - Chris Waddingham

January 10, 2022 13:40 - 1 hour - 190 MB

This episode of Out on the Paddock takes a look back at the 2022 Southern Smash and the incredible success of this tournament and the growth it continues to maintain. We also preview, in our Country Cricket News section, the upcoming Country Week programs throughout January for both, Men and Women and also Junior Country Week. Finally, we hear the story of a lifetime WA Country Cricketer, former WA Country XI player and one of the most feared left arm fast bowlers of the past few decades ... ...

Episode 3 Country Cricket News with guest story - Jo Angel

December 12, 2021 12:25 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

Episode 3 of Out on the Paddock, features the latest in WA Country News from around the State, with a specific focus in this episode on the various representative opportunities for WA Country Cricket for Women with the coach of the WA Womens Country XI Coach, Angele Grey joining us, whilst Chris Secker also joins the Podcast, to outline all the happenings in the North West of WA for Cricket, including the recently completed North West Cup. Our Cricket journey "Special Guest" in this episode i...

Episode 2 Country Cricket News and guest story - Gerard Marquis

October 24, 2021 11:29 - 1 hour - 70.9 MB

In Episode 2 of Out on the Paddock, we look at the upcoming summer of WA Country Cricket with a special focus on the exciting new Women's Country Week. We are joined by Janelle Phillips, a key member of the organising committee who brought to fruition, the first ever edition of Women's Country Week held in Geraldton in January 2021 and is part of the planning for the 2022 carnival. Janelle joins Rob and Steve Philippe to look at what to expect for this summer and reflect on what took place la...

Episode 1 Tuck Waldron

September 24, 2021 15:19 - 1 hour - 70.6 MB

A huge welcome to the first ever episode of Out on the Paddock … a new Podcast initiative brought to you by the WA Country Cricket Board and with the support of WA Cricket. Hosted by Rob Marshall, the current Chair of the WA Country Cricket Board, each episode of Out on the Paddock will give you “the listener” a great opportunity to be connected into all the happenings, past, current and future of WA Regional Cricket. Each episode of Out on the Paddock, will not only feature news and criti...

Episode 1 Country Cricket News with guest - Tuck Waldron

September 24, 2021 15:19 - 1 hour - 70.6 MB

A huge welcome to the first ever episode of Out on the Paddock … a new Podcast initiative brought to you by the WA Country Cricket Board and with the support of WA Cricket. Hosted by Rob Marshall, the current Chair of the WA Country Cricket Board, each episode of Out on the Paddock will give you “the listener” a great opportunity to be connected into all the happenings, past, current and future of WA Regional Cricket. Each episode of Out on the Paddock, will not only feature news and criti...