Episodes
Join me as i welcome Ian Blackwell Back to the Pavilion, in his playing days he was a hard hitting batter and slow left arm bowler, who played for four counties and England in 24 ODIs and 1 Test Match. He is now climbing the umpiring ladder on his way to officiating international cricket. Listen to his story here. intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 01/25/21
Join me as I welcome former New Zealand international cricketer Iain O'Brien Back to the Pavilion, he played over 20 tests for the black caps along with several seasons in county cricket. Injury however cut short that career early though, however since then he has gone on to do so much and so many different things too. Join us to find out more. Intro music by www.bendsounds.com
Published 01/18/21
Happy New Year everyone, join me as we welcome Jason De la Pena Back to the Pavilion. He played for four counties and with some of the biggest names in the game through the 90s, but when he was released by Worcestershire a career in the media beckoned. He is great to listen to and smooth as silk on camera, his stories are brilliant. I hope you enjoy listening. Please get in touch on twitter, tweet me @Lloydzilla, leave me a review or player suggestions to get on the show.  intro music from...
Published 01/11/21
Mike Selvey come Back to the Pavilion, hear him talk about his life after cricket, his work for the Guardian and media, life as a summariser for TMS, his presidency at Middlesex and so much more. A fascinating listen and and so enjoyable. intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 12/21/20
Join me as I welcome former Derbyshire, Durham, Nottinghamshire and England Batter John Morris Back to the Pavilion. Hear his life, career and experiences since he retired, his work as an agent and his wine bar amongst so much more.  intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 12/14/20
Join me as i welcome former Sussex seamer Lewis Hatchett Back to the Pavilion, hear as he talks about his retirement and transition to the real world, his life, career and experiences off the field and find out what he is doing now. Lewis has developed an app called Sportyogi which can be found here sportyogi.com or wherever you normally get your apps and is an excellent mindfullness and well being app with loads of great content. you can also find loads of great content from Lewis on...
Published 12/07/20
Join me as i talk to former Essex seamer, Don Topley as he talks about his life career and experiences since retiring.
Published 11/30/20
From bowler to physio and so much more, join me as I welcome for Warwickshire and Northants seamer Lee Daggett Back to the Pavilion to discuss his life, career and experiences since hanging up his bowling boots for the last time. intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 11/23/20
Join me as I welcome Roland Butcher Back to the Pavilion, the first black player to represent England, a superb career with Middlesex, coming back from injury and then his career after cricket, both here and back in his native Caribbean.  Intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 11/16/20
Join me as I welcome former Surrey and MIddlesex cricketer Scott Newman Back to the Pavilion to talk life, career and experiences since he hung up his boots. He shares his views on issues in cricket too and the lack of representation of different communities within cricket. It is well worth a listen and to hear what he has to say. intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 11/09/20
Join me as I welcome Michael Yardy Back to the Pavilion to talk about his life, career and experiences since retiring from the game of cricket. In the game he won everything there was to win domestically and also the World T20 Championship in 2010 with England, since then he has spoken out about helping players with poor mental health and written a fantastic book about his career. Hear about it all, as we welcome him Back to the Pavilion. Introduction music from www.bensounds.com
Published 11/02/20
He won everything there was to win as a player in the 90s, part of the all conquering Warwickshire team that dominated domestic cricket, but after that his life changed. Hear what happened to Paul Smith after he left the game and his inspirational story about how he has used his own experiences to help others.
Published 10/26/20
Join me as I welcome 2005 Ashes winning wicketkeeper Geraint Jones Back to the Pavilion, he discusses his life, career and experiences since hanging up his gloves, his time working in a school and becoming a firefighter. We also take 2005 too. Intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 10/19/20
Join former Kent and England captain Chris Cowdrey as we discuss his life career and experiences since retiring from playing cricket, his after dinner speaking, charity work and working with his son and former guest on the podcast Fabian Cowdrey for Cow Corner events. Intro Music from www.bensounds.com
Published 10/12/20
Welcome to our quarter century century as for our 25th episode we welcome David Lloyd Back to the Pavilion as he talks about umpiring, coaching Lancashire and England and then his time with the BBC and Sky Sports commentating. An absolute joy to listen to and talk to. Intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 10/05/20
Join me as we welcome former England and Surrey captain Adam Hollioake Back to the Pavilion, he was one of the most successful county captains ever, with more medals than Chris Hoy, but since he's finished playing his career has taken a different path. Listen and find out more. Intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 09/28/20
Join me as I talk to a truly inspirational former player in Tatenda Taibu about the end of his playing career and his work since with the church, returning to Zimbabwe and coaching youngsters in the UK. Intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 09/21/20
He's 6 foot 10, he bowled quick and yet despite a bowling average of just 25 in First Class cricket, he was released by Northants and Durham. He's since gone on to become involved in the administration of another sport and obtain his pilots license. Hear all this and more as we welcome Luke Evans back to the Pavilion.
Published 09/14/20
Join me as I talk to England multi format player and global T20 superstar Owais Shah about his life since retiring from playing. Intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 09/07/20
Join me as i welcome Alan Butcher Back to the Pavilion, the former Surrey and Glamorgan player, Surrey, Essex and Zimbabwe coach talks about his life after playing cricket, his coaching career, his time in Zimbabwe, writing his boo, "The Good Murungu" and being Mark Butcher's dad. Plus a little about his playing career too. Intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 08/24/20
Join former Lancashire, MIddlesex and Northants allrounder Steven Crook as we talk about his career after playing and all the charity work he has completed among many other things. Intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 08/24/20
Charlie Hartley played just 11 games for Kent, before being released despite doing well when fit, but injuries blighted him throughout his career. Since then he has forged a career in setting up two businesses himself and watching them flourish. Join me as we listen to his stories and welcome him Back to the Pavilion. Intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 08/17/20
He represented Surrey, Essex and England as a fast bowler, took nearly 500 wickets in his career, but is probably most famous for being 99 not out as a night watchman. But what has Alex Tudor been doing since he retired? Find out as we welcome Alex Tudor Back to the Pavilion. Intro music from www.bensounds.com
Published 08/10/20
He started out his career at his home County Derbyshire, before moving to Sussex to become captain where he created a dynasty, winning trophies galore, since then he has coached both at county and national level and has since moved into a different aspect of cricket coaching. Welcome Chris "Grizzly" Adams Back to the Pavilion. Intro music by from www.Bensounds.com
Published 08/03/20
Join me in welcoming Charles Dagnall Back to the Pavilion, he played for Warwickshire and Leicestershire, won the T20 cup and now is a hugely successful broadcaster working for both The BBC and Sky covering both county and international cricket. He is one of the most entertaining and knowledgeable members of the broadcast cricket media currently. His talents do not stop there though, his love of NFL has lead him to present coverage of gridiron for The BBC and his guitar playing has lead him...
Published 07/27/20