Episodes
This 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 and...
Published 04/14/23
This 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...
Published 04/07/23
This 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...
Published 03/31/23
This 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...
Published 03/24/23
This 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...
Published 03/17/23
This 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 McCorriston,...
Published 03/10/23
This 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 McCorriston,...
Published 03/03/23
This 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 McCorriston,...
Published 02/24/23
This 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 his many...
Published 02/17/23
This 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, check...
Published 02/10/23
This 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 out his...
Published 02/03/23
This 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, narrates and...
Published 01/27/23
This 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 Century...
Published 01/20/23
This 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 page:...
Published 01/13/23
This 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 series,...
Published 01/06/23
This 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:...
Published 12/30/22
We 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 projects here:...
Published 12/23/22
This 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:...
Published 12/16/22
This 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 support...
Published 12/09/22
This 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:...
Published 12/02/22
A 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 please go to...
Published 11/25/22
In 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:...
Published 11/18/22
In 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, narrates and...
Published 11/11/22
In 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 Century...
Published 11/04/22
In 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:...
Published 10/28/22