Reverse Swept Radio 139 - A Cricket Podcast
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THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Twitter chooses a favourite county, and bamboo bats   "Most persuasively, support Worcestershire because the pavilion has a choice of 20 homemade cakes. Interestingly, many encouraged supporting any county but Surrey." FROM THE ARCHIVES (8'50): Charles Studd's remarkable journey from midwicket to missionary "Perhaps there is some crossover between the energy and drive that makes you become an international sportsperson or go around the world as a missionary." THE REVIEW (16'50): David Townsend's Do They Play Cricket in Ireland "Your appetite for the book depends on your appetite for Irish cricket and for drinking based anecdotes and other stories." Recorded 13 May 2021
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