Aaman and Nate discuss Dane Piedt's remarkable return to the South Africa test side, the MLC overseas retained players announcement, Americans in the ILT20, the ICC T20 World Cup ticket mystery and more. Plenty of MLC speculation in this one!  

A DENSE show this week as Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner take a look at a new League 2 cycle, Canada's tour of Asia and the spate of ACC and other cricket in the region. Definitely one accompanied by scorecards and Wikipedia pages!

USA Cricket U19 Men's batter Prannav Chettipalayam joins Nate Hays to discuss the 2024 U19 Men's World Cup, New Jersey Cricket, his domestic heroes, and more. USA T20 WC warmup games are revealed in the CWCL2 schedule release, Dane Piedt dominates NZ, and more USA news. 

Ricky Ponting is coming to the USA with the Washington Freedom! Aaman and Nate sum up the strengths and weaknesses of USA in the U19 World Cup, discuss Jomboy's Ball In Play Captains League and how it helps teach Americans about cricket, report the sad news of Emily Reynolds' departure from MLC, and discuss Dane Piedt's exclusion from the first SA test in NZ. 

Nepal make the Super Six stage as other Associate individuals flourish in South Africa, while the ACC Challenger Cup gets underway in Thailand, with new ACC members Japan and Indonesia included. Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner then ask new Vanuatu international (and VCA CEO) Tim Cutler all the big questions before his upcoming debut.

Aaman and Nate discuss the USA U19 performances in the group stage of the U19 Men's World Cup, USA Cricket's lack of prep for the T20 World Cup, West Indies and the ICC revenue distribution model failures, and USA Cricket's constitution amendments review. 

The band back together! Tim Cutler, Nick Skinner and Daniel Beswick all in one Zoom call to discuss the two Associate winners for the ICC Awards, Pacific Cup and Vanuatu's Qualifier Prep, PLUS an early look at the U19 Cricket World Cup!

Andries Gous chats with Nate on the MLC Network. Topics include Andries' 95 run ILT20 debut, Washington Freedom in NSW, Ali Khan, Nosh Kenjige, Ali Sheikh, desire to play for USA, and more. 

Aaman and Nate discuss the 95* run innings by Andries Gous in the ILT20, USA's struggles against Ireland in the U19 World Cup, and talk Men's World Cup team selection rumors and Men's National Championship speculation. 

A lot packed into this week's EC Podcast with Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner discussing the U19 World Cup in South Africa, Women's European Cricket Championship, prospective ICC Award winners for 2023 among other big topics! 

Aaman and Nate discuss their winners for various awards in 2023, including Men's and Women's American International Player of the Year, domestic awards, youth standouts, and highlights of a landmark year for cricket in the USA. 

Nick Skinner joins Aaman and Nate to discuss the newly announced World Cup schedule, new details on the failures of the "American Premiere League", Washington Freedom's trip to New South Wales (minus Mukhtar Ahmed and Saad Ali), and more. 

Daniel Beswick and Nick Skinner race to break down the 20-team T20 World Cup schedule and groups!

American Umpire Bryan Caine joins the show again, this time to discuss the disastrous APL in Houston. Umpires execute a work stoppage when league organizers don't pay them as agreed. League organizer, Jay Mir, accuses umpires of "blackmail" and calls the police. A long list of suspect activities bring the wrong kind of attention to the league, in its second year. Aaman and Nate also discuss Dane Piedt's promotion to the South African test team, Jomboy getting the attention of Adam Gilchrist,...

A podcast return for Daniel Beswick who joins Nick to look at the Africa Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier and Africa Cup action on the men's side, before Nick catches up with Paul Radley in UAE to discuss ACC U19 Asia Cup!

Lenny talks with Aaman and Nate about his personal cricket journey, his special relationship with Nepal, the underserved coverage of Associate Cricket, and ICC's protectionist approach to copyright in the age of digital media. 

Nick catches up with Tim Cutler about a busy time for Vanuatu cricket, and they discuss the ongoing U19s Asia Cup where UAE's progress continues, as well as the exciting finale coming up at the women's T20 World Cup Africa qualifiers.

Aaman and Nate are joined by "Cricket Badger" Andrew Leonard to discuss Associate Cricket struggles, the groundbreaking upcoming T20 World Cup, the many World Cup Qualifiers, and Lenny's special relationship with Nepal. Part 1 of 2. 

Tom Grunshaw joins Nick Skinner this week for a debrief on the recently-completed Men's T20 World Cup Africa finals, where Namibia cruised into the main event next year, and Uganda shocked Zimbabwe to clinch the second qualification slot. Then the boys discuss the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup Africa qualifier, hosted in Uganda, and round out with a chat about strong Associate representation at the U19s Asia Cup to be held in the UAE - including Japan's first appearance.   An extended...

December 5, 2023 - Rumours are circulating that USA Cricket plans to exclude "ACE players" (players brought over by ACE who are soon to become eligible for USAC) from World Cup selection. Aaman and Nate discuss if these rumours hold any water. Topics also include MLC's SF Unicorns trip to the MCG, Dane Piedt's 11 wicket player of the match performance, Kamau Leverock's shocking lack of opportunity in T20 tournaments, and USA Cricket's T20 World Cup preparation (or lack thereof). 

Aaman and Nate are joined by US umpire Bryan Caine to discuss how the USPL has raised the standard for domestic cricket in the USA, why the USA Umpires are boycotting the US Open, the ICC MTF trans ban, and the BCCI influence over the Champions Trophy leaving Pakistan. 

Nick is joined by first-time co-host Ira Gorawara to discuss the recent women's quadrangular series in her home city of Hong Kong, as well as the men's Africa finals for next year's T20 World Cup.

Aaman and Nate continue their summary of the USA Cricket AGM with special guest Peter Della Penna. Topics include: Low spending on development, women's participation, redrawn men's zones, Fairbreak, Nationals and more. 

Nate and Aaman welcome the legend, Peter Della Penna, to discuss USA Cricket's Women's U19 Nationals and sum up Saturday's USA Cricket AGM. Do local coaches need to change their approach to prepare youth better for the modern game? USA Cricket are finally out of debt, but we've got questions about the 2024 calendar and more. Part one of our AGM breakdown with PDP. 

Tom Grunshaw joins Nick Skinner this week as the pair discuss the ups and downs of the Netherlands' ongoing World Cup campaign, as well as reviewing the recent Asia Regional final with Oman and Nepal through to next year's T20WC. Then they discuss the sad demise of Robelinda2's wonderful youtube channel, and look at series involving Thailand's women, Namibia's men, and Hong Kong's women hosting a quadrangular.