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Once Upon a Time in the Ashes

https://onceuponatimeintheashes.com
London, United Kingdom
The podcast that celebrates the One Ashes Test Wonders. Once Upon a Time in the Ashes is the podcast that celebrates the English and Australian cricketers who played in just one Ashes test match. There are 134 in total who hold this claim to fame. 89 of them have sadly passed away, including Eric Hollies who bowled the Don for that famous duck to deny Bradman his perfect average of 100. 45 of them are still with us – 24 from England and 21 from Australia. On the English side this ranges from Ken Taylor, who played his one Ashes test in 1964, to Sam Curran in 2019. For Australia, the span is Keith Slater in 1959 to Ed Cowan in 2013. Stay tuned to Once Upon a Time in the Ashes for interviews and features with them all.

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Q: Episode 6 of Once Upon a Time in the Ashes features the New South Wales and Australia wicket-keeper, Brian Taber. Brian played 16 Tests in total for Australia, including one in the Ashes on the 1968 tour of England. In addition, Stephen Chalke takes us through the first three MCC tours of Australia following the Second World War and the three English wicket-keepers who would join Brian Taber in becoming One Ashes Test Wonders.

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Q: Episode 5 of Once Upon a Time in the Ashes features Pat Pocock of Surrey and Engand. It's a tale of riots, abandoned tours and severed toes. Pat's one Ashes Test was in 1968 at Old Trafford but his Test career spanned 27 years. He is our most capped One Ashes Test Wonder - appearing in 25 Test matches in total.

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Q: Fred Rumsey - Once upon a time in the Ashes

Fred Rumsey is our third featured cricketer. He played his one Ashes Test at Old Trafford in 1964. And Stephen Chalke is our guide as we remember the 1956 Ashes series which saw Doug Insole play his one and only Test against Australia. Doug would go on to play a pivotal role in Fred's career. We'll also hear from a very special guest...

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Q: Our second featured player is Ken Taylor of Yorkshire, who played his one Ashes Test in 1964 at Headingley. The cricket writer and historian, Stephen Chalke, takes us through his life and times. We also hear from Warren Saunders who shares his memories of Bill Watson, who played his one Ashes Test at the SCG in 1955.

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Eric Russell and Peter Allan are our featured cricketers on Episode 4. They both played their one Ashes Test at Brisbane in December 1965. And that's not the only thing they have in common. We also ...
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Fred Rumsey is our third featured cricketer. He played his one Ashes Test at Old Trafford in 1964. And Stephen Chalke is our guide as we remember the 1956 Ashes series which saw Doug Insole play hi ...
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Our second featured player is Ken Taylor of Yorkshire, who played his one Ashes Test in 1964 at Headingley. The cricket writer and historian, Stephen Chalke, takes us through his life and times. We ...
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Q: Our first guest is Keith Slater of Midland, Western Australia who played his one Ashes Test at the SCG in 1959. We'll also hear about the two Englishmen who played their only Ashes Test match at the Oval in 1948 - Eric Hollies and Allan Watkins - and their pivotal roles in Sir Donald Bradman's final Ashes innings.

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Our first guest is Keith Slater of Midland, Western Australia who played his one Ashes Test at the SCG in 1959. We'll also hear about the two Englishmen who played their only Ashes Test match at th ...