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Monty Noble - Part 2 with Peter Lloyd

To mark his sesquicentenary (28 January 2023), we release Part 2 of this episode on the life and career of Montague Alfred Noble (1873–1940), middle-order batsman, early exponent of swerve bowling, and Australia’s twelfth Test captain. Once again, biographer Peter Lloyd joins host Tom Ford to discusses Monty's life and career, including Noble’s qualities as a captain, his relationship with cricket crowds, the SCG Grandstand named in his honour and his legacy today. Furthermore, we dissect Noble’s Test, First Class and Grade statistics in detail. Peter’s self-published Limited Edition book Monty Noble: Cricketing Nobility (2022) was much sought after. Good luck finding a copy!

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Monty Noble - Part 1 with Peter Lloyd

To mark his 150th birthday (28 January 2023), we launch the podcast with a double episode on the life and career of Montague Alfred Noble (1873–1940), middle-order batsman, early exponent of swerve bowling, and Australia’s twelfth Test captain. For this episode, biographer Peter Lloyd joins host Tom Ford to discusses the challenges he faced writing the first full-length account of Noble’s life, his early cricket career, the various controversies surrounding Noble’s bowling action, and how exactly we should address him (Monty? Alf? Mary-Ann? MAN?).

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Unplayable Podcast - Tackling Bazball with Trent Copeland, plus ‘lab’ battles and career highlights

Trent Copeland took the path less travelled to professional cricket but finished with career with Tests, titles and stacks of wickets to his name. The NSW legend chats to Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter about his wild ride from behind the stumps to behind the microphone. Later on in the episode, Copeland shares his analysis on the men's domestic squad changes begins (30:00) and previews the Ashes (47:30).

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In this episode of the Cricket Library Podcast, host Matt Ellis sits down with renowned cricket umpire Peter Parker. Peter shares his journey from being a talented cricketer to becoming an umpire, the challenges and rewards of being an umpire in the sport he loves, and the thrill of witnessing spin bowling legend Shane Warne in action from the best seat in the house.

Peter also talks about some of the controversies he has been a part of as an umpire and how he dealt with those situations by owning his mistakes and moving forward. He shares insights into the epic One Day International at the SCG when Michael Bevan hit a four off the last ball and how he managed the pressure in that moment.

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The Cricket Library Podcast with Tahlia Wilson: From Backyard to Breakers

Welcome to the latest series of the Cricket Library Podcast with your host, Matt Ellis.

In this episode, Matt sits down with Tahlia Wilson, the talented cricketer from New South Wales. Tahlia shares her inspiring journey from playing cricket in the backyard to being part of the Breakers Squad, scoring her first WNCL Hundred and winning a Big Bash title with the Sydney Thunder.

Tahlia shares her experiences of turning 21 while in the WBBL Bubble and dealing with setbacks in her career. She also talks about how playing hockey has helped her pursue excellence as a cricketer. Tahlia's passion for the game and dedication to improving her skills make for an engaging conversation.

In this podcast, Tahlia selects her three dream net session partners and reveals what makes them the perfect picks. Her insights and anecdotes will entertain you and give you insight into the life of a professional cricketer.

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Menners is joined by former Australian opening batter Phil Jaques. Phil Jaques finished his career with an impressive 47.47 test average and with three test centuries to his name, all while battling names such as Mathew Hayden and Simon Katich to make the Australian test team list.

Adding to his catalogue, Jaques played 200 first-class games for NSW and County cricket in which he scored 16,035 runs at an average of 48.29.

In today's Menners Masterclass episode, Menners talks to Phil about his International playing career, injury setbacks, his time coaching the NSW Blues and departure from the role last year.

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