Reverse Swept Radio - cricket books, films and history

Reverse Swept Radio 199: a nailbiter at the Oval, Bill Edrich reviewed, and the first helmet in Test cricket

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy finishes his season at the Oval, while Toby follows the latest chapter in Jonathan Trott's career "It almost didn't feel celebratory - it

Reverse Swept Radio 198: Chanderpaul struck down, Australia's 1999 World Cup, Larwood in the Long Room

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy joins a petition to get Larwood into the Long Room, and Toby roots for Somerset  "It would have been curious to know the vibe in the room

Reverse Swept Radio 197: Root's renewed captaincy, a 19th century cheating scandal, and the writing of David Foot

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy revisits his cricketing past in Zimbabwe, and we reflect on England's leadership changes "The Zimbabwe Cricket Podcast kindly shared my lo

Reverse Swept Radio 196: corruption in Cricket Canada, a New Zealand legend dies, and are England uncaptainable?

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: The death of Bob Blair, and is the Bazball captaincy a poisoned chalice? "It's the story so good that we accidentally told it twice on the podc

Reverse Swept Radio 195: a day at Lord's, cricket poetry, and a cricket alphabet game

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: The annual RSR Lord's away day "The Lord's bar's approach towards carbs is really something else." FROM THE ARCHIVES (08'42): A new cricketing

Reverse Swept Radio 194: the summer begins, a runless Caribbean super-over, and learning to play wrong-handed

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy feels the weight of his Middlesex voting rights, and Toby ponders the changing seasons "I particularly enjoy just watching the groundstaff

Reverse Swept Radio 193: Livingstone's outburst, an unlikely world record, and cricket in culture

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy surveys his cricket-themed birthday cards, and Toby wonders whether Livingstone's criticism of Bazball might let the genie out of the bottl

Reverse Swept Radio 192: England win on Christmas Day; Flintoff reviewed; and the plight of England's playing fields

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy is struck by a photo of Shaoib Bashir, and Toby reads an open letter about England's playing fields "These are young men with fragile care

Reverse Swept Radio 191: a 38-year-old test debutant, John Arlott's autobiography, and the one-eyed cricketer

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy admires a test debutant towards the end of his fourth decade, and Toby encounters Plum Warner in a new context "I don't score quickly enou

Reverse Swept Radio 190: Chris Woakes, the Run Reaper, and Settling the Score

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy empathises with Durham's demise, and Toby marks Chris Woakes' test retirement "Dwayne Bravo - a true road warrior of the franchise era."

Reverse Swept Radio 189: Jeff Thomson's debut, Ashley Giles reviewed, and betting on the Tests

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy visits the Hundred, and Toby has an unusual wager  "I think what you've cleverly done, without knowing it, is an emotional hedge." FROM T

Reverse Swept Radio 188: Warne's test debut, Cronje Documentary reviewed, and unlikely cricketing conversations

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy talks cricket at work, and Toby talks cricket in Italy "This was an excellent moment to be an evangelist - because of the recent news in I

Reverse Swept Radio 187: Ajit Agarkar's unlikely century, Andy's new mug, and Benaud's shoes

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy has a new mug - with a deep cricket backstory, and Toby plays an unconventional game of T20 "If at any point you see me, I'll likely be dr

Reverse Swept Radio 186: the annual RSR away day at Lord's, Alex Tudor's nightwatchman heroics, and reviewing Cape Summer

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy and Toby head to Lord's for the annual Reverse Swept Radio day in the Pavilion "You gave me false advice with just the right amount of con

Reverse Swept Radio 185: the greatest English keeper, re-discovering memorabilia, and Stump Cricket

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy puzzles over a forgotten childhood poster, and Toby applauds Wisden taking the gloves off. "Mind you he wasn't massive, so you could proba

Reverse Swept Radio 184: farewell to the Gabba, a new documentary on Afghan's women, and a wallchart arrives

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: An announcement about the next chapter in the history of the Gabba (play Olympic cricket there, then knock it down); Andy's summer begins when h

Reverse Swept Radio 183: a cricketing kidnap, a delicious memoir, and a new father gets back into the game

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy's brother revives a promising career, and Toby wonders whether cricket and politics can ever be entirely separated. "It may astonish you,

Reverse Swept Radio 182: Frank Worrell, bespoke girls' kit, and the last day of the 2010 County Championship

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Maiden's new female cricket kit, and encounters with the game in Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy “I will absolutely be selling my daughters on the

Reverse Swept Radio 181: innovative methods to dry cricket pitches, and Darren Lehmann's move to county cricket

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Darren Lehmann embarks on a County Cricket chapter, and Toby attempts to pass on the flame to a new generation “We’re recording 60 years to the

Reverse Swept Radio 180: a touching message, green-washing cricket, Karachi 2000, and a Sandpapergate documentary

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy receives a message from a listener, and Toby ponders whether cricket's efforts to reduce carbon emissions may have some unintended conseque