The Emerging Cricket Podcast

Spend part of your Halloween with Nate and Aaman as they conjure the strange spirit of cricket from their spooky crypt in North Carolina. Is ODI cricket a dead man walking? Dane Piedt reanimates South Africa Test ambitions. USA Cricket announce a Women's U19 National Championship. The ICC unveil a Champions Trophy for 2025. Tune in for this and more, if you dare! 

Nick is joined by guest co-host Andrew Nixon to discuss the Netherlands' campaign at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, Namibia's home men's series against Zimbabwe, Nepal hosting a tri-series ahead of the Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers, as well as the recently concluded Ireland-Scotland women's tussle.

Tim Cutler and Nick Skinner celebrate the long-awaited (re)admission of cricket into the Olympic Games, revel in the Dutch upset against South Africa at the World Cup, and discuss the many series going on around the world - including Argentina's record-breaking outing against Chile.

While the cricketing world's attention is focused on the World Cup, Bermuda was gripped with qualifying fever as they hosted the Americas regional final and put up a strong fight for the solitary Americas slot for the 2024 T20 World Cup. Canada ultimately took home the prize and will be appearing in their first major global event in over a decade.

Nick Skinner chats with American cricket journalist and commentator Peter Della Penna about the recently-concluded regional final.

Before the Netherlands' first match played out against Pakistan, Nick recorded a preview of their campaign at the 2023 Cricket World Cup, featuring EC's Dutch correspondent Rod Lyall. The pair discuss preparations, key players, and the domestic system back home.

USA correspondent Nate Hays joins Nick to review the recent regional Americas qualifier in LA that saw the hosts beat out Canada, Brazil and Argentina to progress to the global qualifier for the 2024 women's T20 World Cup. Nate also gives his thoughts on the USA venues for the 2024 men's T20 World Cup.

Bes and Nick sit down to wrap a busy week in the emerging world after three US sites were confirmed for T20WC 2024, while qualifier action ran across the world for the women's event. In the Gulf a number of teams have more to play for than just pride, while Malaysia host Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong, China in a tri-series!

Is Tim Cutler the happiest CEO in world cricket? Yes. He catches up with Bes to talk about Vanuatu's win at the EAP Qualifier and the Leadership Program run in conjunction by ICC (a world first) plus Nick wraps other women's action around the world!

Patreon listeners get an extended episode this week where we chat about several other tournaments being played around the cricketing world.

Nick is joined by Emerging Cricket's own Tom Grunshaw this week as the pair take a look at the women's T20 qualifiers being played in every ICC region! They also touch on Nepal's first match at the Asia Cup.

Nick is once again joined by Nate Hays to wrap the week that was in Emerging Cricket, with the USA claiming the final U19 World Cup spot for 2024! UAE also upset New Zealand while Germany have hurt themselves for future pathway events by dropping T20I matches to Guernsey.