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The stories of those growing the game across the world. Inspiring passion. Hosts Daniel Beswick, Tim Cutler and Nick Skinner interview trailblazing players, coaches and administrators from Associate cricket and beyond in our weekly show, while bonus interviews and special episodes are released regularly. The trio also reflect on the ’week that was’ in the emerging cricket world, debating the issues affecting the game’s global growth. ”Big Innings” is a new USA-focused regular show on the EC Channel led by Nate Hays and Amman Patel. Emerging Cricket is an independent collective of volunteers providing independent coverage of Associate cricket and beyond. From as little as US$2 a month you can support us in our efforts to inspire passion to grow the game. Find out more at patreon.com/EmergingCricket!
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Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Over coffee, Tim and Bertus discuss the swift playoff between Netherlands and UAE, as the Dutch chased down UAE's paltry 80/9 in the 16th over. They also look ahead to the Namibia v Oman clash and consider the key players across the teams.

Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tim Cutler, Bertus de Jong & Jay Dansinghani chat about the two playoffs - Netherlands v UAE & Oman v Namibia to determine which two teams will join Ireland and PNG at the T20 World Cup in Australia next year. The losers have a second chance, against Scotland and Hong Kong, in matches to be played tomorrow.

Saturday Oct 26, 2019
Saturday Oct 26, 2019
*Firstly apologies for the road noise* but as the title says, this was 'recorded live' en route from Abu Dhabi to Dubai as they drive along Sheik Zayed Road from the Ireland/Nigeria fixture to Dubai where Bermuda to take on the Netherlands. Here PDP's take on the event so far; PNG's break-out performance (so far) and Scotland's struggles.
We also profile what's left in the last day and half of group action and how we think the rankings will end up.

Friday Oct 25, 2019
T20WCQs, Nepal's WCL and News Around the EC World
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
The main Emerging Cricket Podcast returns with a big focus on the ongoing T20 World Cup Qualifier in UAE, where 12 of the 14 teams are still in the hunt to book tickets to Australia.
The boys then talk about the recently-completed Nepali Women's Champions League and its positives for cricket in the country, and wrap with news around the cricketing world.

Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
T20 World Cup Qualifier Special #2 Days 4-5
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Here’s our second T20WCQ special as Tim, Bes & Nick bring you up to speed on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 UAE - during day 5 of 16.
Singapore and PNG impress, Netherlands remain unbeaten as Scotland drops games to Singapore and Namibia; while Bermuda remains winless in Group A in Dubai.
Over in Group B Canada is 2 & 0, Jersey upsets the UAE, and Ireland and Oman complete the bloc of five teams currently on 4 points. HK and Nigeria languish on zero across in Abu Dhabi.
And - whether you like it or not - the boys talk about which movies make them cry, the price of 1980s Voltron collectables, and Nick gives an update on the election going on in Canada.

Monday Oct 21, 2019
T20 World Cup Qualifier Special #1 Days 1-3
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Tim, Nick and Bes wrap the first three days of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier action in UAE where five teams remain unbeaten. On the other side, Namibia, Hong Kong, Bermuda and Kenya face an uphill battle, all sitting 0-2.
Make sure to keep up with news from UAE on our website, emergingcricket.com

Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
A huge EC Pod this week! The boys discuss the ICC meetings and chat about Nepal and Zimbabwe's reinstatement with thoughts from EPL Managing Director Aamir Akhtar, as well as Paras Khadka's captaincy resignation. They dive into the fixing scandal rocking cricket in UAE, before highlighting players to watch at the T20 World Cup Qualifier. We also hear from Namibian Head Coach Pierre de Bruyn to discuss Namibia's T20 World Cup Qualifier preparation.

Thursday Oct 17, 2019
BONUS: Daniel Beswick speaks to Sport FM before T20 World Cup Qualifier
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Emerging Cricket’s Daniel Beswick joined Sport FM's Jacob Landsmeer to discuss the upcoming T20 World Cup Qualifier in UAE.
In the chat Bes also discusses the work of Daniel Weston and the European Cricket League, and the progress of the sport in Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
The boys take off with a film review for Ad Astra before landing the EC spaceship back on topic as they discuss the 5-way T20I series in Oman, with the hosts joined by Ireland, Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Nepal.
The team then moves on to the recently-concluded South American Championships, where Argentina took out the men's competition and Brazil were the women's champions. Nick also has an interview with Chile women's captain Jeanette Garcés González. Conversation shifts to the bilateral T20I series played on the back of the recent Challenge League between Malaysia and Vanuatu, with the visitors finishing 3-2 victors. Meanwhile, Japan got some much-needed match practice with the novel Embassy Series hosted in Sano. Finally, we hear an extract from Tim's interview with author Tim Wigmore, who has a new book profiling the development of T20 cricket (full-length interview available to download).

Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
BONUS: T20 cricket with Tim Wigmore
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Tim Cutler speaks to Tim Wigmore of The Telegraph on his new book Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution, co-authored with Freddie Wilde. The pair discuss the potential of short format cricket in building the game, and the success stories of emerging players in T20 cricket.
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